Guards at Shawshank prison find a nameless young man locked in a cage in the basement, and he asks for Henry Deaver. Henry, a death row lawyer, returns to his Maine hometown.
Starring Bill Skarsgård, Melanie Lynskey, Lizzy Caplan
Patient viewers who like a mood more than a scare get the most from this; it plays closer to a brooding character drama than horror. Bill Skarsgård's Kid barely speaks and unsettles people just by standing still and staring. Henry's old friend Molly turns out to sense what other people are thinking. King readers get extra nods to spot; newcomers lose nothing.
Season one is a slow build that gathers pace late, and season two is a separate story with a new cast and a tighter focus.
Guards at Shawshank prison find a nameless young man locked in a cage in the basement, and he asks for Henry Deaver. Henry, a death row lawyer, returns to his Maine hometown.
Starring Bill Skarsgård, Melanie Lynskey, Lizzy Caplan
Patient viewers who like a mood more than a scare get the most from this; it plays closer to a brooding character drama than horror. Bill Skarsgård's Kid barely speaks and unsettles people just by standing still and staring. Henry's old friend Molly turns out to sense what other people are thinking. King readers get extra nods to spot; newcomers lose nothing.
Season one is a slow build that gathers pace late, and season two is a separate story with a new cast and a tighter focus.