‘Castle Rock’ Season 2 Will Bring ‘Misery’ In October
TheCastle Rockseason 2 premiere date has been revealed. The second season of Hulu’sStephen King-inspired series will bow this October, bringing a whole new slew of King-based characters to the cursed town. This season will be heavily influenced by King’s novelMisery, withLizzy Caplantaking on the role of crazed nurse Annie Wilkes. Watch theCastle Rockseason 2 date announcement below.
Castle Rock Season 2 Date Announcement
Misery arrives October 23, only on@hulu.#CastleRockpic.twitter.com/p2zmqqUrc4
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It’s official:Castle Rockreturns on October 23. This season features Lizzy Caplan as Annie Wilkes, the antagonist from Stephen King’sMisery. For the show, she’s been reimagined a bit as “a nurse dealing with mental issues who gets stuck in Castle Rock.“Tim Robbinsas Reginald “Pop” Merrill, a character from the King short storyThe Sun Dog. In King’s story, Pop owns a junk shop. But inCastle Rock, he’s described as “the dying head of the Merrill crime family.” Robbins has a connection to King adaptations, having starred in the King-basedThe Shawshank Redemption.
Paul Sparkswill play John “Ace” Merrill, Pop’s nephew who appeared in King’sThe Body– the inspiration forStand By Me– andNeedful Things. Here, he “stands to take over the family business.“Eighth GradebreakoutElsie Fisherportrays Joy Wilkes, Annie’s daughter – who doesn’t exist in King’sMisery.
The rest of the cast featuresYusra Warsamaas Dr. Nadia Omar, “a Somali doctor employed as the Medical director at the hospital in Jerusalem’s Lot.“Barkhad Abdias Abdi Omar, “Nadia’s older brother who wants to strengthen Somali ties in their community.” AndMatthew Alanas Chris Merrill, “Ace’s brother who finds himself stuck between the feud between the Merrills and the Somali community.”
The second season centers on “a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes, Stephen King’s nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.” As a big Stephen King fan, Imostlyenjoyed the first season. It had plenty of King easter eggs, and featured a strong cast. But the series ran out of steam in its final episode, resulting in a wholly unsatisfying conclusion. Here’s hoping season 2 fares a little better when it arrives this October.
