The Stand
After the mass destruction caused by a man-made virus called "Captain Trips," a false messiah emerges, possessing incredible powers and hell-bent on ruling the remaining human society. It's up to a group of people to traverse the post-apocalyptic wasteland to stop him and his army.
- Metascore56
- 2020-2021
- 1 season
- CBS All Access
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense
- TV-MA
After the mass destruction caused by a man-made virus called "Captain Trips," a false messiah emerges, possessing incredible powers and hell-bent on ruling the remaining human society. It's up to a group of people to traverse the post-apocalyptic wasteland to stop him and his army.
Season 1 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2020 - 2021
Episode 1
The End
Thu, Dec 17, 2020 59 mins
When the "Captain Trips" flu epidemic wipes out more than 99% of the population, the remaining few immune to the disease, including Stu Redman, Frannie Goldsmith, and Harold Lauder, set out in search of other survivors, all the while, experiencing visions of the nurturing Mother Abagail and the menacing figure of The Dark Man.
Episode 2
Pocket Savior
Thu, Dec 24, 2020 65 mins
Musician Larry Underwood is on the cusp of his big break when "Captain Trips" strikes New York. Alone and wandering an empty city, he meets an alluring new acquaintance also desperate to escape. Meanwhile, an incarcerated Lloyd Henreid comes face-to-face with Randall Flagg, The Dark Man himself, who makes him an enticing offer.
Episode 3
Blank Page
Thu, Dec 31, 2020 53 mins
Mother Abagail selects a surprising voice to be her conduit to her chosen Committee in Boulder: the young deaf man Nick Andros. The arrival of a disturbing visitor to the Boulder Free Zone, shakes the Committee and Boulder residents to their core. Elsewhere in the Free Zone, Nadine Cross is haunted by a childhood memory.
Episode 4
The House of the Dead
Thu, Jan 7, 2021 60 mins
The Committee decides to send three spies to Las Vegas to find out what the Dark Man is up to. Nadine makes contact with Harold and tells him what Flagg wants of him. In flashback, how Nick and Tom made it to Boulder and met Abigail is revealed.
Episode 5
Fear and Loathing in New Vegas
Thu, Jan 14, 2021 61 mins
Nadine and Harold's dark intentions continue to take shape. Meanwhile, the Committee's spies entrench themselves in New Vegas, where Flagg is building his own society, where officially-sanctioned sin and debauchery disguises a ruthlessly-enforced order. Back in Boulder, Frannie hatches a plan to confirm her suspicions of Harold while Mother Abagail seeks divine council.
Episode 6
The Vigil
Thu, Jan 21, 2021 57 mins
Flagg summons a new disciple to New Vegas. Meanwhile, one of the border guards fails Flagg, while in Boulder Mother Abagail goes into the forest to find out from God what she did wrong, and meets Flagg for the first time. Harold and Nadine continue with their plans to kill the Committee, while sparing those they care about.
Episode 7
The Walk
Thu, Jan 28, 2021 57 mins
After tragedy strikes the Boulder Free Zone, Mother Abagail tasks members of her Committee with a dangerous mission. Meanwhile, Harold and Nadine begin their journey to New Vegas to unite with Flagg and claim their reward.
Episode 8
The Stand
Thu, Feb 4, 2021 49 mins
Risking everything, the Boulder travelers face off with Flagg's followers in New Vegas, among them a very different - and pregnant - Nadine.
Episode 9
The Circle Closes
Thu, Feb 11, 2021 49 mins
Stu makes his way back from New Vegas, and Frannie and her husband leave Boulder with their baby and head to Maine. En route Frannie finds herself caught in a well and must choose between Good and Evil. Meanwhile, the wheel turns and the struggle continues - and Frannie must stand.
