Stephen King Series ‘Castle Rock’ Will Have World Premiere At San Diego Comic-Con
By Chris Evangelista/June 20, 2018 4:30 pm EST
Stephen King’s fictional town Castle Rock is nestled in the heart of rural Maine, but Hulu will do its best to bring that experience to California when Castle Rock premieres at San Diego Comic-Con in July. Deadline reports the premiere episode of the series will be played for fans at SDCC, with stars Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgard, Melanie Lynskey and more expected to attend. Sadly, Stephen King himself won’t be there, probably because he’s busy writing another 7000-page novel.
Also not attending: executive producer J.J. Abrams. He’s busy making a little indie film called Star Wars: Episode IX. That said, Deadline hints that Abrams might put in a video appearance, schedule permitting. It’s also unclear if Castle Rock star Andre Holland will be in attendance.
As a big fan of King’s work, I’m very curious about what this could be. Will there be a life-like animatronic Stephen King that tells you spooky stories? Will the rabid dog Cujo bite you and give you rabies? Will the people running the experience bury a dead body in the Micmac burial ground and then wait for it to return to life? I’m guessing none of these things will happen, but I can dream.
In the series, Andre Holland’s character returns to the cursed town after years away to investigate a mystery centered in Shawshank Prison – the prison from The Shawshank Redemption. Past secrets and other spooky stuff come to light as the show unfolds. The first three episodes of Castle Rock premiere on Hulu July 25, 2018. SDCC runs from July 19 through 22.
