‘Castle Rock’ Season 2 Trailer Welcomes You Back To Stephen King Country
Castle Rockseason 2 just dropped its first ominous trailer, setting up a whole new season ofStephen King-influenced thrills and chills. This year, the series will feature Annie Wilkes, the demented nurse from King’s novelMisery. The trailer below gives us our first look atLizzy Caplanas the character, as well as some shots of some old familiar places – like Jerusalem’s Lot. Watch theCastle Rockseason 2 trailer below.
Castle Rock Season 2 Trailer
Ready to head back to Stephen King’s cursed town? You better be, becauseCastle Rockseason 2 debuts next month. In this new season, “a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes (Lizzy Caplan), Stephen King’s nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.” Annie Wilkes was previously played by Kathy Bates inMisery– a role that won her an Oscar.
In addition to Caplan’s Wilkes,Castle Rockseason 2 featuresEighth GradebreakoutElsie Fishera Joy Wilkes, Annie’s daughter, a character who doesn’t exist in King’sMiserynovel.Tim Robbinsalso stars as Reginald “Pop” Merrill, a character from the King short storyThe Sun Dog. In that story, Pop owns a junk shop. But inCastle Rock, he’s described as “the dying head of the Merrill crime family.” Robbins previously appeared in King-based movieThe Shawshank Redemption.Paul Sparksplays 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.” Kiefer Sutherland played Ace inStand By Me.
Other cast members includeYusra 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.”
I’m a big Stephen King nerd, and Imostlyenjoyed the first season ofCastle Rock. It had a lot going for it, but it didn’t quite stick the landing. I am excited that the show is taking an anthology approach, though, and telling a new King-inspired story every season.
