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Castle Rock - Season 1 Episode 01: Severance
The story takes place in Shawshank State Penitentiary, a prison which is situated amidst Maine forest, the series takes after a man called Henry Deaver, a death-row lawyer who is going to recollect his dim past in the wake of getting a call drives him to go to that jail in the place where he grew up, Castle Rock.
1 May 1986, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
13 December 1971, Denver, Colorado, USA
12 July 1976, England, UK
26 March 1976, Durham, North Carolina, USA
4 June 1973, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
August 03, 2018
If "Severance" is any indication, it's not the diverse strands of the Stephen King Extended Universe that's holding this thing together: It's André Holland... He makes Castle Rock feel like a drama, not the haunted-house ride at the county fair.
August 03, 2018
It's the essence of King the show is after, and for the most part, it does a good job of focusing in on what makes his stories so memorable in the first place: the characters.
August 03, 2018
There's an idea buried here -- one about how to fight evil and vanquish it from the world -- that is remarkably compelling.
August 03, 2018
Castle Rock is just getting started.
August 02, 2018
The first two episodes push this "insinuate, don't reveal" approach too far, however, to the extent that little of consequence happens.
August 01, 2018
Something's brewing in this small Maine town, and it isn't good for those involved - but it's great for us viewers.
August 03, 2018
Based on the first hour, is Castle Rock worth your time? Undoubtedly. There's a richness to this story that's sensed right off the bat, as is Abrams' penchant for "mystery box" storytelling.
August 03, 2018
Shortly after thrusting Pangborn, an established hero from several novels and films, into a wintry new mystery, we get one of the most gruesome deaths Uncle Stevie never wrote.

