Castle Rock ( tv series ) - wikipedia Castle Rock ( tv series ) Castle Rock Genre Horror Supernatural Thriller Created by Sam Shaw Based on Works written by Stephen King Starring Melanie Lynskey André Holland Jane Levy Sissy Spacek Bill Skarsgård Scott Glenn Terry O'Quinn Frank L. Ridley Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English Production Executive producer ( s ) J.J. Abrams Ben Stephenson Liz Glotzer Dustin Thomason Sam Shaw Production company ( s ) Bad Robot Productions Warner Bros. Television Release Original network Hulu Castle Rock is an upcoming American psychological horror web television series based on the stories of Stephen King, intertwining characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock. It is set to premiere in mid-2018 on Hulu. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Casting 3.3 Filming 3.4 Marketing 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Premise Castle Rock will `` combine the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King 's best - loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. '' Cast and characters Main Melanie Lynskey as Molly Strand André Holland as Henry Deaver Jane Levy as Jackie Sissy Spacek as Ruth Deaver Bill Skarsgård as `` a young man with an unusual legal problem '' Scott Glenn as Alan Pangborn Terry O'Quinn as Dale Lacy Frank L. Ridley Recurring Chosen Jacobs as Wendell Deaver Production Development On February 17, 2017, it was announced that Hulu, J.J. Abrams, and Stephen King were collaborating on a new series entitled Castle Rock based on King 's large canon of work. It was further reported that the series would be written by Sam Shaw and Dusty Thomason and produced by Abrams ' Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Four days later, Hulu further revealed that they had given the production a series order consisting of a first season of ten episodes. Additionally, it announced that executive producers would include Abrams, King, Shaw, Thomason, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. On July 12, 2017, it was announced that Michael Uppendahl was joining the production as a co-executive producer and would direct the pilot episode. Casting On May 11, 2017, it was announced that André Holland had been cast in the series ' lead role. In June 2017, it was announced that Jane Levy, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, and Jane Levy had joined the main cast. On July 10, 2017, Bill Skarsgård was added to the series ' main cast. In August 2017, it was reported that Frank L. Ridley, Scott Glenn, and Terry O'Quinn had been added as series regulars. On March 1, 2018, it was announced that Chosen Jacobs had joined the series in the recurring role of Wendell Deaver, the son of Holland 's character. Filming Principal photography for the first season was expected to take place in Massachusetts in locations such as Orange, Massachusetts and at New England Studios in Devens, Massachusetts. In August, production began and in Devens and in Orange, where the downtown area of the town had been refitted to appear as the town of Castle Rock and where production was expected to continue through January 2018. That month, crews also shot scenes at Vernon Hill School in Worcester, Massachusetts and at an old Victorian house in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Filming returned to Orange during the week of August 21st for production of the series ' second episode. In late September 2017, filming took place in Tewksbury, Massachusetts at The Public Health Museum on the campus of the Tewksbury State Hospital. In October 2017, filming took place at the Central Cemetery in Orange where a funeral scene was shot. The downtown area was refitted with a more modern look in November for another phase of production. From September 4, 2017 until the end of the month, production took place at the former West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia which appeared as the fictional Shawshank State Prison. On November 21, 2017, filming took place in Worcester in the lobby of the Mercantile Building which had been refitted into a boardroom. On December 18, 2017, production for the series finale began and by January all filming in Orange was completed and the production proceeded to donate $3,500 dollars to the town. The Fire Department has received $2,500 for helping facilitate production, and the Trustees of Soldiers ' Memorial will receive another $1,000. Marketing Simultaneously with the series announcement, Hulu released the first teaser trailer for the series. The teaser trailer mentions titles of and characters from a number of Stephen King novels, including : It, Dolores Claiborne, Needful Things, Salem 's Lot, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Dreamcatcher, Night Shift, The Green Mile, Misery, Hearts in Atlantis, The Shining, The Mangler, Four Past Midnight, Different Seasons, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, The Dark Half, and The Night Flier. On October 8, 2017, a second teaser trailer was unveiled at the annual New York Comic Con and subsequently released online. On February 1, 2018, released a thirty - second television commercial for the series online that eventually aired three days later during Super Bowl LII. Hulu reportedly paid $5 million dollars to air the advertisement during the football game. See also Castle Rock, the fictional town the series is based on. References ^ Jump up to : Chavez, Danette ( February 21, 2017 ). `` Hulu gives J.J. Abrams ' mysterious Castle Rock a 10 - episode order ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 22, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Andreeva, Nellie ( February 18, 2017 ). `` J.J. Abrams & Stephen King Team For ' Castle Rock ' Horror Series On Hulu ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( February 21, 2017 ). `` J.J. Abrams & Stephen King 's ' Castle Rock ' Gets 10 - Episode Series Order From Hulu ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( July 12, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' On Hulu : Michael Uppendahl To Direct J.J. Abrams / Stephen King Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( May 11, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' : André Holland To Topline J.J. Abrams & Stephen King 's Hulu Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( June 26, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' : Jane Levy & Sissy Spacek Cast In Hulu Series From J.J. Abrams & Stephen King ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( June 28, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' : Melanie Lynskey To Star In Hulu 's J.J. Abrams / Stephen King Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( July 10, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' : Bill Skarsgård Joins Hulu 's J.J. Abrams / Stephen King Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Ramos, Dino - Ray ( August 15, 2017 ). `` Scott Glenn Joins Hulu 's ' Castle Rock ' As Iconic Stephen King Character Alan Pangborn ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( August 29, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' : Terry O'Quinn Cast In Hulu 's J.J. Abrams / Stephen King Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Franklin, Garth ( August 13, 2017 ). `` King Wo n't Pen Any `` Castle Rock '' Episodes - Dark Horizons ``. Dark Horizons. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( March 1, 2018 ). `` Chosen Jacobs Joins ' Castle Rock ' ; ' Strange Angel ' Casts Laine Neil ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Poli, Domenic ( June 19, 2017 ). `` Orange to be filming location for Stephen King - uiverse series on Hulu ''. Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Sobey, Rick ( June 12, 2017 ). `` Devens cameras to roll on something creepy - good ''. Lowell Sun News. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Poli, Domenic ( August 8, 2017 ). `` Orange becomes Castle Rock : Film crew works downtown ''. Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ DeForge, Jeanette ( August 13, 2017 ). `` Filming begins in Orange for Stephen King series `` Castle Rock '' : What people are Tweeting ``. MASSLive. Retrieved March 5, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Semon, Craig S. ( November 22, 2017 ). `` Castle Rock comes to Worcester ''. Worcester Telegram. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Poli, Domenic ( August 25, 2017 ). `` Filming of Stephen King `` Castle Rock '' series returns to Orange ``. Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Impink, Paige ( September 16, 2017 ). `` Hollywood comes to Tewksbury for ' Castle Rock ' ''. Tewksbury Town Crier. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Poli, Domenic ( September 30, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' filming in Orange cemetery ''. Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Poli, Domenic ( November 29, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' sets modernized for upcoming filming ''. Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Olson, Alan ( September 29, 2017 ). `` Moundsville Meets Maine as Filming Wraps at Former West Virginia Penitentiary News, Sports, Jobs - The Intelligencer ''. The Intelligencer. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Poli, Domenic ( December 21, 2017 ). `` Producer : Orange is a `` lovely ' Castle Rock ''. Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ McLellan, David ( February 28, 2018 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' donates $3,500 to Orange ''. Greenfield Recorder. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Masciadrelli, Mike ( March 1, 2018 ). `` Hulu series Castle Rock has finished filming in the town of Orange ''. WWLP. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Evans, Greg ( October 8, 2017 ). `` ' Castle Rock ' Teaser : Shawshank, Sissy Spacek & Bill Skarsgård In A Stephen King Multiverse -- New York Comic - Con ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony ( February 1, 2018 ). `` Hulu Hikes Up The Scare In Super Bowl With ' Castle Rock ' Spot -- Watch ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2018. External links Castle Rock on IMDb Adaptations of works by Stephen King Films The Shining ( 1980 ) Cujo ( 1983 ) The Dead Zone ( 1983 ) Christine ( 1983 ) Cat 's Eye ( 1985 ) Silver Bullet ( 1985 ) The Running Man ( 1987 ) Tales from the Darkside : The Movie ( 1990 ) Graveyard Shift ( 1990 ) Misery ( 1990 ) Sleepwalkers ( 1992 ) Needful Things ( 1993 ) The Dark Half ( 1993 ) Dolores Claiborne ( 1995 ) Thinner ( 1996 ) The Night Flier ( 1997 ) The Green Mile ( 1999 ) Hearts in Atlantis ( 2001 ) Dreamcatcher ( 2003 ) Secret Window ( 2004 ) Riding the Bullet ( 2004 ) 1408 ( 2007 ) The Mist ( 2007 ) Dolan 's Cadillac ( 2009 ) A Good Marriage ( 2014 ) Mercy ( 2014 ) Cell ( 2016 ) The Dark Tower ( 2017 ) Gerald 's Game ( 2017 ) 1922 ( 2017 ) Carrie Carrie ( 1976 ) The Rage : Carrie 2 ( 1999 ) Carrie ( 2002 ) Carrie ( 2013 ) Creepshow Creepshow ( 1982 ) Creepshow 2 ( 1987 ) Creepshow 3 ( 2007 ) Children of the Corn Disciples of the Crow ( 1983 ) Children of the Corn ( 1984 ) The Final Sacrifice ( 1992 ) Urban Harvest ( 1995 ) The Gathering ( 1996 ) Fields of Terror ( 1998 ) Isaac 's Return ( 1999 ) Revelation ( 2001 ) Children of the Corn ( 2009 ) Genesis ( 2011 ) Runaway ( 2018 ) Different Seasons Stand by Me ( 1986 ) The Shawshank Redemption ( 1994 ) Apt Pupil ( 1998 ) Firestarter Firestarter ( 1984 ) Rekindled ( 2002 ) Trucks Maximum Overdrive ( 1986 ) Trucks ( 1997 ) Pet Sematary Pet Sematary ( 1989 ) Pet Sematary Two ( 1992 ) The Mangler The Mangler ( 1995 ) The Mangler 2 ( 2002 ) The Mangler Reborn ( 2005 ) The Lawnmower Man The Lawnmower Man ( 1992 ) Beyond Cyberspace ( 1996 ) It It ( 2017 ) It : Chapter Two ( 2019 ) TV films, episodes, and miniseries `` Gramma '' ( 1986 ) `` Sorry, Right Number '' ( 1987 ) It ( 1990 ) Golden Years ( 1991 ) The Tommyknockers ( 1993 ) The Stand ( 1994 ) The Langoliers ( 1995 ) The Shining ( 1997 ) Quicksilver Highway ( 1997 ) `` The Revelations of ' Becka Paulson '' ( 1997 ) Storm of the Century ( 1999 ) Stephen King 's Desperation ( 2006 ) Nightmares & Dreamscapes : From the Stories of Stephen King ( 2006 ) Bag of Bones ( 2011 ) Big Driver ( 2014 ) Salem 's Lot Salem 's Lot ( 1979 ) A Return to Salem 's Lot ( 1987 ) Salem 's Lot ( 2004 ) Sometimes They Come Back Sometimes They Come Back ( 1991 ) Sometimes They Come Back... 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Question: when does the show castle rock come out
Answer: mid-2018