A feud over real estate and control of the Merrill crime family becomes murderous just as mentally ill nurse Annie Wilkes arrives in Castle Rock.
Cast
Lizzy Caplan
Annie Wilkes
Tim Robbins
Reginald "Pop" Merrill
Elsie Fisher
Joy Wilkes
Yusra Warsama
Dr. Nadia Howlwadaag
Barkhad Abdi
Abdi Howlwadaag
Matthew Alan
Chris Merrill
Paul Sparks
John "Ace" Merrill
Colbi Gannett
Young Joy Wilkes
Dennis Staroselsky
Stephen Bannerman
Sarah Gadon
Rita K. Green
Greg Grunberg
Andersen
Aaron Staton
Reverend Appleton
Mathilde Dehaye
Amity Lambert
David Alpay
Pastor Augustin
Thomas Belgrey
Marius Lambert
Isayas Theodros
Jamal
Faysal Ahmed
Hassan
Skylan Brooks
Timothy
John Diehl
John
Frances Conroy
Martha Lacy
James Harvey Ward
Guard Jimmy
Bill Skarsgård
Shawshank Prisoner / The Kid / Henry Deaver
Abby Corrigan
Chance
Tenea Intriago
Vera
Alison Wright
Valerie Blount
John Hoogenakker
Tall Man / Carl Wilkes
Robin Weigert
Crysilda Wilkes
Chris Mulkey
Clay
Rickland Powell
LNJ Village Councilman
Stephanie Vachon
Puritan
Adam Teper
Dead Settler
David Arthur Sousa
Castle Rock Citizen
Nadezhda Russo
French Settler
Katie Novak
French Settler
Paul Noonan
Marstenite
Louise Mara
Settler
Rebecca Lerman
Puritan
Tony Ionno
Castle Rock Citizen
Dennis Daniel
Parade Onlooker
Kristina Byerley
Marsten Citizen
Daniel Burns
Mayor Dusty Coughlin
Ruby Cruz
Teen Annie Wilkes
Episodes
Let the River Run
On the run with her daughter Joy, ex-nurse Annie Wilkes works temp jobs to steal medication. Ace Merrill threatens the Somali developer of a new mall.
New Jerusalem
Hiding evidence of her crime, Annie discovers that the new mall is being built on a cemetery. Pop Merrill's past is revealed.
Ties That Bind
Joy has a fun day out with local kids but begins to question her mother's mental state when she returns to the motel. Pop's medical condition worsens.
Restore Hope
Ace reveals the sinister history of Jerusalem's Lot to his brother Chris. Nadia Howlwadaag learns why Pop adopted her and her brother Abdi.
The Laughing Place
Joy learns the truth about her mother's traumatic childhood and struggles with learning disabilities. Joy also discovers her own real origin.
The Mother
Tracing the call she received, Rita arrives in Castle Rock and searches for Joy, while Annie desperately tries to reconnect with her daughter.
The Word
Pop begins to discover how Ace is bringing the dark history of Jerusalem's Lot back to life in the present. Annie takes the fall for Joy.
Dirty
Annie and Joy take refuge at the Marsten House, where Ace is manipulating events and mesmerizing the town to contrive a long-prophesied resurrection.
Caveat Emptor
Pop and the rest of the unconverted seek shelter at the Emporium Galorium, where he discovers letters that reveal information about the Angel.
Clean
Annie and her remaining unconverted allies devise a plan to blow up the Angel statue and release the townspeople from their collective trance.
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