Stephen King Inspired ‘Castle Rock’ Cancelled at Hulu After 2 Seasons


 

Castle Rock has been canceled after two seasons at Hulu.

The anthology drama series was based on the works of Stephen King, including Misery and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. The show was set in the fictional Maine town, which served as the setting for several notable King stories.

The first season starred Andre Holland, Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgard, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Glenn, Jane Levy and Terry O’Quinn. The second season starred Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Yusra Warsama, Barkhad Abdi, and Matthew Alan. News of the cancellation comes over a year since the premiere of Season 2, which dropped in October 2019.

The show hailed from executive producers and showrunners Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason. JJ Abrams, Mark Lafferty, Ben Stephenson, Liz Glotzer, and King also served as executive producers. Bad Robot Prods. produced in association with Warner Bros Television. Hulu also previously aired the limited series 11.22.63, which was also based on a book by King.

 

 

Variety reports


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