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Castle Rock - Season 1 Episode 01: Severance
Set in one of the most dangerous jails, Shawshank State Penitentiary, which is located in the middle of Maine forests, the series follows a man called Henry Deaver, a death-row attorney who is about to remember his dark past after getting a call forces him to head to that prison in his hometown, Castle Rock.
21 July 1989, New York City, New York, USA
January 17, 1990 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
10 December 1959, New York City, New York, USA
22 June 1981, New York City, New York, USA
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
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.
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
Castle Rock is just getting started.
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
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 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 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.

