This September, fall into terror when El Rey Network presents three classic Stephen King mini-series airing over three consecutive weekends. “The Stand” (1994) airs on Saturday, September 12th at noon and 8:00pm ET; continuing with “The Tommyknockers” (1993) on Saturday, September 19th at noon, 4:00pm, 8:00pm and midnight ET; and concluding with “The Langoliers” (1995) on Saturday, September 26th at noon, 4:00pm, 8:00pm and midnight ET.
Created in the early-to-mid ’90s, when long-form event television was king of the airwaves, these three spine-tingling mini-series feature the perfect mix of real-world and supernatural horror King fans love, plus an exciting roster of film and television stars, including Gary Sinise (TV’s “C.S.I.: NY,” Forrest Gump), Molly Ringwald (Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles) and Rob Lowe (“Parks and Recreation,” “The West Wing”) in “The Stand”; Patricia Wettig (“Brothers & Sisters,” “Thirtysomething”), Dean Stockwell (“Quantum Leap,” Blue Velvet) and Bronson Pinchot (“Perfect Strangers”) in “The Langoliers”; and Marg Helgenberger (“C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation”) and Jimmy Smits (“NYPD Blue,” “L.A. Law”) in “The Tommyknockers.”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th beginning at Noon
The Stand
After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups – one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being – to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.
Starring Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, and Rob Lowe.
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 19th beginning at Noon
The Tommyknockers
The residents of a small town begin to obey a summons one by one, following the eerie light glowing from out of the woods.
Starring Marg Helgenberger, and Jimmy Smits.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th Beginning at Noon
The Langoliers
On a cross-country red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston, ten passengers awaken to find that the crew and most of their fellow passengers have disappeared.
Starring Patricia Wettig, Dean Stockwell, and Bronson Pinchot.
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