Before “IT: Welcome to Derry,” Hulu’s short-lived series “Castle Rock” similarly played with and remixed elements from the world of Stephen King, with tales like Salem’s Lot, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, and Misery being tossed into a blender throughout the course of the two-season series. Back in 2020, unfortunately, the series was cancelled by Hulu.
But now that “Welcome to Derry” is proving itself to be a massive hit for HBO Max, Netflix will bring both seasons of Hulu’s “Castle Rock” to their streaming service this holiday season.
“Castle Rock” arrives on Netflix beginning December 16, 2025.
Based on Stephen King lore, locations, and characters, the series premiered back in 2018 with a debut season centered on Bill Skarsgård‘s “The Kid,” a mysterious inmate at Shawshank State Penitentiary. The superior second season of the series more directly played with King storylines and characters, telling the origin story of Misery villain Annie Wilkes (Lizzy Caplan).
As I wrote here on Bloody Disgusting back in 2019, “The second season was considerably more satisfying than the first, and the handling of Annie Wilkes’ storyline brought the show to heights that it was never quite able to reach in season one. It’s as if the creators have cracked the code and figured out what kinds of stories the show ought to be telling, and that makes the future possibilities both endless and incredibly exciting for the King fans watching.”
What I didn’t know at the time, of course, was that “Castle Rock” would not be returning for a third season. This despite the show’s first season ending with a tease that we’d someday see more of Jane Levy (Evil Dead) as Jackie Torrance, the niece of Jack Torrance!
“Castle Rock” was developed by Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason, and produced by J.J Abrams.
‘Castle Rock’: Season 1
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