“Castle Rock” might be the most overlooked recent Stephen King adaptation, and that’s no fault of the actual content of the series. The first season of the show debuted to pretty strong reviews and quickly became a fan-favorite on Hulu. However, unlike “It,” “Pet Sematary,” or “Doctor Sleep,” the series doesn’t have the name recognition factor of the other King properties.

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With all the talk about “It: Chapter Two” and the new cast of “The Stand,” and whatever else Stephen King-related that gains headlines, it’s easy to look past what might be one of the best adaptations of the horror master’s work — “Castle Rock.”

And with “Castle Rock” returning for Season 2 next month, Hulu has gone ahead and released a teaser for the anthology series, which once again brings a new look at the Stephen King multiverse, with references to many different novels.

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In simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles, the Writers Guild of America handed out the winners for the 2019 WGA Awards.  Many of the winners were expected (shocker, “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” wins again!) but in the film categories, the top winners were major surprises.

Bo Burnham’s script for “Eighth Grade,” which did not earn an Oscar nomination, beat major competition from “Roma” and “Green Book” in the Original Screenplay category.

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Not to be outdone by “Avengers: Infinity War,” the cinematic universe of Stephen King is coming together in the new Hulu series “Castle Rock.” And as seen in the new trailer, there’s plenty of creepy things going on in the small Maine town, and for those King aficionados, there’s a few Easter Eggs, as well.

The basic plot of the series, as seen in the trailer, revolves around a man who is called to come back to his hometown of Castle Rock, where a mysterious man, known only as “The Kid,” has appeared in Shawshank State Penitentiary (Yes, the very same one that was featured in “The Shawshank Redemption”).

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Writer Stephen King seems to be showing up quite a lot in popular culture. References to his books are made in the Netflix hit “Stranger Things.” And the latest adaptation of his horrifying novel “It” was a huge success at the box office, last summer. Now, Hulu is bringing on the King craze with their latest trailer for “Castle Rock.”

If you’re not familiar with the show, from the get-go you can still tell this is a Stephen King vehicle.

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The Super Bowl spots that resonant are the ones that stand out from the pack. There will be a lot of razzle dazzle during the commercial breaks on Sunday, but Hulu is hoping to get some attention by creeping you out.

The streaming service has released their game day spot for “Castle Rock” early, and it’ll send a shiver up your spine. The collaboration between Stephen King and J.J.

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Now it’s time for TV. Back at the start of December, we ran down the 100 films that we’re most looking forward to across 2018, and we picked out some festival favorites that we’ve already seen and know are worth checking out too. But even with 250 hours worth or so of promising art and entertainment, that barely scratches the surface of what people will be talking about in terms of moving images, because, well, we don’t know if you heard, but TV’s gotten really good.

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It has been one helluva year for Stephen King fans. On the film front they got “It,” “The Dark Tower,” “Gerald’s Game,” and “1922” while the small screen delivered “The Mist” and “Mr. Mercedes.” Now, what might be the most meta project ever involving the best-selling author is coming to Hulu with “Castle Rock,” and it looks like it’s going to be something really special for those who go deep on their knowledge of King.

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We always like a good mystery, and there’s no one better at teasing audiences than J.J. Abrams. And with the weekend upon us, he’s unleashed something that fans will be puzzling over.

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Teaming up with Stephen King, Abrams has released the first teaser for “Castle Rock.” As fans of the author know, the name is the fictional setting for many of his stories, and it looks like this could be a series built around his trove of novels.

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