The all-cast of CBS All Access' upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand has just gotten a little bigger.
According to Deadline, Once Upon a Time's Eion Bailey has joined the production as Teddy Weizak, a survivor of the superflu. Legion's Hamish Linklater will play Dr. Ellis, who is aiming to stop the superflu, and Arrow's Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry, whom the website describes as "one of Lloyd’s conquests in Las Vegas." They'll join such talent as Marilyn Manson, Alexander Skarsgard and Whoopi Goldberg.
King will be involved in the production and has already written the miniseries' tenth episode, which will include an epilogue to the original story. This will be the fourth time that King made changes to his work: when it was originally released in 1978, King's editor had cut 400 pages of text, much to his displeasure. He updated the text for the first time in the '80s, along with new references that would place the characters in the same decade, and then in 1990, he released the "uncut" version with further modifications, moving the plot to the '90s.
The Stand will air in 2020 on CBS All Access. Josh Boone will serve as the showrunner along with Benjamin Cavell. Casting is underway, with the show entering pre-production soon.