The upcoming season will explore a feud between warring clans that comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes (played by Lizzy Caplan), King’s nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.
The fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King’s literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half, IT and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and numerous short stories such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption are either set there or contain references to Castle Rock.
Season one is already available for streaming on Hulu and the second season will debut on October 23.
The Castle Rock Season 2 cast includes Emmy nominee Lizzy Caplan and Greg Grunberg (Heroes, Alias).