A handful of stars of past Stephen King adaptations are part of Hulu’s upcoming series “Castle Rock,“ including Sissy Spacek (Carrie) and IT‘s Pennywise, Bill Skarsgård. Today we’ve learned that another star of last year’s IT will be part of the series: Chosen Jacobs, who played young Mike Hanlon alongside Skarsgård in the film.
Jacobs is playing Wendell Deaver, the son of Andre Holland’s Henry Deaver.
“Castle Rock” will dive deep into the Stephen King multiverse, bringing together many of King’s stories for one epic saga. It tells an original story set in King’s Castle Rock.
From Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television, “Castle Rock” is named after the fictional town in King’s native Maine that is featured prominently in a number of his novels, novellas and short stories. Per the producers, it combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.
Castle Rock first appeared in King’s 1979 novel “The Dead Zone”, and has reappeared as late as his 2013 novel “Doctor Sleep” and 2014 novel “Revival”. The name is taken from the fictional mountain fort of the same name in William Golding’s 1954 novel “Lord of the Flies”. “Cujo”, “The Dark Half” and “Needful Things” were set in Castle Rock, while “Creepshow”, “The Stand”, “Sleepwalkers”, “Gerald’s Game” and even “IT” reference the town.
The cast also includes Scott Glenn, Terry O’Quinn, Melanie Lynskey and Jane Levy.
