Miscasting was a major problem for The Stand, which fumbled many major characters. Related: Why It’s Pennywise Worked (But The Stand’s Randall Flagg Failed) The Stand’s divisive subplots, bizarre out-of-order storytelling, glacial pacing, and lack of scares all made the miniseries a critical disaster even without the issue of COVID-19 casting a dark shadow over its release. As such, The Stand arrived to understandably frosty critical reception, but it soon became clear that the miniseries had bigger issues than its unfortunate timing. The subject of deadly pandemics was not one ripe for exploration in late 2020 when the COVID-19 crisis was still at its height. A sprawling epic, the novel's lengthy plot follows two sets of survivors attempting to establish a new civilization after a deadly pandemic kills off the vast majority of Americans.

Released in 1978, The Stand is one of legendary horror author Stephen King’s most ambitious works. The 2020 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s epic The Stand was plagued with various problems, and casting Amber Heard as the villainous Nadine Cross was one of its biggest.

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