TV series
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Overview
An anthology based on eight short stories by Stephen King in his 1993 collection of the same name.
Details
- First air date
- 2006-07-12
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
- Network
- TNT
- Production
- Coote Hayes Productions
- Country
- AU, US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jackson Evans
- Robert Mammone as Dr. Peter Jennings
- William Hurt as Jason Renshaw
- Bruce Spence as Hans Morris
- Mia Sara as Beautiful Passenger
- Krista Vendy as Front Desk Clerk
- Enrico Mammarella as Guard #1
- Brad McMurray as Guard #2
- Jackie Kelleher as Hans Morris' Mother
- Eion Bailey as Lonnie Freeman
- Claire Forlani as Doris Freeman
- Linal Haft as Archibald
Creators and crew
- Stephen King - Creator
- Bill Haber - Executive Producer
- John I. McMahon - Producer
- Jeffrey M. Hayes - Producer
- Mikael Salomon - Director
- Rob Bowman - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Battleground
Professional hitman Renshaw finds himself the target when he kills a toymaker and the victim’s mother sends Renshaw a present: a toy foot locker filled with toy soldiers equipped to kill.
Episode 2: Crouch End
Lonnie and Doris Freeman, an American couple honeymooning in London, go to a friend's house for dinner but end up stranded in the mysterious Crouch End district. The area is strangely abandoned except for some bikers and free-range children, and the couple soon realize they're trapped in a place where the barriers between dimensions are weak... and they may be next to be sucked in to somewhere else.
Episode 3: Umney's Last Case
In 1938, private eye Clyde Umney has it all – a successful career, adoring clients, and a beautiful secretary. But the arrival of the building owner, Sam Landry, throws his life into chaos when he arrives and tells Clyde that he’s evicting Clyde... permanently.
Episode 4: The End of the Whole Mess
Young genius Bobby Fornoy comes up with a chemical cure for human violence. With the aid of his brother Howie, he comes up with a way to implement it worldwide. But the 'cure' comes with a horrible side effect.
Episode 5: The Road Virus Heads North
Writer Richard Kinnell is on a way back from a check-up where he's found out he may soon be facing death. On his way home, he stops off at a garage sale and is intrigued by a painting of a vicious killer driving a car. Kinnell buys the portrait, but as he heads home he realises that the painting is...changing. The car in the picture is following his route, and getting closer with every minute...
Episode 6: The Fifth Quarter
After a long prison stint, Willie Evans is released on probation and promises his wife Karen to go straight. However, during the night, his former cellmate, Barney, who had lived with Karen for a period, appears in their trailer, bleeding. He reveals that he participated in a $3.5 million heist with four other criminals, the leader hid the money and gave one quarter of the map to each hoodlum.
Episode 7: Autopsy Room Four
Howard Cottrell is on vacation playing golf. Chasing the ball into the undergrowth, he's bitten by a snake and completely paralyzed, showing no sign of life. At the hospital, unable to communicate, Howard is the key witness to his own autopsy.
Episode 8: You Know They Got a Hell of a Band
A wrong turn on a lonely road turns frightening for computer programmer Clark Rivingham and his wife Mary as they stumble upon a town not on any map — Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon. There's a free concert every night, but the price of admission is high — once the audience enters, it can never leave.
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