Meet Main Survivors of Stephen King's CBS All Access The Stand

Based on the epic Stephen King novel about a deadly contagion that devastates humanity, the new CBS All Access miniseries adaptation of The Stand features a huge cast of familiar faces. In the above just-released featurette, the actors portaying the book's four main survivors — Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Odessa Young and Owen Teague introduce and discuss their characters 

The Stand premieres Thursday December 17 on CBS All Access.

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