Home > Castle Rock > Season 1 « TV Series Page Castle Rock: Season 1 (2018) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 87% Average Rating: 7.58/10 Season Reviews: 73 Fresh: 61 Rotten: 12 Critics Consensus: A meticulously crafted mystery brimming with allusions, Castle Rock is bound to please even the pickiest of Stephen King fans -- though mileage may vary for casual viewers. 66% Average Rating: 7.12/10 Season Reviews: 24 Fresh: 16 Rotten: 8 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: A meticulously crafted mystery brimming with allusions, Castle Rock is bound to please even the pickiest of Stephen King fans -- though mileage may vary for casual viewers. AUDIENCE SCORE 80% liked it Average Rating: 4.1/5 User Ratings: 1237 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 88% Severance Air date: Jul 25, 2018 Series premiere. An anonymous phone call lures death-row lawyer Henry Deaver back to his home town of Castle Rock, Maine. More 2 71% Habeas Corpus Air date: Jul 25, 2018 Henry gets a new client at Shawshank Prison. More 3 100% Local Color Air date: Jul 25, 2018 The past catches up with Molly Strand. More 4 100% The Box Air date: Aug 1, 2018 Henry prepares for his day in court; a coffin arrives in Castle Rock. More 5 100% Harvest Air date: Aug 8, 2018 A stranger comes to town; Castle Rock honors Sheriff Pangborn. More 6 92% Filter Air date: Aug 15, 2018 Henry's son visits from Boston; a funeral stirs up unsettling memories. More 7 100% The Queen Air date: Aug 22, 2018 Memories haunt Ruth Deaver. More 8 73% Past Perfect Air date: Aug 29, 2018 Newcomers set up shop in Castle Rock; Henry follows a clue. More 9 92% Henry Deaver Air date: Sep 5, 2018 A world beyond the walls exists. More 10 83% Romans Air date: Sep 12, 2018 Season 1 finale. Some birds can be caged. More Castle Rock: Season 1 Videos 1:10 Castle Rock: Season 1 Teaser 1:14 Castle Rock: NYCC First Look Teaser 0:30 Castle Rock: Season 1 Teaser 2 1:20 Castle Rock: Season 1 Teaser - This Place 2:03 Castle Rock: Season 1 Trailer 1:22 Castle Rock: Season 1 Trailer - Look Ahead 0:29 Castle Rock: Season 1 Episode 4 Trailer View All Videos (7) Castle Rock: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (58) Tv Season Info Genre: Horror Network: Hulu Premiere Date: Jul 25, 2018 Creator: Stephen King Exec. Producers: Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason, J.J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, Liz Glotzer Cast Melanie Lynskey as Molly Strand Scott Glenn as Alan Pangborn André Holland as Henry Deaver Jane Levy as Jackie Sissy Spacek as Ruth Deaver Bill Skarsgård as Shawshank Prisoner Terry O'Quinn as Dale Lacy Cassady McClincy as Young Molly Strand Chosen Jacobs as Wendell Deaver Jason Mulcahy as Inmate William Xifaras as Truck Driver Show More Cast News & Interviews for Castle Rock: Season 1 Best-Reviewed TV Shows by Genre 2018 2018 TV Premiere Dates Calendar 2018 TV Finale Dates Calendar View All Castle Rock: Season 1 News Episodes 1 88% Severance Air date: Jul 25, 2018 Series premiere. An anonymous phone call lures death-row lawyer Henry Deaver back to his home town of Castle Rock, Maine. More 2 71% Habeas Corpus Air date: Jul 25, 2018 Henry gets a new client at Shawshank Prison. More 3 100% Local Color Air date: Jul 25, 2018 The past catches up with Molly Strand. More 4 100% The Box Air date: Aug 1, 2018 Henry prepares for his day in court; a coffin arrives in Castle Rock. More 5 100% Harvest Air date: Aug 8, 2018 A stranger comes to town; Castle Rock honors Sheriff Pangborn. More 6 92% Filter Air date: Aug 15, 2018 Henry's son visits from Boston; a funeral stirs up unsettling memories. More 7 100% The Queen Air date: Aug 22, 2018 Memories haunt Ruth Deaver. More 8 73% Past Perfect Air date: Aug 29, 2018 Newcomers set up shop in Castle Rock; Henry follows a clue. More 9 92% Henry Deaver Air date: Sep 5, 2018 A world beyond the walls exists. More 10 83% Romans Air date: Sep 12, 2018 Season 1 finale. Some birds can be caged. More Critic Reviews for Castle Rock Season 1 All Critics (73) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (12) For a purposely misleading series that prided itself on all its enigmas, Castle Rock answered its major questions in unexpected and impressive ways, while once again tying itself to the greater King universe. Sep 12, 2018 | Full Review… Brandon Katz Observer Top Critic When it tries to be a wonderland for King fans, it races past the line of referential, rounds through fan service, and steps into cliché, sometimes even inching toward self-parody. Jul 24, 2018 | Full Review… Allison Shoemaker RogerEbert.com Top Critic Castle Rock looks to be one of the best King things in years, even though the man himself serves primarily as a road map and blueprint. Jul 24, 2018 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Starts slow and gets better -- while an excellent cast (and lead, in Holland) front a story that's a little more psychological than supernatural in the early going. Jul 23, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic "Castle Rock" is a giant basket of Easter eggs for King people, but for the rest of us it's a decent show layered with supernatural secrets waiting to be decoded. Jul 19, 2018 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic The show makes skillful use of its episodic medium, carefully pacing its storylines and building out its world while still making sure each hour is filtered through generous helpings of creepiness. Jul 25, 2018 | Full Review… Jack Hamilton Slate Top Critic Not that Castle Rock isn't genuinely scary at points - it is... But in seeking to mold suspense, the Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason offering had a distinct tendency to lose me. Dec 27, 2018 | Full Review… Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Daily There are elements of this series that are trying far too hard to be clever, but there's also a raw, honest thread of emotion that underscores everything that happens. Dec 6, 2018 | Full Review… Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Abuse, corruption, violence and mental health issues provide much of the drama and suspense in keeping with King's themes - with the overall show providing a startling portrait of modern America. Dec 6, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Katherine McLaughlin The List The core mysteries and the stellar cast really make this Stephen King adaptation stand out. Nov 24, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… John Hanlon John Hanlon Reviews View All Critic Reviews (73) Audience Reviews for Castle Rock: Season 1 ½ It's just a shaggy-dog story: they have no idea where it's going. The acting is good to medium and it's shot well but this is a lot more Abrams and 'Lost' than Stephen King. It's a load of geeky Easter eggs and signs pointing nowhere. No narrative thrust (episode seven and nothing has happened except a lot of stuff that makes no sense) and a whole lot of vagueness that people mistake for suspense. CharlesB Super Reviewer Hulu and Stephen King team up again. This is a better tv show and offers a mystery with the typical darkness that comes with King's storytelling. I now want a Needful Things remake. Someone like Netflix or Hulu would be suited to remaking all Stephen King's books, that is a slice of Hollywood that would separate them. 10/02/2019 BrendanN Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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