What is Castle Rock about?
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A chilling, atmospheric mystery unfolds in a bleak Maine town, intertwining characters from Stephen King's dark universe.
Suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Castle Rock parents guide
It stays inside its TV-MA, with real scares and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Castle Rock scary?
- Yes, properly. Castle Rock is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Castle Rock?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Castle Rock rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated TV-MA, and it earns it: real scares, several jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Created byDustin Thomason, Sam Shaw
StarringLizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Yusra Warsama, Barkhad Abdi, Matthew Alan
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Castle Rock is on our Anthology series, Mystery on Netflix and Mystery on Hulu lists.
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