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TV series

Storm of the Century

1999NR1 season7.0 / 10

An unspeakable evil has arrived.

When a blizzard hits an isolated island town it brings with it a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing the people for a sinister purpose.

Availability

Not streaming in United States

Storm of the Century premiered February 14, 1999. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

When a blizzard hits an isolated island town it brings with it a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing the people for a sinister purpose.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Part 1

1h 26m7.8 / 10

A very powerful blizzard hits the small town of Little Tall Island off the coast of Maine. This storm is so powerful that all access off the island is blocked, and no one is able to leave the island, until the storm is over. While trying to deal with the storm, the citizens of the town are visited by Andre Linoge, a menacing stranger who apparently knows all of the townsfolk's darkest secrets. After having killed one of the town's residents, Linoge is jailed. Even though he is kept in jail by the town's trusted constable, Mike Anderson, Linoge is somehow able to force people to commit suicide or kill others from within his cell. Linoge constantly repeats "Give me what I want and I'll go away" through his victims as well as to his victims. Interestingly, although the adults are terrified of the stranger, all the children are drawn to him.

Episode credits

Written by Stephen KingGuest stars Myra Carter, Jeremy Jordan, Ron Perkins, Shawn Doyle, David Ferry, Lynne Griffin, Michael Rhoades, Jack Jessop

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Episode 2

Part 2

1h 30m8.1 / 10

In a dream, the townspeople see themselves walking into the sea two-by-two with the word Croatoan (a reference to the colony of Roanoke) carved on their heads. Eventually, Mike finds out that Linoge is an anagram of the demon Legion and agrees to organize the townspeople so they can hear his demands.

Episode credits

Written by Stephen KingGuest stars Myra Carter, Jeremy Jordan, Ron Perkins, David Ferry, Lynne Griffin, Jack Jessop, Hardee T. Lineham, Joel S. Keller

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Episode 3

Part 3

1h 31m8.2 / 10finale

What Linoge desires is an heir, one of the eight small children that he had incapacitated early on in the miniseries — someone to "carry on his work when he can no longer do it himself", although Linoge's life spans millennia, he is not immortal. Any of the eight children, he states, will suit him.

Episode credits

Written by Stephen KingGuest stars Shawn Doyle, Michael Rhoades, Victor Ertmanis, Joel S. Keller, Gerard Parkes, Kay Tremblay, Martha Burns, Matt Koruba

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More about Storm of the Century

Cast

Tim DalyConstable Mike Anderson
Colm FeoreAndre Linoge
Debrah FarentinoMolly Anderson
Jeffrey DeMunnTown Manager Robbie Beals
Julianne NicholsonKatrina Withers
Becky Ann BakerUrsula Godsoe
Spencer BreslinDonny Beals
Nada DespotovichSandra Beals

Credits

Created by
Stephen King
Written by
Stephen King, Stephen King

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Miniseries
Episodes
3
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ABCUnited States
  • Walt Disney PicturesUnited States
  • Warner Bros. TelevisionUnited States
  • Greengrass ProductionsUnited States
  • Mark Carliner ProductionsUnited States
  • Rainfall Productions

Themes

blizzardcanedemonislandjailminiseriesmurdermysterious stranger