Doctor Sleep (2020)

Years following the events of "The Shining", an now-adult Dan Torrence meets a young girl with similar powers as his and tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knots who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

Director:

Mike Flanagan

Writers:

Stephen King (based on the novel by), Akiva Goldsman (draft)

Stars:

Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Ewan McGregor

Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Rebecca Ferguson	...	Rose the Hat
Jacob Tremblay
Ewan McGregor	...	Danny Torrance
Zahn McClarnon	...	Crow Daddy
Bruce Greenwood	...	Dr. John
Jocelin Donahue	...	Lucy
Emily Alyn Lind	...	Snakebite Andi
Catherine Parker	...	Silent Sarey
Carel Struycken	...	Grandpa. Flick
Robert Longstreet	...	Barry
Chelsea Talmadge	...	Deenie
Alex Essoe	...	Wendy Torrance
Carl Lumbly	...	Dick Halloran
Selena Anduze	...	Apron Annie
Kyliegh Curran	...	Abra Stone

Storyline

On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless-mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and tween Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the "steam" that children with the "shining" produce when they are slowly tortured to death. Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant "shining" power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes "Doctor Sleep." Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul...

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | second part | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doctor Sleep

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intrepid Pictures,Vertigo Entertainment,Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ewan McGregor, Dan Stevens, Chris Evans, Matt Smith and Jeremy Renner were considered and have met with the director for the lead role. McGregor ended up being cast, with Stephen King's blessing.