6.9/102,466 votes#1 - The End
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/17/2020
When the "Captain Trips" flu epidemic wipes out more than 99% of the population, the remaining few immune to the disease set out in search of other survivors, all the while, experiencing visions of the nurturing Mother Abagail and the menacing figure of The Dark Man.
Director: Josh Boone
Writer: Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell
6.6/101,857 votes#2 - Pocket Savior
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/24/2020
Musician Larry Underwood is on the cusp of his big break when "Captain Trips" strikes New York. Alone and wandering an empty city, he meets an alluring new acquaintance also desperate to escape. Meanwhile, an incarcerated Lloyd Henreid comes face-to-face with Randall Flagg, The Dark Man himself, who makes him an enticing offer.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell
6.7/101,553 votes#3 - Blank Page
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/31/2020
Mother Abagail selects a surprising voice to be her conduit to her chosen Committee in Boulder: the young deaf man Nick Andros. The arrival of a disturbing visitor to the Boulder Free Zone, shakes the Committee and Boulder residents to their core. Elsewhere in the Free Zone, Nadine Cross is haunted by a childhood memory.
Director: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
Writer: Jill Killington, Owen King
6.9/101,413 votes#4 - The House of the Dead
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/7/2021
The Boulder Free Zone Committee looks to solidify their leadership and bolster the community with a town hall meeting, but Flagg continues to make inroads as he plots to destroy the newly-forming society from within.
Director: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
Writer: Jill Killington, Owen King
7.0/101,360 votes#5 - Fear and Loathing in New Vegas
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/14/2021
Nadine and Harold's dark intentions continue to take shape. Meanwhile, the Committee's spies entrench themselves in New Vegas, where Flagg is building his own society, where officially-sanctioned sin and debauchery disguises a ruthlessly-enforced order. Back in Boulder, Frannie hatches a plan to confirm her suspicions of Harold while Mother Abagail seeks divine council.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: N/A
6.6/101,213 votes#6 - The Vigil
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2021
While all of Boulder fears for Mother Abagail's safety, Stu organizes search parties to ensure her return, presenting an opportunity for Harold and Nadine. In New Vegas, Flagg recruits a dangerous new follower.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: N/A
6.7/101,152 votes#7 - The Walk
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/28/2021
After tragedy strikes the Boulder Free Zone, Mother Abagail tasks members of her Committee with a dangerous mission. Meanwhile, Harold and Nadine begin their journey to New Vegas to unite with Flagg and claim their reward.
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Writer: Josh Boone
6.6/101,191 votes#8 - The Stand
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/4/2021
Risking everything, the Boulder travelers face off with Flagg's followers in New Vegas, among them a very different - and pregnant - Nadine.
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Writer: N/A
5.5/101,125 votes#9 - The Circle Closes
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/11/2021
After seeing both the light and the dark, Frannie makes her stand.
Director: Josh Boone
Writer: N/A
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In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The End" is the best rated episode of "The Stand" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 2466 votes. Directed by Josh Boone and written by Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell, it aired on 12/17/2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Pocket Savior".