Over the last year, Trouble City has become your go-to source for the latest news about the CBS All Access adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. I have made my love and devotion to the source material no secret and have jumped at any opportunity to talk about the production. I see my work as not only a journalistic pursuit but also a civic duty, dammit.

Yes, I am very excited about the 10-episode series, which is still set to be released late 2020. Do I have my hesitations? Yup, I sure do. But my cautious optimism outweighs my pessimism. I cannot wait to see what Josh Boone and his team have come up with.

It’s been a weird time to have a “Stephen King’s The Stand” Google Alert because there has been a lot of news stories about the book due to the coronavirus. The book has popped up on many lists and comparisons between the novel’s plot and the real world have been made repeatedly. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has piqued interest in King’s masterwork.

But will the COVID-19 pandemic also affect the mini-series? Well, maybe. Buried in a piece on The Times about how movies and TV are handling the current global outbreak is this bit of news regarding our beloved Stand: