The Shining
The Shining Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
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"King's own do-over of his most famous ghost story"
A family moves into a vast, isolated mountain hotel for the winter, with the father working as caretaker while supernatural forces awaken and prey on his fraying grip on sanity. This TV version, written by Stephen King himself as a corrective to Kubrick's film, sticks closer to his novel, adding backstory and a warmer, more redemptive family arc. The pace is slower and the tone leans toward earnest melodrama rather than dread, carried by King's source material more than by the production's modest effects or performances.
the chance to see King's own, more novel-faithful vision of the story realized on screen.
you expect the icy visual dread and iconic polish of Kubrick's film version.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode 1 | 6.5 | 492 | 90 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode 2 | 6.6 | 431 | 90 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode 3 | 6.7 | 459 | 90 min |