“This show makes Stranger Things look like something made for a three-year-old.” That’s the kind of reaction already blowing up online as one of Stephen King’s creepiest adaptations finally lands on Netflix. Dropping December 16, this psychological horror series dives deep into King’s iconic small town, where nothing is ever truly safe. The story follows Henry Deaver as he comes back home, only to stumble into a nightmare when a mysterious young man is found locked away inside Shawshank Prison. From that moment on, everything unravels—dark secrets crawl out of hiding, strange supernatural forces take over, and the town’s long-buried evil wakes up again. This isn’t jump-scare horror—it’s slow, cold, and deeply unsettling, the kind that sticks with you long after the screen goes black.

One of the best Stephen King adaptations officially has a new streaming home. The hit Stephen King-inspired series Castle Rock has finally made its way to the biggest streaming platform online.

As of now, fans can stream the entirety of Castle Rock on Netflix. In a year filled with quality Stephen King releases, with films like The Life of Chuck, The Long Walk, The Monkey and The Running Man, and shows like The Institute and It: Welcome to Derry, his previous adaptations are also getting a lot of attention on streaming.

Created for television by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, Castle Rock is set within the bounds of the fictional town from various King novels, and brings together characters and elements from across the author’s vast body of work. Castle Rock stars André Holland as criminal attorney Henry Matthew Deaver, who returns to the eponymous town after receiving a particularly peculiar request.

Castle Rock features a star-studded ensemble cast, including Melanie Lynskey as real estate agency owner and psychic, Molly Strand, Jane Levy as aspiring writer and daughter of Jack Torrance, Diane “Jackie” Torrance, and Sissy Spacek as Henry’s estranged adoptive mother, Ruth Deaver. Castle Rock also stars Bill Skarsgård as “The Kid” or “The Angel,” a mysterious prisoner at Shawshank State Penitentiary.

Season 2 of Castle Rock added a whole host of new stars such as Tim Robbins, Matthew Alan, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, Yusra Warsama, and Barkhad Abdi. Season 2 also marked the debut of Lizzy Caplan as Annie Wilkes, the very same character who served as the twisted antagonist of Misery.

Despite only lasting two seasons, Castle Rock was widely lauded by critics and audiences alike. As of the time of writing, Season 1 of Castle Rock holds an 87% “Certified Fresh” rating via review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, as averaged across more than 184 verified critical reviews, while Season 2 holds an 89% “Certified Fresh” rating, as averaged across 36 verified critical reviews.

Stephen King’s Latest Television Adaptation Was a Massive Hit

Back in October, the latest Stephen King adaptation, It: Welcome to Derry, premiered on HBO to the delight of fans everywhere. The It prequel series was hotly-anticipated by fans leading up to its release, and has received largely positive reviews from both critics and audiences. That being said, the series’ Season 1 finale proved to be particularly divisive, with some fans wondering whether It: Welcome to Derry will be returning for another round of Pennywise-tinged horror.

Series co-producer Barbara Muschietti recently opened up about the future of It: Welcome to Derry, noting that, “No one takes this lightly, that’s for sure.” Muschietti went on to say of another return to the haunted town of Derry, Maine, “But, of course, we really want to do it. Stephen King wants to do it too, and HBO wants to do it, I’m sure. But it’s still a question we have yet to answer.”

Castle Rock is currently available for streaming on Netflix. It: Welcome to Derry is available to stream on HBO Max.