| "New Jerusalem" | |
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| Series Castle Rock Season 2, Episode 2 | |
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| Air date | October 23rd, 2019 |
| Writers | K'naan Warsame |
| Director | Phil Abraham |
| Producers | J.J. Abrams; Deborah Hayn Cass; Stephen King; Dustin Thomason; Ben Stephenson; Sam Shaw; Vince Calandra; Liz Glotzer; Greg Yaitanes; Rachel Rusch Rich; K'naan Warsame; Scott Brown; Daria Polatin; Andrew Balek; Trevor Baker |
| Starring | Lizzy Caplan; Paul Sparks; Barkhad Abdi; Yusra Warsama; Elsie Fisher; Matthew Alan; Tim Robbins |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Let the River Run" |
Next "Ties That Bind" |
"New Jerusalem" is the second episode of season two of the drama series Castle Rock and the twelfth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Phil Abraham with a script written by K'naan Warsame. It premiered on Hulu's instant streaming service on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lizzy Caplan | Annie Wilkes |
| Paul Sparks | Ace Merrill |
| Barkhad Abdi | Abdi Howlwadaag |
| Yusra Warsama | Nadia Howlwadaag |
| Elsie Fisher | Joy Wilkes |
| Matthew Alan | Chris Merrill |
| Tim Robbins | Pop Merrill |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Faysal Ahmed | Hassan |
| Isayas Theodros | Jamal |
| Joy Lang | Councilwoman Pinto |
| Owen Burke | Lance |
| Chad Knorr | Billy |
| Patrick Vincent Curran | Bar manager |
| Idil Guled | Young Nadia |
| Idiris Yusuf | Young Abdi |
| Max von Schroeter | Teen Ace |
| Charles Tacker | Young Chris |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Harbi Osman | Naji |
| Bates Wilder | Donny the barman |
| Jamie Ghazarian | Lucy |
| Rebecca Gibel | Julie |
| Rosemary Quinlan | Jeannie |
| Samantha Richert | Home administrator |
| Charles Van Eman | Church pastor |
| Sharmarke Yusuf | Abdi's guy |
| Abdullahi Ahmed | Somali worker |
| Suad Diriye | Somali translator |
| Brandon Whitehead | Annoyed citizen |
| Patrick William-John Griffin | Boy |
| Christine Mascott | Female squatter |
| John O'Halloran | Male squatter |
| Erica McDermott | ER nurse |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- Castle Rock was created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason based on characters and concepts developed by author Stephen King. The character of Annie Wilkes was the central antagonist from the novel Misery, which was published by Viking Press in June, 1987. It was adapted into a feature film in 1990 by director Rob Reiner with Kathy Bates playing the role of Annie.
- This series is rated TV-MA. It contains scenes of graphic ooginess, intense cockadoodiness and dirty birdy language. Viewer discretion is advised.
- This episode is production code number T50.10202.
- Co-executive producer Rachel Rusch is credited as Rachel Rusch Rich in this episode.
- Actor Charlie Tacker is credited as Charles Tacker in this episode.
- Actor Patrick W. Griffin is credited as Patrick William-John Griffin in this episode.
- "Let the River Run", "New Jerusalem" and "Ties That Bind" all premiered on Hulu on the same day.
Allusions[]
- In the Holy Bible, New Jerusalem is Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple, the Third Temple, to be established in Jerusalem, which would be the capital of the Messianic Kingdom, the meeting place of the twelve tribes of Israel, during the Messianic era.
- The title of this episode also refers to a line from the Carly Simon song, "Let the River Run", which was also the title to the premiere episode from this season.
- The Marsten House was a principal setting featured in the 1975 novel Salem's Lot, as well as its related television adaptations. In the original story, Richard Straker became the caretaker of the Marsten House on behalf of his vampire master, Kurt Barlow.
- A reference is made to the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption in this episode. In the film, a guard searching for Andy Dufresne intones "You better be sick or dead". In this episode, Chris Merrill says the same line while searching for Ace. The Shawshank State Prison from the film makes appearances in both seasons of Castle Rock.
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 This article relates to articles pertaining to season two of the Hulu original series Castle Rock. Episodes
"Let the River Run" • "New Jerusalem" • "Ties That Bind" • "Restore Hope" • "The Laughing Place" • "The Mother" • "The Word" • "Caveat Emptor" • "Clean" Main Characters
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