best episodes of Castle Rock poster

Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

2 Seasons
20 Episodes
Canceled
Mystery Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image The Laughing Place
9.0/10 (1964 votes)

#1 The Laughing Place

S2:E5

Joy learns the truth about her mother's traumatic childhood and struggles with learning disabilities. Joy also discovers her own real origin.

episode image The Queen
8.9/10 (4245 votes)

#2 The Queen

S1:E7

Ruth explains her jumbled memories and time-skipping to her grandson Wendell, but the Kid's presence and her disorientation have tragic consequences.

episode image Henry Deaver
8.5/10 (2481 votes)

#3 Henry Deaver

S1:E9

The true identity of the Kid is revealed, as well as his relationship to Henry, Molly and a site in the forest where strange sightings occur.

episode image Past Perfect
8.2/10 (2107 votes)

#4 Past Perfect

S1:E8

Out-of-towners renovate the Lacy home into a murder-themed bed and breakfast. Molly rescues Henry from the camper. Ruth remains lost in the past.

episode image The Word
8.2/10 (1346 votes)

#5 The Word

S2:E7

Pop begins to discover how Ace is bringing the dark history of Jerusalem's Lot back to life in the present. Annie takes the fall for Joy.

episode image Clean
8.2/10 (1299 votes)

#6 Clean

S2:E10

Annie and her remaining unconverted allies devise a plan to blow up the Angel statue and release the townspeople from their collective trance.

episode image The Box
8.1/10 (2439 votes)

#7 The Box

S1:E4

Henry urges the Kid to accept the prison's settlement and investigates his own disappearance decades earlier. A Shawshank prison guard snaps.

episode image Let the River Run
8.1/10 (1680 votes)

#8 Let the River Run

S2:E1

On the run with her daughter Joy, ex-nurse Annie Wilkes works temp jobs to steal medication. Ace Merrill threatens the Somali developer of a new mall.

episode image Severance
7.9/10 (3237 votes)

#9 Severance

S1:E1

The warden of Shawshank Prison commits suicide, leaving behind an unsettling mystery that seems to be connected to a case from 27 years earlier.

episode image Harvest
7.9/10 (2208 votes)

#10 Harvest

S1:E5

After the Shawshank shooting, the Kid is released and Henry moves him into an apartment above Molly's office. A ceremony honoring Alan goes awry.

episode image Habeas Corpus
7.8/10 (2717 votes)

#11 Habeas Corpus

S1:E2

Henry Deaver returns to Castle Rock and takes on the Kid as a client. A letter left behind by Warden Lacy sheds some light on the Kid's origins.

episode image New Jerusalem
7.8/10 (1377 votes)

#12 New Jerusalem

S2:E2

Hiding evidence of her crime, Annie discovers that the new mall is being built on a cemetery. Pop Merrill's past is revealed.

episode image Ties That Bind
7.8/10 (1340 votes)

#13 Ties That Bind

S2:E3

Joy has a fun day out with local kids but begins to question her mother's mental state when she returns to the motel. Pop's medical condition worsens.

episode image Caveat Emptor
7.8/10 (1138 votes)

#14 Caveat Emptor

S2:E9

Pop and the rest of the unconverted seek shelter at the Emporium Galorium, where he discovers letters that reveal information about the Angel.

episode image Local Color
7.7/10 (2548 votes)

#15 Local Color

S1:E3

The past catches up with Molly Strand.

episode image Filter
7.7/10 (2116 votes)

#16 Filter

S1:E6

Molly confesses her role in the death of Reverend Deaver. Henry's son Wendell arrives from Boston. The Kid is institutionalized, but not for long.

episode image The Mother
7.7/10 (1248 votes)

#17 The Mother

S2:E6

Tracing the call she received, Rita arrives in Castle Rock and searches for Joy, while Annie desperately tries to reconnect with her daughter.

episode image Dirty
7.6/10 (1111 votes)

#18 Dirty

S2:E8

Annie and Joy take refuge at the Marsten House, where Ace is manipulating events and mesmerizing the town to contrive a long-prophesied resurrection.

episode image Restore Hope
7.4/10 (1270 votes)

#19 Restore Hope

S2:E4

Ace reveals the sinister history of Jerusalem's Lot to his brother Chris. Nadia Howlwadaag learns why Pop adopted her and her brother Abdi.

episode image Romans
7.0/10 (2304 votes)

#20 Romans

S1:E10

Henry and the Kid end up jailed together just as a prisoner transfer from the shuttering Shawshank prison leads to a violent breakout.

Cast & Chracters

character image Annie Wilkes

Annie Wilkes

Actor: Lizzy Caplan
character image Reginald "Pop" Merrill

Reginald "Pop" Merrill

Actor: Tim Robbins
character image Joy Wilkes

Joy Wilkes

Actor: Elsie Fisher
character image Dr. Nadia Howlwadaag

Dr. Nadia Howlwadaag

Actor: Yusra Warsama
character image Abdi Howlwadaag

Abdi Howlwadaag

Actor: Barkhad Abdi
character image Chris Merrill

Chris Merrill

Actor: Matthew Alan
character image John "Ace" Merrill

John "Ace" Merrill

Actor: Paul Sparks
character image Prison Guard

Prison Guard

Actor: J.D. Dorn

The highest rated episode of Castle Rock is "The Laughing Place" (S2E5) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 1,964 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Romans" (S1E10) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 2,304 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Queen" (S1E7) with a rating of 8.90.

This episode received 4,245 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Romans" (S1E10) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 2,304 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Laughing Place" (S2E5) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 1,964 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Restore Hope" (S2E4) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 1,270 votes.

Name Department Job
Ben Stephenson Production Executive Producer
Dustin Thomason Production Executive Producer
J.J. Abrams Production Executive Producer
Sam Shaw Production Executive Producer
Steve Arnold Production Production Designer
Guy Busick Writing Story Editor
Stephen King Writing Characters

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