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Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
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.
Hiding evidence of her crime, Annie discovers that the new mall is being built on a cemetery. Pop Merrill's past is revealed.
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.
Ace reveals the sinister history of Jerusalem's Lot to his brother Chris. Nadia Howlwadaag learns why Pop adopted her and her brother Abdi.
Joy learns the truth about her mother's traumatic childhood and struggles with learning disabilities. Joy also discovers her own real origin.
Tracing the call she received, Rita arrives in Castle Rock and searches for Joy, while Annie desperately tries to reconnect with her daughter.
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.
Annie and Joy take refuge at the Marsten House, where Ace is manipulating events and mesmerizing the town to contrive a long-prophesied resurrection.
Pop and the rest of the unconverted seek shelter at the Emporium Galorium, where he discovers letters that reveal information about the Angel.
Annie and her remaining unconverted allies devise a plan to blow up the Angel statue and release the townspeople from their collective trance.
