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Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Summary Featuring episodes adapted from stories in the book of the same name, as well as some from other works by Stephen King, Nightmares and Dreamscapes is an eight-episode anthology miniseries that originally aired on TNT in summer 2006. William Hurt, William H. Macy, and Tom Berenger are just a few of the stars who appear in the macabre tale...

  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • TNT
  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • TNT

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Season 1 Premiere: 2006
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Summary Featuring episodes adapted from stories in the book of the same name, as well as some from other works by Stephen King, Nightmares and Dreamscapes is an eight-episode anthology miniseries that originally aired on TNT in summer 2006. William Hurt, William H. Macy, and Tom Berenger are just a few of the stars who appear in the macabre tale...

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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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27% Mixed
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90
May 4, 2021
Bouncing between bloody good and bloody brilliant. [12 July 2006, p.D1]
By Mark Dawidziak FULL REVIEW
83
May 4, 2021
The production values are exceedingly high, and you could find worse excuses to stay up past your bedtime. [12 July 2006, p.038]
By Mark A. Perigard FULL REVIEW
75
May 4, 2021
Rarely does a TV series premiere as pitch-perfect as "Nightmares & Dreamscapes." But often does a second installment deflate as disappointingly as the subsequent second hour of this summer anthology of mystical imagination adapted from the stories of Stephen King...While the bubble doesn't burst completely, the bravura filmmaking of tonight's first hour sets a standard that's difficult to match on a regular basis, much less in the hour that airs immediately after. It's a "wow!" that's likely to stand as one of TV's most mesmerizing hours of the year. [12 July 2006, p.B21]
By Diane Werts FULL REVIEW
75
May 3, 2021
Brian Henson directed this self-contained, one-hour telefilm whose story is cleverly told, though it contains not one word of dialogue.
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70
May 3, 2021
If Stephen King had written "The Twilight Zone," it would have looked like this. This eight-part anthology — two hourlong episodes each Wednesday for four weeks — adapts eight King stories for TV with pretty good results.
By Scott D. Pierce FULL REVIEW
50
May 3, 2021
Despite some highlights, this foray into “The Twilight Zone” territory mostly lacks the requisite punch Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” delivered, primarily owing to episodes with inadequate payoffs. Limited series should spur curiosity among King acolytes, but too few of the installments really pop creatively.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
40
May 4, 2021
The first hour, "Battleground" with William Hurt, is brilliant, but the next three are repetitive, talky or derivative. [9 July 2006, p.10]
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Coote Hayes Productions
Initial Release Date: 2006
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Online Film & Television Association
• 4 Wins & 7 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Australian Cinematographers Society
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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