Netflix viewers only have hours left to stream 89% rated Stephen King sequel hailed 'perfect' by fans
Topics: Stephen King, Netflix, Horror, Streaming, Film and TV
Ellie Kemp
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Topics: Stephen King, Netflix, Horror, Streaming, Film and TV
Stephen King fans don't have long left to stream a sequel hailed as 'perfect' before it's removed from Netflix.
We're still in that awkward period of time between Christmas and New Year, where everybody is dazed, confused, and unsure what day it is.
It's prime time to binge-watch some of your favorite movies and TV shows, while making your way through the excess festive food and chocolates, all before vowing to start afresh in the New Year with some shiny new resolutions, of course.
Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves, though.
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If you're partial to a bit of Stephen King, then you'd better stick to this 89 per cent-rated movie fast, as it leaves the US platform in a matter of hours.
The Mike Flanagan-directed sequel is based on one of the author's most popular film adaptations.
Released in 2019, it follows Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor), now an adult, decades after surviving the horrors of the Overlook Hotel.
Traumatized and struggling with alcoholism, Danny eventually finds some peace working at a hospice, where he uses his psychic ability to comfort dying patients, earning the nickname Doctor Sleep - which is the name of the movie.
His quiet life is disrupted when he forms a telepathic bond with Abra Stone (Kyliegh Curran), a young girl whose abilities, known as 'shining,' are exceptionally powerful.
Abra is being hunted by the True Knot, led by Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson), a cult that feeds on psychic energy to maintain immortality.
Danny must confront his past and embrace his powers to protect Abra, leading to a final, deadly reckoning tied to the place where his trauma began.
Doctor Sleep is, of course, the sequel to 1980's The Shining, helmed by Stanley Kubrick.
The movie is leaving Netflix US on January 1.
The Shining, meanwhile, starred Jack Nicholson as Torrance, an aspiring writer who takes a winter caretaker job at the isolated Overlook Hotel. There, supernatural forces drive him toward madness, endangering his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and their young son, Danny (Danny Lloyd).
Doctor Sleep racked up a decent Rotten Tomatoes score from fans, who branded it 'perfect'.
"A perfect film and story. Rare to have such a unique and excellent sequel," one fan said.
"The impossible task has been pulled off," a second said. "Well done Mike Flanagan. You inherit the keys to King's kingdom in my opinion."
"One of my favorite Steven King movies!" another fan wrote, as somebody else said: "I dare to say [it's] one of the best sequels ever made. I love everything about this movie!"
Doctor Sleep is streaming now on Netflix US until Thursday (January 1).