Doctor Sleep
Movie, 2019, The Overlook, Set in Danny Torrance, grown up
Doctor Sleep is #30 of 42 in release order and #37 of 42 in chronological order in the Stephen King Universe.
The story
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".
Doctor Sleep recap
Doctor Sleep (2019) follows Danny Torrance, the boy from The Shining, now a troubled alcoholic adult who must protect a girl with a powerful shine. Mike Flanagan directs Ewan McGregor as Dan, Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone and Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat. Dan drifts to a small New Hampshire town, gets sober with help from Billy Freeman (Cliff Curtis) and works at a hospice, where he uses his gift to comfort the dying, earning the nickname Doctor Sleep. The ghost of Dick Hallorann (Carl Lumbly) advises him. Abra senses a murder of a boy by the True Knot, a group of near-immortal travellers led by Rose who torture psychic children to feed on their "steam". She reaches out to Dan, and Rose learns about Abra and wants her. Dan and Abra ambush the Knot in the woods, but Billy is killed and Rose escapes. Dan decides to take Abra to the place where his own power is strongest: the Overlook.
Doctor Sleep ending explained
Doctor Sleep ends with Dan dying as the Overlook burns. At the abandoned hotel, Dan wakes its ghosts, and they devour Rose. The hotel tries to possess Dan as it did his father, and he overrides the boiler and dies in the blaze while Abra escapes. Later his ghost visits Abra. In the novel, the Overlook is already gone, Dan survives, and the climax takes place at the campground on its site.
Post-credits scenes
No. Doctor Sleep has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Where to watch Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep is streaming on fuboTV and Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%
Where it fits
- Release order: after It Chapter Two, before Pet Sematary.
- Chronological order: after The Shining, before Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.
What to watch before Doctor Sleep
The Shining (1980), which Doctor Sleep (2019) continues.
Cast
- Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance
- Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat
- Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone
- Cliff Curtis as Billy Freeman
- Zahn McClarnon as Crow Daddy
- Emily Alyn Lind as Snakebite Andi
- Selena Anduze as Apron Annie
- Robert Longstreet as Barry the Chunk
- Carel Struycken as Grampa Flick
- Katie Parker as Silent Sarey
- Jamie Flanagan as Diesel Doug
- Met Clark as Short Eddie
Directed by Mike Flanagan.