The Stand controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
The Stand criticized for casting hearing actor as deaf character
Public backlash
Before The Stand premiered on CBS All-Access, members of the deaf community criticized the series for casting hearing actor Henry Zaga as deaf character Nick Andros. An online letter signed by more than 70 people objected to the casting and said no deaf actors were invited to audition for the role.
Ahead of The Stand's premiere on CBS All-Access, members of the deaf community criticized the series for casting hearing actor Henry Zaga as deaf character Nick Andros. An online letter signed by more than 70 people objected to the casting and said no deaf actors were invited to audition for the role.
Source excerpt
Ahead of the Dec. 17 premiere of The Stand on CBS All-Access, the new adaptation of Stephen King's classic dystopian novel is coming under fire from prominent members of the deaf community.
A new letter that's circulating online and signed by over 70 individuals — including entrepreneur and activist Keely Cat-Wells and Broadway star John McGinty — takes the nine-episode series to task for casting a hearing actor, Henry Zaga, in the role of Nick Andros, the lone deaf survivor of the Captain Trips virus that wipes out most of humanity.
The decision was made without respect to and for Deaf professionals