The Shining

6.3 Apr 1997 1 Season 3 Episodes TV-14

Ended

Overview

A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.

Lakeside Productions · Warner Bros. Television

🇺🇸 United States · English

Rebecca De Mornay

Wendy Torrance

Steven Weber

Jack Torrance

Wil Horneff

Tony

Courtland Mead

Danny Torrance

Cynthia Garris

217 Woman

Mick Garris

Director

Stephen King

Novel

Stephen King

Teleplay

Lynn Kressel

Casting

Stephen King

Executive Producer

Mark Carliner

Producer

Elliot Friedgen

Producer

Elliot Friedgen

Supervising Producer

Shelly Johnson

Director of Photography

Struggling writer Jack Torrance takes his wife and psychic young son along to his winter job as caretaker of a sinister mountain resort.

Jack begins his slide into dementia when he uncovers the hotel's devious past, while Danny encounters the thing in room 217 and the horrific topiary.

Danny uses his "shining" to call Halloran for help as Jack finally goes over the edge.