The Stand (2020)

The Stand is the 2020 limited series adaptation of Stephen King's post-apocalyptic epic, tracking the survivors of a devastating plague as they converge for a final reckoning between good and evil. Alexander Skarsgard slinks through the miniseries as Randall Flagg, the story's charismatic embodiment of chaos, and he brings a physical intensity to the role that goes well beyond menace. Two scenes collected here catch him baring skin amid the show's bleak atmosphere, proof that even apocalyptic dread leaves room for something explicit. Grim as the source material gets, this hub makes clear the production wasn't shy about mixing sex appeal into the destruction.