![]() ![]() Image via CBS Under the Dome helped create a shift in the importance of summer programming when it was the biggest success in the summer, in two decades. From the panel, we’ve compiled a list of 15 things you should know about the upcoming season of Under the Dome. Since the inhabitants of the sleepy town of Chester’s Mill have been forced to adapt to daily threats, in order to survive their isolation, the Dome continues to reveal more of its ultimate agenda for them.ĭuring a panel at the CBS Summer Junket, to discuss the network’s summer programming, actor Dean Norris and new cast member Marg Helgenberger, along with showrunner Neal Baer and executive producer Tim Schlattmann, talked about getting definite answers about why the Dome has come down, that Season 3 is a reboot that even new viewers can jump into, what first happened 25 years ago that set all of these events in motion, how Big Jim (Norris) has changed, what Christine Price (Helgenberger) has been doing in Chester’s Mill until now, how much of what they’re exploring was always part of the plan, and just how involved Stephen King is, at this point. ![]() ![]() Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, the CBS hit summer series Under the Dome tells the story of a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. ![]()
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