Stephen King's The Stand (1994)

All four parts of the miniseries based on the novel by Stephen King. When a lab run by the government lets a deadly virus escape, the majority of the world's population is destroyed. Those who survived all recount having seen two figures in their dreams - a terrifying man or a mysterious old woman, representing the forces of good and evil. Now a final confrontation between the two figures looks set to take place. The cast includes Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald. The episodes are: 'The Plague', 'The Dreams', 'The Betrayal' and 'The Stand.