Under the Dome (TV series)

The cast members portray characters who were mostly taken from the original novel, "although some have been combined and others have changed jobs".

• Mike Vogel as Dale "Barbie" Barbara, an Iraq War veteran visiting Chester's Mill{{cite web |title=Meet the Residents of Chester's Mill |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/under-the-dome/characters/ |publisher=CBS |access-date=December 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201091557/http://www.cbs.com/shows/under-the-dome/characters/ |archive-date=December 1, 2013}}
• Rachelle Lefevre as Julia Shumway, an investigative reporter who becomes romantically involved with Barbie
• Natalie Martinez as Linda Esquivel, a loyal and ambitious deputy who is appointed sheriff by Big Jim (seasons 1–2)
• Britt Robertson as Angie McAlister, Joe's older sister who works as a waitress and volunteers as a candy striper with dreams of escaping Chester's Mill (seasons 1–2)
• Alexander Koch as James "Junior" Rennie, Big Jim's son and deputy sheriff
• Nicholas Strong as Phil Bushey, a popular radio DJ, then acting sheriff (seasons 1–2)
• Colin Ford as Joe McAlister, a teenager whose parents are outside of the dome; younger brother of Angie
• Jolene Purdy as Dorothy "Dodee" Weaver, a radio engineer who makes contact with the outside world (regular: season 1, guest: season 2)
• Aisha Hinds as Carolyn Hill, a Los Angeles entertainment attorney, trapped in Chester's Mill (regular: season 1, recurring: seasons 2–3)
• Jeff Fahey as Howard "Duke" Perkins, Sheriff of Chester's Mill (season 1)
• Dean Norris as James "Big Jim" Rennie, a town councilman and used-car dealer
• Mackenzie Lintz as Eleanor "Norrie" Calvert-Hill, Alice's and Carolyn's daughter and Joe's love interest (recurring: season 1, regular: seasons 2–3)
• Eddie Cahill as Sam Verdreaux, a reclusive EMT, and brother-in-law of Big Jim (seasons 2–3){{cite web |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |title=Under the Dome Adds CSI: NY Star, Newcomer as Regulars for Season Two |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/under-dome-adds-csi-ny-676846 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 4, 2014 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}
• Karla Crome as Rebecca Pine, a high school science teacher who is studying the dome (season 2)
• Kylie Bunbury as Eva Sinclair, a young anthropologist who has mysteriously arrived in Chester's Mill, and also as Dawn, the daughter of Eva and Dale, and the new queen of the Kinship (season 3){{cite magazine |first=Denise |last=Petski |title=Kylie Bunbury Joins Under The Dome; Nic Bishop In Dominion |url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/kylie-bunbury-cast-under-the-dome-nic-bishop-dominion-1201382224/ |magazine=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Lind-Westbrook |title=Under the Dome Series Finale Recap: How Does It All End? |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/under-the-dome/under-the-dome-series-finale-r-57470.aspx |publisher=BuddyTV |date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914020505/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/under-the-dome/under-the-dome-series-finale-r-57470.aspx |archive-date=September 14, 2015}}

• John Elvis as Ben Drake, Joe's best friend (seasons 1–3)
• Dale Raoul as Andrea Grinnell, a local widow of a hoarder; suspicious about the numerous propane trucks coming into town (seasons 1–2)
• R. Keith Harris as Peter Shumway, Julia's husband (seasons 1–2)
• Megan Ketch as Harriet Arnold, Julia's friend; gives birth after touching the dome (seasons 1–3)
• Grace Victoria Cox as Melanie Cross, one of the original four hands who was killed in 1988; brought back to life by the dome (seasons 2–3){{cite web |first=Philiana |last=Ng |title=Under the Dome Adds Newcomer for Season 2 (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/under-dome-adds-newcomer-season-677247 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 5, 2014 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}
• Brett Cullen as Don Barbara, the estranged father of Barbie; works for Aktaion Energy and is outside the dome (seasons 2–3){{cite web |first=Roger |last=Newcomb |title=Brett Cullen & Max Ehrich Join Under the Dome; Stephen King to Make a Cameo |url=http://www.serialscoop.com/2014/05/brett-cullen-joins-under-dome.html |publisher=Serial Scoop |date=May 19, 2014 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}
• Max Ehrich as Hunter May, a computer hacker who works for Don Barbara (seasons 2–3)
• Mike Whaley as Malick, an agent from Aktaion Energy (seasons 2–3)Vo, Thao (June 23, 2018). [https://www.sheenmagazine.com/actor-mike-whaley-is-under-the-radar-just-the-way-he-likes-it/ "Actor, Mike Whaley is Under the Radar, Just the Way He Likes It"]. Sheen. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Season 1

• Samantha Mathis as Dr. Alice Calvert, Carolyn's wife and Norrie's mother
• Beth Broderick as Rose Twitchell, owner of Sweetbriar Rose
• Kevin Sizemore as Paul Randolph, a deputy sheriff
• Josh Carter as Eric "Rusty" Denton, a firefighter and Linda's fiancé; is outside the dome
• Ned Bellamy as Rev. Lester Coggins, a mortician involved in propane conspiracy and reverend of Chester's Mill
• Leon Rippy as Ollie Dinsmore, a local farmer with water wells who seeks to take the town from Big Jim
• Joe Knezevich as Freddy Denton, a deputy sheriff and Rusty's brother
• Andrew Vogel as Carter Thibodeau, a deputy sheriff
• Crystal Martinez as Nurse Adams
• Natalie Zea as Maxine Seagrave, a criminal acquaintance of Big Jim and Barbie
• Mare Winningham as Agatha Seagrave, a deceptively warm caretaker, who is Maxine's mother{{cite magazine |first=Natalie |last=Abrams |title=Mare Winningham to Guest-Star on CBS' Under the Dome |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/mare-winningham-under-dome-1067426/ |magazine=TV Guide |date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}

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Season 2

• Sherry Stringfield as Pauline Verdreaux Rennie, the late wife of Big Jim, mother of Junior, and sister of Sam; was thought to be dead, but was alive outside of the dome{{cite web |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |title=Under the Dome Enlists ER Favorite Sherry Stringfield |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/under-dome-enlists-er-favorite-681878 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 20, 2014 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}
• Dwight Yoakam as Lyle Chumley, a barber and one of the original four hands, who dated Pauline Verdreaux as a teen{{cite web |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |title=Under the Dome Enlists Dwight Yoakam |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/under-dome-enlists-dwight-yoakam-689557 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 19, 2014 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}
• Estes Tarver as Tom Tilden, a local farmer whose pigs are infected

Season 3

• Marg Helgenberger as Christine Price, supposedly a therapist sent to help the town deal with the aftermath of the dome{{cite web |author= |title=Marg Helgenberger talks Under the Dome and CSI |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marg-helgenberger-talks-under-the-dome-season-3-premiere-csi-series-finale/ |publisher=CBS News |date=June 8, 2015 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}
• Eriq La Salle as Hektor Martin, cutthroat CEO of Aktaion Energy{{cite web |first=Rebecca |last=Iannucci |title=TVLine Items: ER Doc Meets the Dome, Luke/Laura Reunion and More |url=http://tvline.com/2015/04/24/under-the-dome-eriq-la-salle-season-3-cast/ |publisher=TVLine |date=April 24, 2015 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}
• Bess Rous as Abby DeWitt, a resident who had her daughter taken away by social services
• Andrew J. West as Pete Blackwell, a construction worker
• Frank Whaley as Dr. Marston, a scientist working for Aktaion Energy
• Gia Mantegna as Lily Walters, a technician working for Aktaion Energy
• Vince Foster as Kyle Lee, a resident of Chester's Mill

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The Kinship is an alien species that can take over any living person and exert complete control over every action. Another species had sought to take over The Kinship's world, during an event known as "The Great Destruction". To survive, The Kinship abandoned their own world, hoping to live on another life-supporting planet. They place an egg inside a meteor to transport themselves across the galaxy, hoping the meteor would crash on another inhabited planet. Once there, the egg would infect the first life form that touches it.

In 1988, the Kinship's meteor crashes in Chester's Mill. Teenagers Melanie, Pauline, Sam and Lyle find the meteor in the middle of the woods. As they approach it, four glowing hand prints appear, one on each side of the meteor. When the four place their hands on the meteor, it opens, revealing a glowing pink egg. Attracted by the egg, Melanie picks it up. However, Lyle pushes her into the meteor, killing her and stopping the Kinship's infection process. Melanie's friends bury her and the alien egg, swearing never to talk about the incident again.

In 2013, two archaeologists, Christine and Eva, search for an intact egg, which they believe to be located in Chester's Mill. They work for a large energy company called "Aktaion," which has studied other eggs that crashed on Earth. All of the other eggs they had studied were damaged by their impact.

Christine and Eva find the intact egg. As Christine holds it, the infection process begins. A large pink explosion occurs, and a dome lowers around them, with a mini-dome descending over the egg. Christine and Eva are sucked into a large cave and cocooned.

Over the next six weeks, many events happen within the dome. Joe and Norrie find the mini-dome and the egg within it. The Kinship chooses Joe, Norrie, James, and Angie to be "the four hands," people who protect the dome, the mini dome, and the egg, and interact with them. Pink stars, a visible energy source, appear many times throughout the life of the dome, most noticeably on the egg.

Seasons 1 and 2 focus on the people inside the dome and on the nature of the mysterious dome itself. Season 3 provides answers to these mysteries.

In season 3, Christine resurrects Melanie, whom Christine uses to lure the townspeople into the caves so they can be cocooned and The Kinship can infect them. Halfway through the transfer process, Big Jim breaks the egg, preventing a full infection. Over time, the townspeople become absorbed by The Kinship, except for a few who fight the aliens and try to escape. These remnants of the townspeople are known as The Resistance: Julia, Big Jim, Joe, Norrie, Hunter, Barbie, and Lily, an employee of Aktaion.

After a while, the dome begins to deteriorate because the egg is being destroyed. As a result, The Kinship and The Resistance must work together to escape; otherwise, the dome will turn to stone, and everyone will suffocate and die. They eventually bring down the dome. However, The Resistance plans to capture and kill The Kinship. Once the dome comes down, the government enters Chester's Mill and imprisons everyone, letting the non-infected people (The Resistance) remain free.

All is well until a year later when The Resistance discover The Kinship's leader, Dawn, is still alive, posing as a schoolteacher and traveling with children to find another egg and bring down a new dome. She finds an intact egg and says, "We'll come back another time."

The project was first announced in November 2009.{{cite magazine |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |title=Spielberg, King team on Dome |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/spielberg-king-team-on-dome-1118011629/ |magazine=Variety |date=November 19, 2009 |access-date=January 6, 2017}} Two years later Brian K. Vaughan was hired to adapt the novel as a series, then set up at cable network Showtime.{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Trumbore |title=Brian K. Vaughan to Pen Series Adaptation of Stephen King's Under the Dome for Showtime |url=https://collider.com/brian-k-vaughn-under-the-dome/ |website=Collider.com |date=November 7, 2011 |access-date=January 6, 2017}} Showtime entertainment president David Nevins felt that the series was not right for the network and suggested to Nina Tassler, his CBS counterpart, that she take on the project. Tassler was interested and picked up the series along with attaching veteran television producer Neal Baer, who was under contract at CBS, as the showrunner. It was announced in November 2012 that CBS had bypassed ordering a pilot and given Under the Dome a 13-episode straight-to-series commitment. "This is a great novel coming to the television screen with outstanding auspices and in-season production values to create a summer programming event," commented Tassler in the official CBS press release.{{cite magazine |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title=CBS Orders Under The Dome Series From Steven Spielberg & Stephen King; Neal Baer To Run, Niels Arden Oplev To Direct |url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/cbs-orders-under-the-dome-series-from-steven-spielberg-neal-baer-to-run-niels-arden-oplev-to-direct-365203/ |magazine=Deadline Hollywood |date=November 29, 2011 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

In January 2013, CBS released its summer 2013 schedule, which revealed that Under the Dome would premiere on June 24, 2013.{{cite web |title=CBS Announces Summer Schedule Including Premiere Dates for Under the Dome, Unforgettable & Big Brother |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/cbs-announces-summer-schedule-including-premiere-dates-for-under-the-dome-big-brother/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107100849/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/cbs-announces-summer-schedule-including-premiere-dates-for-under-the-dome-big-brother/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2017 |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=January 12, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

A teaser trailer was created specially for Super Bowl XLVII. Instead of showing footage, the teaser directed viewers to the show's official website, where they could enter their street address and postal code to view photos of what their homes and neighborhood would look like "under the dome".{{cite web |title=CBS Teases Under the Dome During Super Bowl XLVII |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/63388/cbs-teases-under-dome-during-super-bowl-xlvii |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206130605/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/63388/cbs-teases-under-dome-during-super-bowl-xlvii |publisher=Dread Central |date=February 3, 2013 |archive-date=February 6, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

In the first season, Brian K. Vaughan and Stephen King served as executive producers along with Baer, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Jack Bender, Steven Spielberg, and Stacey Snider. Danish director Niels Arden Oplev produced and directed the pilot. Baer served as the showrunner for the series.{{cite web |first=Tim |last=Kenneally |title=Under the Dome Showrunner Neal Baer Sells Drama to CBS, Re-Ups With CBS Television Studios |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dome-showrunner-neal-baer-sells-drama-cbs-re-ups-cbs-television-studios/ |website=TheWrap |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2017}} Vaughan exited the series before the premiere of season two, citing personal reasons. However, he had helped plan the second season with Baer and King before he left.{{cite web |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |title=Under the Dome EP Brian K. Vaughan Exits (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/under-dome-brian-k-vaughan-exits-710573 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=January 6, 2017}} Tim Schlattmann joined the series as an executive producer for season three.{{cite web |title=Tim Schlattmann |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0772123/ |publisher=IMDb |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

Days before the series premiere aired on U.S. television, the cast and executive producers of Under the Dome met in Wilmington, North Carolina, on June 20, 2013, for an advance screening of the pilot episode. During the presentation event, the city's mayor, Bill Saffo, declared Monday, June 24, 2013, as "Dome Day", and awarded Stephen King a key to the city.{{cite web |first=Sheila |last=Brothers |title="Dome Day" Has Arrived |url=https://wilmywoodnc.com/2013/06/24/dome-day-has-arrived/ |publisher=The Wilmywood Daily |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

On June 24, 2013, the night of the series premiere, entertainment website Vulture published an article about the economics of Under the Dome; to bring the expensive production (an estimated $3 million per episode) to life, CBS had struck a deal with Amazon Video that would bring new episodes to the platform four days after they debuted on CBS. That deal, estimated at $750,000 for each episode, covered one-quarter of each episode's estimated production cost. Additionally, the article says that foreign markets also played an important role in the financing, bringing in about $1.9 million, and with the North Carolina state tax credits the show earned for filming in the state, an estimated $400,000, meant CBS had already earned back the money they paid for each episode before the episodes even aired on TV. CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves described the deals: "Combining Amazon with the international syndication deal makes Under the Dome profitable immediately".{{cite web |first=Josef |last=Adalian |title=Under the Dome and TV's New Ad-less Ways to Make Cash |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/06/under-the-dome-tv-revenue-when-ads-fail.html |publisher=Vulture |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

On July 29, 2013, the series was renewed for a 13-episode second season, with executive producer and Under the Dome novel writer Stephen King announced to be writing the second-season premiere episode.{{cite web |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |title=Under the Dome Renewed for Season 2 |url=http://tvline.com/2013/07/29/under-the-dome-season-2-renewed/ |publisher=TVLine |date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2017}} The second season premiered on June 30, 2014,{{cite magazine |title=Under the Dome Season 2, Episode 1: "Heads Will Roll" |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/under-the-dome/episode-1-season-2/heads-will-roll/509353/ |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=January 6, 2017}} with King making a cameo appearance in the episode, as a customer in the Sweetbriar Rose diner. The second season ended on September 22, 2014.{{cite magazine |title=Under the Dome Season 2, Episode 13: "Go Now" |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/under-the-dome/episode-13-season-2/go-now/509353/ |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

On October 9, 2014, the series was renewed for a third season.{{cite web |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |title=CBS Renews Under the Dome, Extant |url=http://tvline.com/2014/10/09/under-the-dome-season-3-renewed-extant-season-2-cbs/ |publisher=TVLine |date=October 9, 2014 |access-date=January 6, 2017}} During a CBS press briefing in May 2015, showrunner and executive producer Neal Baer promised answers in the new season. "We will tell you why the dome came down and what it's about", with new executive producer Tim Schlattman adding, "You'll see how these puzzle pieces form a puzzle that may be different from what you thought it would be".{{cite web |first=Rebecca |last=Iannucci |title=Under the Dome EPs Promise to Answer Show's Biggest Questions in Season 3 |url=http://tvline.com/2015/05/18/under-the-dome-season-3-spoilers-dean-norris-marg-helgenberger/ |publisher=TVLine |date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

A month later, Baer provided some insight on the series as a whole, saying that each season has "an overarching philosophy". "The first year was faith, fear and fascism. The second year was faith vs. science. This year, it's the individual vs. the group, with the theme being the enemy within."{{cite web |first=Laurel |last=Brown |title=Under the Dome Boss: Season 3 Will Answer Who — or What — Is Behind the Dome |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/under-dome-season-3-will-804055 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 24, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

The third season premiered on June 25, 2015.{{cite magazine |title=Under the Dome Season 3, Episode 1: "Move On" |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/under-the-dome/episode-1-season-3/move-on/509353/ |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=January 6, 2017}} Following information from CBS entertainment chairman Nina Tassler in August that "The Dome is coming down at the end of this season", speculation started that the third season would also be the final season,{{cite magazine |first=James |last=Hibberd |title=Under the Dome: CBS drops major finale spoiler |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/08/10/under-dome-spoiler-down/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 10, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}} which CBS confirmed at the end of the month.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |title=Under the Dome End Date Set, Series Finale to Air Sept. 10 |url=http://tvline.com/2015/08/31/under-the-dome-cancelled-season-4-cbs/ |publisher=TVLine |date=August 31, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

In an interview after the series finale aired on September 10, 2015,{{cite magazine |title=Under the Dome Season 3, Episode 13: "The Enemy Within" |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/under-the-dome/episode-13-season-3/the-enemy-within/509353/ |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=January 6, 2017}} Neal Baer said he was "very happy with this ending. I feel very satisfied. We made it so there could be another [season]… but it wasn't necessary."{{cite web |first=Rebecca |last=Iannucci |title=Under the Dome EP Talks 'Satisfying' End, Hypothetical Season 4 Plan |url=http://tvline.com/2015/09/10/under-the-dome-finale-recap-season-4/ |publisher=TVLine |date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

Baer had previously stated in an interview in October 2013 that he knew what the ending of the show would be, and that five seasons of 13 episodes would be an ideal length.{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Fletcher |title=Under the Dome exec Neal Baer: "We know how the show will end" |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/interviews/a527542/under-the-dome-exec-neal-baer-we-know-how-the-show-will-end/ |publisher=Digital Spy |date=October 30, 2013 |access-date=January 6, 2017}} Despite this, when the series ended in 2015 after only three seasons, Baer said a potential fourth season would've been a "real challenge", as the third-season finale left the show in a situation where he questioned ""Then what?" Would we do the same thing again?"

CBS affiliate WRAL-TV reported August 10, 2015, that tours around the show sets in the EUE/Screen Gems studio would be wrapping early, because the sets no longer used for the series were going to be torn down.{{cite web |first=Kathy |last=Hanrahan |title=Under the Dome set tours wrap this weekend |url=http://www.wral.com/-under-the-dome-set-tours-wrap-this-weekend/14822027/ |publisher=WRAL-TV |date=August 10, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Sheila |last=Brothers |title=Under the Dome Vacates Wilmywood: More details |url=https://wilmywoodnc.com/2015/08/05/under-the-dome-vacates-wilmywood-more-details/ |publisher=The Wilmywood Daily |date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

On August 25, 2015, it was reported that the show's props would be sold between August 27 and 29, 2015.{{cite web |first=Brandon |last=Shope |title=Under the Dome Selling Majority of Set Props and Decorations |url=http://www.twcnews.com/nc/coastal/news/2015/08/25/under-the-dome-selling-majority-of-set-props-and-decorations-.html |publisher=Spectrum News |date=August 25, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}{{cite news |first=Hunter |last=Ingram |title=Under the Dome sets, costumes for sale Thursday |url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20150825/under-the-dome-sets-costumes-for-sale-thursday |newspaper=Star-News |date=August 25, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

Filming for the series officially began in Southport and Wilmington, both in North Carolina, on February 28, 2013.{{cite news |url=http://wilmonfilm.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11937/stephen-king-tv-series-under-the-dome-to-film-in-wilmington/ |title=Stephen King TV series Under the Dome to film in Wilmington |newspaper=Star-News |last=Foss |first=Cassie |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}{{cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |title=CBS' Nina Tassler Talks Person of Interest, Elementary, Brian K. Vaughan's Under the Dome, How I Met Your Mother Season 9, and More |url=https://collider.com/nina-tassler-under-the-dome-person-of-interest-interview/223819/ |website=Collider.com |access-date=January 12, 2013 |date=January 12, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/under-the-dome-tv-series-27122/ |author= |title=Under the Dome: Production Begins on New TV Series |publisher=TV Series Finale |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2013}} Additional filming took place in Burgaw.{{cite web |first=Bailey |last=Hicks |title=Under the Dome films in Burgaw |url=http://burgaw.wect.com/news/arts-culture/67673-under-dome-films-burgaw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006222227/http://burgaw.wect.com/news/arts-culture/67673-under-dome-films-burgaw |publisher=WECT |date=March 26, 2013 |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2017}} It was confirmed on October 9, 2014 that even after extensive cuts to the state tax credits, filming would remain in the Wilmington area for the show's third season.{{cite news |first=Hunter |last=Ingram |title=Under the Dome to film third season in Wilmington |url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20141009/under-the-dome-to-film-third-season-in-wilmington |newspaper=Star-News |date=October 9, 2014 |access-date=June 5, 2017}}

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On June 27, 2013, King acknowledged that "the TV version of Under the Dome varies considerably from the book version", and called the series "very good" while commenting on some of those differences:{{cite web |first=Stephen |last=King |title=A Letter From Stephen |url=http://stephenking.com/promo/utd_on_tv/letter.html |publisher=StephenKing.com |date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}

[If] you look closely, you'll see that most of my characters are still there, although some have been combined and others have changed jobs. That's also true of the big stuff, like the supermarket riot, the reason for all that propane storage, and the book's thematic concerns with diminishing resources. Many of the changes wrought by Brian K. Vaughan and his team of writers have been of necessity, and I approved of them wholeheartedly. Some have been occasioned by their plan to keep the dome in place over Chester's Mill for months instead of little more than a week, as is the case in the book. Other story modifications are slotting into place because the writers have completely reimagined the source of the dome.

The first season has a score of 68/100, based on 45 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews", on review aggregator website Metacritic.{{cite web |title=Under the Dome: Season 1 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/under-the-dome |website=Metacritic |access-date=September 16, 2023}} The season has a score of 83%, based on 52 reviews, on film and TV review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes; the site's critical consensus for the season reads: "Under the Dome is an effective and engrossing horror/mystery with airtight plotting and great special effects."{{cite web |title=Under the Dome: Season 1 (2013) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/under-the-dome/s01/ |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 16, 2023}}

Positive reviews included Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter, who wrote that "the intriguing Stephen King adaption is filled with storytelling promise",{{cite web |first=Tim |last=Goodman |title=Under the Dome: TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/under-dome-tv-review-564874 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 8, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2016}} Glenn Garvin of the Miami Herald, who wrote that "based on the pilot episode — with its taut script, strong performances and special effects that are impressive without being overwhelming — there's hope that Under The Dome might measure up to its unsettling print progenitor",{{cite news |first=Glenn |last=Garvin |title=Promising pilot suggests CBS' Dome could live up to Stephen King's novel |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/22/3465970/promising-pilot-suggests-cbs-dome.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |date=June 22, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}{{dead link|date=August 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and Verne Gay of Newsday, who wrote that the show "looks like a summer winner".{{cite news |first=Verne |last=Gay |title=Under the Dome review: Stephen King fling |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/under-the-dome-review-stephen-king-fling-1.5540277 |newspaper=Newsday |date=June 21, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2016}} A negative review came from Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe, who wrote that "so much is working against Under the Dome, it's hard to get genuinely excited. While the arrival of the dome is intriguing, the characters are not".{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Gilbert |title=With ABC's Under the Dome, here we go again |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/tv/2013/06/23/with-abc-under-the-dome-here-again/ztiZ7xIG1mOxF885lYr1jN/story.html |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=June 23, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}

The second season has a score of 52/100, based on nine reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews", on review aggregator website Metacritic.{{cite web |title=Under the Dome: Season 2 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/under-the-dome/season-2 |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 1, 2016}} The season has a score of 61%, based on 18 reviews, on film and TV review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes; the site's critical consensus for the season reads: "Though it reins in some of the first season's absurdity and shows potential for improvement, Under the Dome's second season still feels like a ride with no closure."{{cite web |title=Under the Dome: Season 2 (2014) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/under-the-dome/s02/ |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 16, 2023}}

Negative reviews included Hank Stuever of The Washington Post, who wrote that "I just don't buy Under the Dome, on any level. I think the story is a shambles and the concept is dumb",{{cite news |first=Hank |last=Stuever |title=Under the Dome: A ludicrous tale enters its second season |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/under-the-dome-a-ludicrous-tale-enters-its-second-season/2014/06/29/eb44b65a-fd90-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 29, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2016}} and Verne Gay of Newsday, who wrote "Under the dumb".{{cite news |first=Verne |last=Gay |title=Under the Dome review: Welcome wearing thin with season 2 premiere |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/under-the-dome-season-2-premiere-review-laying-an-egg-1.8591199 |newspaper=Newsday |date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2016}} However, other critics were more positive; Mark Dawidziak of The Plain Dealer wrote that "If not top-tier TV terror fare, Under the Dome certainly is solid second-level stuff. And given the state of horror on television these days, that's a bloody good compliment. Even while acknowledging the occasional misstep, give Under the Dome credit for getting a lot of things right",{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Dawidziak |title=Under the Dome makes lively return to Chester's Mill (review) |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2014/06/under_the_dome_makes_lively_return_to_chesters_mill.html |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2016}} while Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe wrote that "there are glimmers of hope for season two".{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Rodman |title=Under the Dome has some explaining to do |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2014/06/29/dome/5e5YCoDH7ULY957eK1aVKK/story.html |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=June 30, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2016}}

In a June 2015 interview with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss season three, Neal Baer commented on the "less-than-favorable" critical reception to previous episodes. "I always feel like critics ... if they could do it better, they'd be writing the show. So bring it on! ... It's really easy to criticize, and it's really hard to develop a show." Baer also stated, "I think criticism is important, because it brings context to shows. It gives insight. ... But criticism has changed so much in the past several years because of the Internet. There are so many places, so many voices. Sometimes it feels like there's a bandwagon of sorts!" Jokingly, Baer did note that "fortunately, the audience has been pretty critic-proof in many ways."

The third season received mixed reviews. Positive reviews included Ken Tucker of Yahoo!, who wrote that "Under the Dome is certainly broadcast television's most enjoyable science-fiction/fantasy series, a summer treat that, while sometimes silly and over-the-top, is never less than energetically imaginative and aware of the history of its genre",{{cite web |first=Ken |last=Tucker |title=Under The Dome Is Back, More Fun Than Ever |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/under-the-dome-review-stephen-king-122436101920.html |publisher=Yahoo! |date=June 25, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2016}} Scott Von Doviak of The A.V. Club, who wrote that "this show is always more fun when it leans into its sci-fi elements",{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Von Doviak |title=Under The Dome: "Move On"/"But I'm Not" |url=https://www.avclub.com/under-the-dome-move-on-but-i-m-not-1798184220 |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=June 25, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2016}} and Paul Dailly of TV Fanatic, who wrote that "All things considered, this was a solid, if unspectacular return for the show".{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Dailly |title=Under the Dome Season Premiere Review: It's Time To Move On! |url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2015/06/under-the-dome-season-premiere-review-its-time-to-move-on/ |publisher=TV Fanatic |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2016}} Negative reviews included Kevin Yeoman of Screen Rant, who wrote that "There is a certain joy that comes from watching something as consistently moronic as Under the Dome",{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=Yeoman |title=Under the Dome Season 3 Premiere: Dome As It Ever Was |url=https://screenrant.com/under-the-dome-season-3-premiere-review/ |website=ScreenRant |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2016}} and Tim Surette of TV.com, who wrote that "it takes balls to think your audience is so dumb and brain dead that you feel the need to explain the big twist in the episode that's about to happen before the episode even begins".{{cite web |last1=Surette |first1=Tim |title=Under the Dome Season 3 Premiere Review: More Dome-tacular Than Ever |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/under-the-dome/community/post/under-the-dome-season-3-premiere-episode-1-episode-2-move-on-but-im-not-review-143527653870/ |publisher=TV.com |access-date=May 17, 2016 |date=June 26, 2015}}

The Under the Dome series premiere aired June 24, 2013, and established new records. It was the highest-rated CBS summer premiere since Big Brother{{'}}s 2000 season, the most-watched drama summer premiere on any television network since 1992, and the second highest rated premiere of the 2012–13 United States network television schedule after The Following.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/06/25/under-the-dome-cbs-ratings/2456521/ |title=Dome sets summer ratings records |access-date=July 3, 2013 |date=June 25, 2013 |newspaper=USA Today |author=Levin, Gary}} With DVR viewership figures added, the series premiere was viewed by a total of 17.76 million viewers.{{cite web|first=Amanda |last=Kondolojy |title=Live + 7 Day DVR Playback Boosts the Premiere of Under the Dome to 17.76 Million Viewers |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/15/live-7-day-dvr-playback-boosts-the-premiere-of-under-the-dome-to-17-76-million-viewers/192022/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717212902/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/15/live-7-day-dvr-playback-boosts-the-premiere-of-under-the-dome-to-17-76-million-viewers/192022/ |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=July 15, 2013 |archive-date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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In Canada, the series premiered on June 24, 2013, on Global Television Network.{{cite web|title=Under the Dome |url=http://www.globaltv.com/underthedome/index.html |publisher=Global Television Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607144636/http://www.globaltv.com/underthedome/index.html |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |url-status=dead }} In Australia, the series premiered on June 25, 2013, on Network Ten,{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Airdate: Under the Dome|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/06/airdate-under-the-dome.html |publisher=TV Tonight|date=June 13, 2013|access-date=November 2, 2016}} and on January 4, 2015, on TV H!TS.{{cite web|title=New This Week: The Musketeers S2, NFL Playoffs & more|url=http://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/Foxtel-Blog/NEW-THIS-WEEK-The-Musketeers-S2-NFL-Playoffs-amp-more/ba-p/39126|author=DHiggins|publisher=Foxtel|date=December 29, 2014|access-date=November 2, 2016}} In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on August 19, 2013, on Channel 5.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/08/channel-5-sets-uk-premiere-date-for-under-the-dome/|first=Patrick|last=Munn|title=Channel 5 Sets UK Premiere Date For Under The Dome|publisher=TVWise|date=August 7, 2013|access-date=November 2, 2016}} In the Republic of Ireland, the series premiered on September 12, 2014, on RTÉ2.{{cite web|title=Current Programme Highlights |url=http://www.rte.ie/mediasales/television/programming-rtetwo-highlights.html |publisher=RTÉ2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912053340/http://www.rte.ie/mediasales/television/programming-rtetwo-highlights.html |archive-date=September 12, 2013 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |url-status=dead }} On September 21, 2018, the entire series started a re-run on Horror Channel in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=Under the Dome |url=http://www.horrorchannel.co.uk/shows.php?title=under+the+dome |publisher=Horror Channel |access-date=September 21, 2018}} In India, it is digitally available to stream on MX Player in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. English is available to Stream on Amazon Prime.{{cite web |title=Under the Dome |url=https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.04b9fea3-4fdb-499c-b67e-f26cb943fff8&ref_=atv_dp_share_seas&r=web |publisher=Amazon Prime}}

A "Complete Series" DVD pack was released on June 20, 2017.{{cite web |first=David |last=Lambert |title=Under the Dome – Based on the Stephen King Book, 'The Complete Series' Comes to DVD! |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Dome-The-Complete-Series/23201 |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |date=April 11, 2017 |access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414104802/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Dome-The-Complete-Series/23201|archive-date=April 14, 2017}}

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