The film has two primary versions available on Digital and Blu-ray :

: Dan settles in New Hampshire, achieves sobriety through AA, and works at a hospice. He uses his gift to comfort dying patients, earning the nickname "Doctor Sleep".

Decades after his traumatic childhood at the Overlook Hotel, (Ewan McGregor) is an adult struggling with alcoholism to suppress his psychic "shining" abilities.

: Dan's peace is disrupted when he telepathically connects with Abra Stone (Kyliegh Curran), a teen with a shine even more powerful than his own.

Released in 2019, Doctor Sleep is a supernatural horror-drama written, directed, and edited by . Serving as a direct sequel to both Stephen King’s 1977 novel The Shining and Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film adaptation, it reconciles their diverging endings into a singular narrative. Core Premise & Plot

: They are hunted by the True Knot , a nomadic cult of psychic vampires led by Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson). The cult survives by torturing children with the shine to consume their "steam" (life force). Theatrical vs. Director's Cut