Stephen King’s works have long been the hottest properties in Hollywood, but adaptations of the horror titan’s books are usually limited to the big screen. Misery, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, and Stand By Me are all heralded as film classics, but King’s television forays often fall by the wayside. (Justice for Rose Red and Under the Dome!)
But in the era of streaming series being referred to as “10 hour movies,” King’s most iconic horror novel is being turned into a full-fledged TV series. At the helm of this project is Mike Flanagan, fresh from his movie adaptation of King’s short story The Life of Chuck. A King adaptation veteran and a television horror icon, Flanagan’s involvement in this adaptation is the perfect marriage of source material and form — and another addition to the filmmaker’s busy schedule.
