We are now coming to the end of what has been a stellar year for Stephen King adaptations. A total of six different projects premiered either on the big screen or on television, and they have spanned just about the entire calendar – from Osgood Perkins' The Monkey back in February, to HBO's IT: Welcome To Derry, which will air its Season 1 finale this Sunday. As great as it is to look back at what came out in 2025, however, there is also what seems to be a never-ending flow of new King adaptations in the works, and now joining that list is a project that is being personally developed by Giancarlo Esposito.
The Breaking Bad star has some interesting history with King, as he had a small role in 1986's Maximum Overdrive (the author's notorious directorial debut) and starred in the premiere episode of the anthology series Creepshow (which is based on King's short story "Gray Matter"). Now, according to Deadline, he is working to make a movie based on "The Dreamers" – which happens to be my favorite novella included in the 2024 omnibus You Like It Darker. Esposito says that a deal is presently being finalized to make the adaptation, and he collaborating with screenwriter Guy Busick, with whom he had the chance to work on the 2024 horror movie Abigail.
