First Locke and Key was to be a TV series in 2011, then it was set to be a movie trilogy (here), then Hulu were bringing it t series (here) and now it’s getting the TV treatment again.
Yes, the superb comic series published by IDW comics and created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriquez has had a pretty complicated time getting to the screen – big or small – but now, thanks to Netflix, it seems that its time has come.
Yes, Netflix is bringing the tale straight to series and is in talks to license the rights for the IP and redevelop the drama with IDW Entertainment.
“The Netflix series is not the Hulu pilot. Instead, [Lost’s Carlton] Cuse and Joe Hill will redevelop the series for the streaming giant with an entirely new cast and new director. Andy Muschietti, who helmed the Hulu pilot, is busy with It 2 and is no longer available to direct. He will still be credited as an executive producer on the Netflix series.
“Netflix’s series pickup comes two months after Hulu surprisingly passed on picking up its Locke and Key pilot to series. At the time, WME — who reps Cuse and Muschietti — held screenings of the Hulu pilot in an attempt to find the series a new home, with Amazon and Netflix among those having kicked the tires on the show.”
Word is new Hulu CEO Randy Freer didn’t want to go ahead with the series so Netflix swooped in.
Locke and Key is a horror/fantasy series that revolves around three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Maine only to find the house has magical keys that give them an array of powers. Little do they know, a devious demon also wants the keys and will stop at nothing to attain them.
So, all being well, in a year or so we can all look forward to the full first season dropping some friday, just in time for us to put the weekend in binging it. Yes!
Source: THR
Marc
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