If there’s one writer whose work deserves to be treated properly on the small screen it’s Stephen King.
The genius of King’s massive body of work is that every book is related to the rest in one way or another. Some in massive ways, others in subtle ways such as a character’s surname or a throwaway reference.
And, with King saying his Dark Tower series may be rebooting on TV, ignoring the recent poorly handled movie (here), another big concept series is coming… Castle Rock.
For those not in the know, many of King’s works revolve around the New England township of Castle Rock, a sort of paranormal hotspot if you will – sort of like the Hellmouth in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
And the new series seems to be setting up this idea, seemingly drawing from characters and events in the King-verse.
We’re so in for this!
A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. The series stars André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Billy Skarsgård, Jane Levy and Scott Glenn.
Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason developed the project for television and serve as executive producers along with J.J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson and Liz Glotzer. Castle Rock is from Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Castle Rock is coming to Hulu in 2018.
Marc
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