Stephen King's THE MIST Gets a Pilot Order from Spike
The Mist is another favorite story of mine from the master of horror, Stephen King. Not only did I like the book, but I also thought the Frank Darabont-directed movie was fantastic, regardless of the controversial ending.
That story is now going to be adapted into a TV drama/horror series from Dimension Television. Spike has ordered a pilot episode that could eventually turn into a full series.
The series will tell the "harrowing story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town and creates immense havoc." There's so much that can be done with this story, and I'm curious to see how they plan on adapting it for the small screen.
The series is being developed by executive producer Christian Torpe, who created a show in Denmark called Rita. He's also helped develop programming for Showtime and AMC. I've never seen Rita, but Sharon Levy, Executive Vice President over Original Series at Spike says:
“We are thrilled to join forces with the incredibly creative Christian Torpe and Dimension Films to develop Stephen King’s enthralling novella to a compelling series unlike anything else on television."
Bob Weinstein, Co-Chariman of The Weinstein Company added:
“We are excited to be in business with Spike on their first scripted production pilot and working with the very talented Christian Torpe to further explore Stephen King’s classic novella and bring this riveting series to television audiences.
I always hope for the best for series like this because I'm such a huge fan of the horror genre and of King. I've loved what Hulu has done with 11.22.63 so far. That raised the bar and set the standard for these kinds of series, and I hope The Mist is able to hit that high-quality standard.
Source: Variety