MGM+ has ordered an eight-part series based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel. laboratory, deadline It was reported this week. The novel follows the plight of Luke Ellis, a 12-year-old with telepathic and telekinetic powers, and other children who are kidnapped and held in a facility deep in the Maine woods, where their powers are exploited. Their story becomes intertwined with that of former police officer Tim Jamison. I absolutely loved this book when it came out, and as a lifelong King reader hardened by the disappointment of the terrible adaptation, I chose to remain hopeful.
What we know about the cast so far is Ben Barnes (shadow and bones) as Jamieson and Mary-Louise Parker (weed) as the evil Mrs. Sigsby, according to deadline. The show features Benjamin Cavell as writer and executive producer. Cavell led the way in the 2020s. stand Miniseries remake, that’s it… Well, that happened. Once again, we are hopeful here. Production begins in Nova Scotia later this year.
