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Comic 'Locke & Key' receives a 10-episode order from Netflix
Fans of Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez were disappointed when Hulu passed on a pilot based on the comic series from IDW Publishing. However, Deadline reports that the series will be coming to Netflix, with an initial 10-episode order.
Netflix is adapting Stephen King and Joe Hill's 'In the Tall Grass'
Netflix is expanding its lineup based on Stephen King's works. According to Deadline and Variety, the streaming service has picked up the rights to In The Tall Grass, a novella written by the horror maestro and his son, Joe Hill, who's also an acclaimed horror author. Netflix is reportedly turning the novella into a feature film, which will star James Marsden (Westworld, X-Men) and will be directed by Vincenzo Natali known for Cube and Splice. The story revolves around a pair of siblings on a cross-country road trip who find themselves unable to leave a field of tall grass after venturing into it to save a little boy crying for help. Unfortunately, it's too early in the film's development to say when it will become available on the service.
Hulu won't adapt horror comic 'Locke & Key' after all
The second attempt to turn Joe Hill's comic Locke & Key into a television series has foundered after Hulu opted not to pick it up as a series. According to Deadline Hollywood, the streaming service produced a pilot, had staffed a writer's room and had even built sets. But, the show was victim to a management shift at the company, with a new content head and CEO coming in after the pilot was greenlit.
Hulu eyes Joe Hill's 'Locke & Key' horror comic for new series
After a few false starts, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's award-winning horror comic Locke & Key is getting another shot at coming to your screen. Hulu is producing an hour-long pilot adaptation with Lost's Carlton Cuse executive producing and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson filming it.
