Stephen King’s new novel, released today, will be turned into a limited television series.
Spyglass Media Group, LLC announced that it has optioned King’s “The Institute,” attaching Emmy Award winners David E.
Kelley (“Big Little Lies”) to adapt and executive produce the limited series with Jack Bender (“Lost”) serving as director and executive producer.King’s “The Institute” is centered on a young boy with special abilities who, along with several other children, are trapped by a group of adults dedicated to extracting their powers.Kelley and Bender are no strangers to adapting King stories: The duo developed and directed the well-received “Mr.
Mercedes,” a crime drama based on a trilogy of King novels.
The Season 3 premiere of “Mr.
Mercedes” will air on Audience tonight.“I am thrilled to be working with Spyglass Media and couldn’t be more excited that we’ll be starting with Stephen King’s extraordinary new book,
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