Under the Dome

Brian K. Vaughan to Pen Series Adaptation of Stephen King’s UNDER THE DOME for Showtime

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: November 7th, 2011 at 5:47 pm

Award-winning comic book/television writer Brian K. Vaughan (Lost) has signed on to adapt iconic author Stephen King’s Under the Dome as a series for Showtime. King’s 2009 novel is a supernatural thriller that pits local folks against each other when they find their vacation town in Maine (obviously) cut off from the rest of the world by a mysterious force field. The story rights were secured by DreamWorks’ Television’s Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider shortly after publication.

Known for his work on some of the more memorable episodes of Lost (“Meet Kevin Johnson”), Vaughan is also the writer behind comic book series “Y: The Last Man,” “Ex Machina,” and “Runaways.” Hit the jump for more on Under the Dome.

Showtime Teams with Steven Spielberg and Stephen King for Series Adaptation of UNDER THE DOME

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: August 30th, 2011 at 1:04 pm

Though we may not be getting the unprecedented film and TV series adaptation of The Dark Tower anytime soon, that doesn’t mean more of Stephen King’s work isn’t venturing to the small screen soon. Deadline has word that Showtime is teaming with the veteran author to adapt his 2009 novel Under the Dome into an ambitious drama series. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television are behind the series which revolves around locals at a Maine vacation spot who battle one another when a force field suddenly surrounds their town and cuts them off from the rest of the world.

This is the first sci-fi undertaking for Showtime in quite some time as the network has been comfortable with quirky dramatic comedy series like United States of Tara and Weeds, costume dramas like The Borgias and The Tudors, and of course Dexter, easily their best running series. As for Spielberg, Falling Skies seems to have worked out all right, and Terra Nova is one the way, so he must be having some fun slapping his name and expertise on these TV endeavors. Under the Dome is certainly an enticing concept for a drama series, rich with a huge cast of characters and expansive story so I’m certainly interested to see how this turns out. Hit the jump to read the synopsis of the book.

Steven Spielberg to Produce TV Adaptation of Stephen King’s UNDER THE DOME

by Ramses Flores    Posted: November 19th, 2009 at 10:28 pm

Stephen King’s latest, Under the Dome, only came out last week but there are already plans to adapt the novel for TV. Stephen King TV adaptations are rarely anything to get excited about these days since most end up being disappointments, but when Steven Spielberg is the man behind the project everything changes.  The powerhouse duo are now working with DreamWorks TV in setting up an event series based on the recent bestseller, which will most likely be on cable.  You can get all of the details after the jump.

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