Darabont/Weinsteins developing The Mist series

[Man in the Suit]

Harvey and Bob Weinstein of The Weinstein Company is bolstering their presence on the television scene, reports the L.A. Times. And, in addition to the Scream television series we've been reporting on, it appears Bob Weinstein wants a television series based on The Mist as well.

According to the Times, Weinstein is "developing a proposed 10-part series with Frank Darabont, based on Dimension’s film version of Stephen King’s “The Mist."

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/341109-darabont-developing-the-mist-television-series/

 

[jonathancrane]

Why?

Sure, I'll probably end up liking it, but the film was perfect to begin with.

 

[Octoberist]

Haha..okay.

 

[jonathancrane]

I take it you did not enjoy the Mist?

 

[Matt]

I know that Under the Dome was a success, but this is getting ridiculous. Is this gonna be the new thing? Any book that King is willing to pimp out will be a TV series? 11/22/63, I can sort of see. Hell, there are plenty of King properties that would work as TV shows (such as The Stand, the Dark Tower series and even Salem's Lot come to mind), but The Mist isn't one of them. It is like It. It is a self-contained, fairly limited story. Hell, the terror of The Mist is the unknown. A TV series, by its very nature would have to expand upon the unknown, undermining the entire purpose of the series.

 

[Teelie]

I can see The Mist as a mini series or a prolonged "maxi" series but not a regular run. There's enough you can stretch out there for 13 episodes but to keep going past that means finally revealing details that take away the mystique and origins of just what/where the Mist came from. Then where do you go from there? Fighting it back? Going to where it came from? It seems like there's only so much potential there before it turns into another more generically written series.

 

[Perfect Cell]

I can see The Mist as a mini series or a prolonged "maxi" series but not a regular run. There's enough you can stretch out there for 13 episodes but to keep going past that means finally revealing details that take away the mystique and origins of just what/where the Mist came from. Then where do you go from there? Fighting it back? Going to where it came from? It seems like there's only so much potential there before it turns into another more generically written series.

Sooo.... essentially it'll be Half-Life? Valve took inspiration for Half-Life from The Mist, so a Mist TV series can take inspiration from Half-Life. And I've gone cross-eyed.

 

[Teelie]

It could be. They say 10 part miniseries which is good but I hope it stays at that and doesn't turn into a regular series that completely loses its connection to the source material.

 

[X-Ray]

Interesting. I liked the movie so I'll check this out. Let's hope they stick to the 10 part miniseries format.

 

[Victarion]

Maybe they'll legitimize my headcannon (Dark Tower spoilers)

Spoiler

and use this as a prelude to the emergence of Arthur Eld.

But likely they'll dig into some of the people behind the Arrowhead Project. Even if this thing turns out to be a stinker, it doesn't harm the movie one bit.

 

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The Mist TV series gets a pilot order from Spike


Last September, Dimension Television announced that they were bringing The Mist, based on the classic Stephen King novella and film by Frank Darabont, to television, and now word comes that the Viacom-owned cable network Spike has given a pilot order for the show.

Stephen King has given his blessing to the project, which is a continuing series from acclaimed writer Christian Torpe. Torpe created the successful show “Rita” in Denmark, now finishing its fourth season, and has developed programming for both Showtime and AMC.
Using the book and movie as influences, the series tells an original story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town but contains limitless havoc. From psychological terrors to otherworldly creatures, the mist causes the town residents’ darkest demons to appear forcing them to battle the supernatural event and, more importantly, each other.
“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,” said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films.
“The terror and drama in Stephen King’s novella are so vast that we felt serialized television is the best place to explore them in greater depth,” Weinstein said previously. “With this show, Christian has created a fascinating band of characters and a story with infinite scares.”
Frank Darabont’s fillm adaptation was released in 2007 and grossed $57 million worldwide on an $18 million budget, and went on to achieve critical acclaim. The original novella by King has also provided the inspiration for some high profile video games including Silent Hill and Half-Life.

 

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The Mist Set For 2017

Posted: May 6, 2016, 00:30:25
Section: TV » The Mist
Spike confirms in a press release that The Mist goes into production this summer and airs in 2017.

 

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Nine More Join "The Mist" TV Series

By Garth Franklin Wednesday July 13th 2016 03:02PM
Nine more names have joined the cast of the ten-episode TV series adaptation of Stephen King's novella "The Mist" which begins production this summer for a launch on Spike TV next year.
The story follows a foreboding mist that arrives in one small town ushering in a terrifying new reality for its residents, putting their humanity to the test. Here's the breakdown of the new characters:
Alyssa Sutherland as "Eve Cunningham," a wife and mother who fights to protect her teenage daughter from unknown dangers lurking both inside and outside the mist while facing down her past.
Gus Birney as "Alex Cunningham," the teenage daughter of Kevin and Eve Cunningham. She's always been the 'good daughter,' but her over-protective mother helps to kick-start a rebellious streak.
Dan Butler as "Father Romanov," a priest who is caught in between modernity and tradition, he has lost his faith but clings to the ritual.
Luke Cosgrove as "Jay Heisel," a popular local football superstar and the son of the town sheriff who finds himself accused of a heinous crime.
Danica Curcic as "Mia Lambert," a drug-addicted woman on the run and in search of a mysterious stash of money.
Okezie Morro as "Jonah Dixon," a military man with amnesia. He can't remember who he is. As the truth about his identity unravels, shocking secrets will be revealed.
Darren Pettie as "Connor Heisel," the local alpha male, town sheriff and father to local football superstar Jay. He struggles to maintain order in an increasingly chaotic and dangerous situation, finding himself up against many who have it out for his accused son.
Russell Posner as "Adrian Garff," an insecure young teenager who comes to the defense of his best friend Alex, after she is the victim of a brutal crime. A witness to the crime, he finds himself at the center of a controversy which threatens to rip apart the community.
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as "Gus Redman," a local mall manager. When a new society forms from the mist survivors at the mall, Gus will have to decide if he will take the role of leader and exactly how far he will go to keep order.
The novella was turned into a film in 2007 that starred Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, and Andre Braugher. While that film stayed quite close to the source material bar its famous last five minutes or so, the TV series sounds like it'll make some big changes.
Frances Conroy is also onboard as an ecological martyr-style character.
Source: Bloody Disgusting

 

[Man in the Suit]

Amanda Segel (Person of Interest) is an executive producer.

 

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Morgan Spector Enters The Mist

Posted: July 17, 2016, 02:11:31
Section: TV » The Mist

Here are more casting news for The Mist.

New York, NY, July 15, 2016 – Morgan Spector has joined the cast to star in Spike’s new scripted original series “The Mist.” From TWC-Dimension Television (TV) based on the classic Stephen King novella, “The Mist” goes into production this summer and airs in 2017. The announcement was jointly made today by Sharon Levy, Executive Vice President, Original Series, Spike and Bob Weinstein, Co-Chairman The Weinstein Company.

Morgan Spector will play “Kevin Cunningham,” the protagonist of the series. Kevin is the epitome of the modern, liberal and civilized man; devoted to his wife and teenaged daughter. He lives his life by high moral values and throughout his life he has refused to give into the anger and prejudice he sees in other people. However, with the arrival of the mist, his moral compass will be put to the test for his and his family’s survival.

 

[Matt]

Morgan Spector Enters The Mist

Posted: July 17, 2016, 02:11:31
Section: TV » The Mist

Here are more casting news for The Mist.

New York, NY, July 15, 2016 – Morgan Spector has joined the cast to star in Spike’s new scripted original series “The Mist.” From TWC-Dimension Television (TV) based on the classic Stephen King novella, “The Mist” goes into production this summer and airs in 2017. The announcement was jointly made today by Sharon Levy, Executive Vice President, Original Series, Spike and Bob Weinstein, Co-Chairman The Weinstein Company.

Morgan Spector will play “Kevin Cunningham,” the protagonist of the series. Kevin is the epitome of the modern, liberal and civilized man; devoted to his wife and teenaged daughter. He lives his life by high moral values and throughout his life he has refused to give into the anger and prejudice he sees in other people. However, with the arrival of the mist, his moral compass will be put to the test for his and his family’s survival.

So this is essentially The Walking Dead with fog and monsters?

 

[Teelie]

I hope not because then I'll end up quitting it too.

 

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The Mist Premieres June 22 on Spike

Posted: January 14, 2017, 23:12:45
Section: TV » The Mist

The Mist premieres Thursday, June 22 at 10 p.m. on Spike and Nerdist reports that it will take "the Fargo approach".

“It’s the same but it’s different,” Christian Torpe said on a Television Critics Association 2017 winter press tour panel for his new show. “Like a weird, twisted cousin to the original source material. Fans of the movie and of the book and Mr. King’s work will certainly see elements from it, and especially if you watch the season in macro perspective there’s plenty of parallel. We also, in order to develop it for TV and to turn it into an ongoing series, took our own little detours here and there. Let’s call it a parallel story or a cousin to the original one.”

The 10-episode series is based on the novella, not the film. Torpe said although he enjoyed both endings, he’s come up with his own spin on the story. “I personally loved Mr. Darabont’s ending. I thought it was a stroke of genius. We are playing around in that territory,” he hinted.

As for the actual mist itself, Torpe has updated the visuals and the powers of the mist to distinguish this story from the previous versions. More than the literal mist, The Mist is a show about fear.

“It really is a very character-driven show. The Mist is, to a certain degree, an existential backdrop and the story is more about how people react to fear and to the threat of what’s out there.”

The Mist premieres Thursday, June 22 at 10 p.m. on Spike. For the entire article, head over to Nerdist.

 

[Guts]

http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/11/stephen-king-the-mist-tv-series-first-trailer/

 

[Sithborg]

Looks interesting. I will check it out.

 

[Morg]

Head's up, it's on tonight

 

[Morg]

seems they changing the beginning

 

[THUNDERSTRIKE]

I GUARANTEE you that they'll change this 10 eoisode miniseries into an ongoing series at some time in the future... if the ratings are good, then it's a sure thing... as usual, it'll be a case of squeezing and milking as much as they can out of this before it'll go bad SOMEWHERE down the line...,

 

[Teelie]

seems they changing the beginning

They changed a lot of it. Not necessarily for the better as it seems they took every hot-button issue (rape, sex-ed, homosexual/omnisexual, terrorism, drones, corrupt/incompetent police, conspiracy theories, etc) and threw it into the first episode and kept going with it in the second to make some kind of meaningless socio-political comment on where everr they intend to take this.

 

[Victarion]

They changed a lot of it. Not necessarily for the better as it seems they took every hot-button issue (rape, sex-ed, homosexual/omnisexual, terrorism, drones, corrupt/incompetent police, conspiracy theories, etc) and threw it into the first episode and kept going with it in the second to make some kind of meaningless socio-political comment on where everr they intend to take this.

These would be right at home in the framework of the actual novel. The sex stuff would work if they brought in the demon elementals from the Dark Tower.