Since there’s still plenty of stories to plumb from the depths of Stephen King’s bibliography, it looks like yet another one is coming to life on the silver screen. Prime Video announced that they’re greenlit a new series based on the author’s 1980 short story Crouch End, originally published in New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, which should give you a good idea of what kind of tale it is.
Paul Tomalin adapts the short story for the screen, with Tom Shankland directing the six-part series. The project’s synopsis is as follows:
London never sleeps deeply, and its dreams are uneasy. When global movie star Doris Freeman bursts into a London police station claiming that strange phenomena are behind the disappearance of her husband, police inspector Ted Vetter must investigate whether she’s telling the truth, whether she could be a murderer, or whether there’s something even more chilling at play…
“I’ve been a Stephen King super-fan forever,” Shankland said. “The chance to work with this great team and bring his utterly brilliant London mystery to life is beyond exciting – Crouch End will be cinematic, original and thought-provoking in equal measure.”
Tomalin and Shankland produce the series alongside Damien Timmer, Rebecca Keane, and Ben Irving, with Mammoth Screen and Fifth Season overseeing production in the UK.
“Stephen King is one of the defining storytellers of our time, and we’re thrilled to bring his Lovecraftian tale to life in London with Crouch End,” says Prime Video’s Nicole Clemens. “Paul Tomalin brings a singular, character-driven vision to the series and, paired with Tom Shankland at the helm, plus the first-class production teams at Mammoth Screen and Fifth Season, this show will grip audiences worldwide with its visceral crime thriller and supernatural mystery.”
No release date has been set for Crouch End. Stay tuned to FANGORIA for more updates.
