CBS announced recently that it has ordered a 13-episode serialized drama based on Stephen King’s best-selling 2009 novel “Under the Dome,” set to be broadcast in summer 2013.
“Under the Dome” is the story of a small New England town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. The town’s inhabitants must deal with surviving the post-apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers to what this barrier is, where it came from and if and when it will go away.
“This is a great novel coming to the television screen with outstanding auspices and in-season production values to create a summer programming event,” Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, said in a recent press release. “We’re excited to transport audiences ‘Under the Dome’ and into the extraordinary world that Stephen King has imagined.”
CBS Television Studios will produce the series in association Stephen Spielberg’s Amblin Television, according to the announcement. Neal Baer, King, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stacey Snider and Brian K. Vaughan, who wrote the television adaptation, will serve as executive producers. Director Niels Arden Oplev (“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” “Unforgettable”) will direct the first episode.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Under the Dome” was originally developed for Showtime, which is owned by CBS Corp. It will now become part of CBS’ summer programming slate, which also includes the revived Poppy Montgomery drama “Unforgettable.”
Hopefully the show will do the novel some justice. What a great story.
That happened in The Simpsons movie.
I thought I’d seen it before!!
Too bad he had go wth a corporate tv company
“I don’t want to sound like an ad, a public service ad on TV, but the fact is if you can read, you can walk into a job later on. If you don’t, then you’ve got, the Army, Iraq, I don’t know, something like that. It’s, it’s not as bright. So, that’s my little commercial for that.”
Stephen King
Many of us were waiting for the “Dark Tower”, with Ron Howard.
John Goodman as Big Joe Remy!
I was not really pleased with the novel “Under the Dome.” I personally think it should have been published as a Richard Bachmann. In any case, Showtime would have been a better home; CBS will dilute the characters and action. I won’t be watching this. I’ll just feel good that it’s more bucks for Mr. King, who is worth it.
Every single time I listen to the morning show on the Pulse (which provides a much needed antidote to WVOM), I thank God that Mr. King is from Bangor and is so willing to share his wealth.
Really? It just makes me want to puke! The Pulse lost it’s pulse long ago!
Then don’t listen – I hear ol Rush does a bang up version of White Christmas.
Then puke. What do I care?
Guess I’d better read the book to find out how everything turns out since we won’t be here since the Mayan’s predicted the ‘End of the World’ on Dec. 21, 2012.
I’m still figuring that I’ll hit the Powerball or Megabuck jackpot on Wednesday, Dec. 19th and never get a chance to spend a dime of it.
Yep, folks keep forgetting that fact. But then, you can bet that the Allen’s in particular, and liquor sales in general, will go thru the roof the week of 13-20 December!!
We’ve planned a party that night. Sit outside in the cool December evening air and watch the light show!!
Hopefully it wills tick to the story and not go off in all directions the way that “Lost” did. I enjoy shows like this but when it becomes unbelievable, that is when i tune OUT..
Well that won’t last long! Another CBS flop in the making. Wonder is it will be as predictable as everything else King writes?
So how many of his books have you read?
Beginning to see a pattern here in your comments re. King. Wonder if you’ll be as predictable in everything else you write.
A new low for CBS…………………….
Have you watch the CBS news lately?
it is nice to see his work on the tv i love to watch haven so this should be good if they stay with what steven wrote.
I love Stephan King!!!He has done do much for Maine! What a cool cat!
I have read nearly every book King has written. This one, meh. King tells a great story, but he sometimes has trouble ending it well (as happened with the Dark Tower series). This one had an improbable and rather silly ending. Just my opinion.