Dreamworks TV and Fox are bringing Joe Hill’s, the son of Stephen King, LOCKE & KEY comic book series to TV courtesy of Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci with the latter on the writing duties.
LOCKE & KEY is a comic about a family that is entangled in a strange and murderous plot for an unknown goal featuring a number of keys that have mystical powers being able to turn people into ghosts, women, opening peoples heads and numerous other bizarre powers.
Fox decided to commit to the proposed project after signing Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to an exclusive TV contract as the duo have had tremendous success the last few years with STAR TREK, FRINGE, ALIAS, TRANSFORMERS and HAWAII FIVE-0.
The show isn’t the only property of Joe Hill that looks to be having the Hollywood treatment with A HEART SHAPED BOX being adapted by Neil Jordan.
With what looks to be a slam dunk for Frank Darabont and Robert Kirkman‘s THE WALKING DEAD, the huge ratings for NO ORDINARY FAMILY, it looks that the networks are turning back to comic based or inspired projects for TV ideas. Hopefully this means that PREACHER can get the push it so rightly needs.
