Stephen King’s Lovecraftian short story Crouch End is set for a limited series adaptation at Prime Video, with the streamer giving the green light to a six-episode take on the UK-set tale from writer Paul Tomalin (Bodies) and director Tom Shankland (Berlin Noir).
“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,” stated Nicole Clemens, VP of International Originals at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. “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.”
Originally published in the 1980 collection New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos and later featuring in King’s Nightmares & Dreamscapes, the official logline for the series adaptation reads:
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…
“After reading Crouch End some years back, Stephen King’s vivid prose has haunted my nightmares ever since,” said Tomalin. “Having the honour to adapt it with the incredible team at Mammoth, Fifth Season and Amazon alongside director Tom Shankland is a dream come true. I couldn’t be more excited to bring this thrilling tale to the screen.”
“I’ve been a Stephen King super-fan forever,” added Shankland. “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.”
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Crouch End was previously adapted for the small screen as an episode of the TNT anthology series Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, with Claire Forlani and Eion Bailey starring as Doris and her husband Lonnie.
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