Stephen King’s 1987 novel “The Eyes of the Dragon”
The even better news is the book will be adapted by Syfy fixture Michael Taylor (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Virtuality,” “Caprica,” “Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome,” “Defiance”) and Jeff Vintar (“I, Robot”).
The book, set on a chunk of the “In-World” depicted in King’s “Dark Tower” series, follows an innocent prince imprisoned for murder as he works to escape, clear his name and bring down Flagg, the magician responsible for his father’s death.
Will Syfy court Jamie Sheridan to play Flagg, the king’s magician?
Other King stories adapted for TV include:
Salem’s Lot (1979)
It (1990)
Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
The Tommyknockers (1993)
The Stand (1994)
The Langoliers (1995)
The Shining (1997)
Quicksilver Highway (1997)
Storm of the Century (1999)
Trucks (2000)
The Dead Zone (2002-2006)
Rose Red (2002)
Firestarter 2 (2002)
Carrie (2002)
Salem’s Lot (2004)
Desperation (2006)
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (2006)
Children of the Corn (2009)
Haven (2010-2011)
Bag of Bones (2011)
Showtime is also developing a miniseries based on King’s “Under The Dome” and HBO is expected to handle the TV portion of the epic adaptation of King’s “Dark Tower” series.
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