Spike To Air Stephen King's "The Mist" Television Series

Back in 1980, Stephen King released a book of short stories called Dark Forces and one of the stories in this book was called The Mist.  It actually had the feel of The Walking Dead, well before the comic book had been created.  It covered a group of people stuck in a supermarket that fought to survive against trans-dimensional creatures, as opposed to zombies.  I know that comparison is kind of a stretch, but that's what I thought after watching season one of The Walking Dead.  It reminded me of this story.  In 2007 a movie version of the story made it's way to theaters.  It didn't do too terribly, but the movie version took some liberties and changed the ending from the original story to fit the film's plot.  It gave it a definite ending, where as the story left the ending open and never gave it an actual conclusion.  Now, we're going to get a television version of the story, and it's going to be airing on Spike.

The Spike network has announced that it has order 10 hour long episodes of the show and it will make it's debut next year.  Here's what Sharon Levy, the executive vice president of original series at Spike add to say about in their announcement:

“From the brilliant mind of Stephen King and the incredible production team at TWC-Dimension TV, The Mist will take audiences on a thrilling ride through a small town grappling with a mysterious and shocking horror.  Christian and the entire team at TWC-Dimension TV have crafted the framework for a compelling and distinctive series that will resonate with Spike’s expanding audience."

Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company (TWC), had this to add:

“We have been fortunate to produce and distribute two of Stephen King’s films, 1408 and The Mist, and are pleased to continue that relationship by making The Mist into a TV series.  We’ve had an incredible experience developing the series with Christian, Sharon and her team and are eager to make this series a signature show for Spike.”

So what do you think about this announcement?  Have you read the story that was in Dark Forces?  Have you seen the movie?  Are you interested in seeing what they do with this television series?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.