Apple TV+ has revealed the first images from the upcomingStephen KingadaptationLisey’s StorystarringJulianne MooreandClive Owen. The announcement also confirmed an official release date for the series, which is set to premiere its first two episodes on June 4 before the remaining six roll out on a weekly basis.
Based on the prolific author’s 2006 novel of the same name, the blend of psychological thriller and tragic romance follows Moore’s Lisey Landon two years after the death of her husband Scott, played by Owen. A series of troubling events in the present force Lisey to reckon with her past including a deeply unsettling set of memories that she’d managed to repress which feature homicidal mania, catatonia and even a dose of the supernatural for good measure.
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Pablo Larrain, best known for directing Academy Award-nominated biopicJackie, will helm all eight episodes and the stacked supporting cast also featuresJoan Allen,Jennifer Jason Leigh,Dane DeHaan,Sung KangandRon Cephas Jones. Larrain also executive produces alongside King, Moore andJ.J. Abrams, marking the latest collaboration between Bad Robot and the horror icon after Hulu’s11.22.63andCastle Rock, along with HBO Max’s in-developmentShiningprequelOverlook.
One of the more interesting things to note about Lisey’s Story is that King scriptedthe entire serieshimself, something of a rarity when it comes to his work being translated for the screen. The writer has famously blasted many adaptations of his stories that he’s not been heavily involved with in the past includingStanley Kubrick’sThe Shining, despite its status as an all-time great.
King has penned several small screen limited event series based on his lengthy back catalog before, includingThe Golden Years,Rose Red, CBS’ 1994 version ofThe Standand ABC’s 1997 take onThe Shining. In fact, he even admitted thatStorm of the Centuryis his favorite televised adaptation of his work, and that was an original story he wrote exclusively for the 1999 miniseries. The King business is clearly still booming, withThe OutsiderandThe Standhaving aired last year, while there are countless more TV shows in the works such as Epix’sThe Institute, The CW’sRevelations, AMC’sSleeping BeautiesandNetflix’sThe Talisman.
Lisey’s Storywill debut its first two episodes on June 4 exclusively on Apple TV+, with the remaining six episodes premiering on a weekly basis every Friday. Check out the first set of new images below:
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