Stephen King's iconic novel series The Dark Tower heads to the small screen with a new TV adaptation

Five years after Sony Pictures' underwhelming movie adaptation, Stephen King's iconic novel series The Dark Tower is heading to the small screen. Small screen: Five years after Sony Pictures' underwhelming movie adaptation, Stephen King's iconic novel series The Dark Tower is heading to the small screen Mike and Trevor: Mike Flanagan is creating and executive producing a new TV adaptation of The Dark Tower through the Intrepid Pictures company he runs with Trevor Macy, according to Deadline Flanagan revealed that both he and Macy had acquired the rights to The Dark Tower from author King himself, after sending him a 'detailed outline' of how he envisions the series. Acquired: Flanagan revealed that both he and Macy had acquired the rights to The Dark Tower from author King himself, after sending him a 'detailed outline' of how he envisions the series He added that he's written a pilot script for the series, which he envisions going at least five seasons, which would be followed by two stand-alone movies. Trilogy: Back in 2010, Universal Pictures announced their plans for a movie trilogy based on The Dark Tower books, with two TV seasons airing in between the movies to bridge the gaps in the story Though just a year later in 2011, Universal passed on the project altogether due to budgetary concerns, with Warner Bros. expressing interest at one point before passing, before Sony Pictures teamed with Media Rights Capital to make a film adaptation in 2015.