10 best TV shows based on the works of Stephen King

1. It

• Horror, fantasy, thriller.
• USA, 1990.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 6,9.

Creepy mini-series, consisting of two parts, about the most intimate childhood fears and forces that lead us to encounter them face to face. The guys from a small town there are the true evil that is embodied in the image of scary clown named Pennivayz. Heroes are trying to overcome it first at a young age, and then 30 years later, when he reappears.

The series demonstrates a surprisingly impressive game actors. Probably, "It" - the eerie TV series for King. After watching you will start each time, including water and sewer to peer deep into the mine on a rainy day.

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2. storm of the century

• Horror, fantasy, thriller.
• Canada, USA, 1999.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7,4.

The script for "Storm of the Century" was created based on the unpublished works of Stephen King, but that does not make this mini-series less spectacular and frightening.

The main character - a mysterious sorcerer killer Linozh Andre, who comes to the coastal town, cut off from the rest of the world after the hurricane. Andre convenes citizens and forcing them to make difficult choices, or to prepare for the inevitable extinction.

Linozh - one of the most memorable villains King. Thanks to him, "Storm of the Century" remains one of the most powerful, frightening and sad series.

3. Mansion "Red Rose"

• Horror, thriller, detective.
• USA, Canada, 2002.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 6,7.

"Mansion" Red Rose "," - a horror film about a group of psychics, examine the haunted house. Pretty mediocre storyline, yet this mini-series will surprise you with suspense and eerie atmosphere.

The series leaves an ambiguous impression, but in general "Mansion" Red Rose "," - one of the best attempts to move the work King on small screens. After the premiere, the show has received numerous positive reviews and still looks good thanks to the skill of shooting, rich and multifaceted plot and cast of fantastical.

4. Royal hospital

• Horror, fantasy, drama.
• USA, 2004.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 6,8.

One of the most unusual series on which ever worked with Stephen King. He was a big fan of the Danish TV series "Kingdom", shot by Lars von Trier, and decided to write a script for an American remake. The result was just as abnormal as you can imagine a mixture of King and von Trier.

the series takes place in a hospital, staffed by employees of the mysterious, ambitious and prudent doctor and psychic hearing ghostly child crying in the local elevator shaft. Unfortunately, in spite of the original plot, series has been closed after the first season.

If you will not be enough of the American version, please refer to the original, which, despite non-traditional von Trier format has become one of its most recognizable director's works.

5. secrets Haven

• Horror, fantasy.
• USA, 2010.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 7,6.

Fantastic detective drama based on King's novel "The Colorado Kid"Haven of the town where all of a sudden start to happen very strange things. Its inhabitants are endowed with supernatural powers. At this time, the city comes FBI Special Agent Audrey Parker and faces quite quickly this unexplained phenomenon. She is ready to accept the existence of paranormal forces, and later realizes that her appearance in Haven is not accidental.

Acquainted with strings, can be expected in the spirit of the series "Twin Peaks": A community of eccentric locals outsider FBI agent and murder occurred. But where the "Twin Peaks" masterful dilutes the overall intensity of cherry pie and strong coffee, "Haven" tushuetsya.

The script of the series quite far from the original book. Besides the two-character reporters and a few references to the murder of a guy from Colorado, among these works are not so much in common. Rather, it is a compilation of several kingovskih motives and hidden easter eggs for his literary work.

6. Under the dome

• Fiction, thriller.
• USA 2013.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 6,7.

Fi shooter based eponymous novel King of the small town of Chester's Mill, which is covered with a giant transparent and impenetrable dome, cut off the inhabitants from the rest of the world. While the government, the military and the media are trying to destroy the barrier caught in the trap of the townspeople are forced to make every effort to stay alive. brave group of activists is gradually beginning to discover the secrets of the city, closer to the answer to questions about what the dome as it appeared and vanished.

Stephen King himself participated in the filming of the show, expressing an opinion on the selected plot moves, different from the original story. Despite some differences, most of the characters in the series and key events cupola of life are the same as in the novel. Scene changes were caused by the fact that on television dome covered the city for a few months, whereas in the novel - a little more than a week.

Despite the high ratings and critical acclaim, "Under the Dome" from season to season is increasingly losing the audience. As a result, the series finale with screens collected only a third of the total number of viewers who watched the pilot episode.

7. 11.22.63

• Drama, thriller, fantasy.
• United States, 2016.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8,3.

Dynamic mini-series by JJ Abrams on the plot eponymous bestseller Stephen King. James Franco plays the role of an ordinary school history teacher Jake Epping, which falls unique chance to go to time travelTo prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy. But Jake soon realizes that the past against the fact that someone has changed, and his attempts to steer the course of history in a different direction quickly take a dangerous turn.

Series skillfully blends the romance of the 1960's with supernatural phenomena, while remaining a touching and emotional. The creators of "11.22.63" managed to turn the 850-page novel in eight-hour episodes, speeding up the pace as much as possible, to him could keep up with not only a fan of creativity King, but ordinary looker.

8. haze

• Drama, Horror.
• USA, 2017.
• Length: 1 season.
• premiere date: June 22.

Film adaptation of the same name by Frank Darabont made a "mist" Stephen King's one of the most beloved and controversial fiction, at the same time turning it into a perfect story for the presentation of the small screen. According to the authors of the series, they are largely focused on the film version, using the approach in its work in the spirit of "Fargo"When the film and TV series have much in common, but at the same time and have significant differences.

It's the story of a mysterious fog, sank to the small town of Bridgeville. The deadly haze becomes an ordeal of kindness and humanity of heroes who are trying to overcome the fear of the supernatural and save their lives.

Tale King is devoted to how to react to the characters fear and gloom as the fear of the unknown provokes instinctive behavior and reveals the opposite side of human nature. But the longer the series focuses on the most haze and that it inhabits. As a result, the TV version has turned out less dynamic and more predictable, giving up confusing the story of human morality in favor of the sci-fi conspiracy theory.

Worse still, the characters "Mists" too mediocre and act in favor of the scenario is much more readily than in favor of common sense. Among them are barred from conducting studies teacher Eve and her husband, Kevin, whose daughter after school parties gets into trouble. The main characters include neighbor Yves and Kevin named Natalie, surprised by the invasion into her garden frogs, brutal urban sheriff Connor and amnesiac soldier experiencing the fear that darkness hides within itself.

The pilot episode is replete with scenes of excessive violence, although in terms of intensity discharge series while the weak: the hunt for the victims, the brutal violence and absurd sound effects are not caused by anxiety and smile. None of the alleged horrible scenes are not scary, so that even the most nervous viewers have nothing to fear.

9. Mr. Mercedes

• Thriller.
• USA, 2017.
• Length: 1 season.
• premiere date: 9 August.

«Mr. Mercedes"- King novel, which the writer describes as his first detective.

Imagine, in the dawn mist manifest features of the body stolen Mercedes. Then the car takes off, heading straight into the crowd of people gathered at the job fair in a distressed American towns. Knocking a few visitors, the driver brakes sharply, giving back up and leaves, leaving eight dead and many wounded.

Police fail to solve the case without delay. When former investigator Bill Hodges completely lost hope, he receives a letter from the killer, who is planning a new attack, this time able to carry to the light the lives of thousands of people. Unless, of course, Hodges does not interfere with his diabolical idea.

Scenario breakneck thriller written by David Kelly, recently adapted for artistic HBO drama "Big Little Lies", and most of the episodes took one of the directors'The game of thrones"Jack Bender.

10. Castle Rock

• Horror, fantasy, thriller, detective.
• USA.
• Length: 1 season.
• premiere date: 2018.

A psychological thriller from producer JJ Abrams. We worked on the script for the creators of the series "Manhattan" in the end wrote the original story based on not one, but several works of King: the novels "Cujo», «It», «The dark half», «The right things"And the story"Body"And"Rita Hayworth, or The Shawshank Redemption».

The authors argue that "Castle Rock" is a massive fantasy about the battle between good and evil with a painstaking portrayal of characters in the spirit of the classical works of King. It is an original story and a variation on the theme worlds and phenomena described in many works of the writer.

The first season consists of 10 episodes, but the creators have conceived the series as the duration of the project, an anthology, which will receive all the new characters.