Stephen King’s The Mist Ordered to Series at Spike

NEW YORK: Spike TV has greenlit The Mist, based on Stephen King’s classic horror novella, as a 10×1-hour series.

Spike ordered a production pilot for The Mist in February, but upon hearing the series pitch and reading the script, the network has decided to go straight to series. The show will head into production this summer for a 2017 premiere. The Mist tells a harrowing story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town and creates immense havoc.

Christian Torpe serves as the executive producer. Torpe created the successful Danish show Rita and has developed programming for both Showtime and AMC.

“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,” said Sharon Levy, executive VP of original series at Spike TV. “Christian [Torpe] 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.”

“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,” said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company. “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.”