Gaumont Television is developing an adaptation of Stephen King‘s 2008 novella, “N”, says Deadline.
The story appears in the “Just After Sunset” collection and the TV version will be rechristened “8”, adds the site. Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation helmer David F Sandberg is directing the pilot while Ant-Man and The Wasp scripters Andrew Barrer & Gabe Ferrari are writing.
“N”, now “8”, takes place in Maine where a group of eight imposing stones contains an ancient evil so terrifying that it can drive visitors mad. In the summer of 1992, three teenagers escaped the malicious force, and are confronted 25 years later.
The “8” series joins Gaumont’s recently-set co-production with Ivanhoe Pictures, “Red Rush”. The sci-fi project will be written by The Big Short‘s Charles Randolph and Rise of the Planet of the Apes‘ Rupert Wyatt. The 22nd century-set tale takes place on Mars which has become the new Wild West where a scientist, an outlaw miner and a merciless intelligence worker will be involved in a plot that will overthrow the powers on the Red Planet and beyond.
