Syfy Begins Work on New Stephen King Series

When I heard that Syfy had ordered 13 episodes of a series based on “The Colorado Kid” a novella by Stephen King, I thought, “sure, that works.” Then I saw the book cover for the novella in question and I went from ’sure’ to ‘huh?’ I love hardboiled crime novels and Hard Case Crimes is the best publisher of this kind of work, but how do we get from there to a supernatural drama for Syfy?

The plot goes like this:

Deep in the heart of Maine, Haven (the new name for the series)  is a town where people with supernatural abilities have migrated for generations because it mutes their powers, allowing them to lead normal lives. At least, until recently. When hot-shot FBI agent Audrey Parker is called to Haven to solve the murder of a local ex-con, she catches the killer but uncovers a much deeper mystery about this town. Each week, as the town-peoples’ dormant powers begin to express themselves, Audrey will try to keep these supernatural forces at bay while unraveling the many mysteries of Haven – including one surrounding her own surprising past in this extraordinary place.

Okay, I’m back on board. So its Heroes meets X-Files and I can live with that, especially if it leans toward the creepy and away from the superhero. Looking at the line up of people working on the show, I have to admit it sounds like a winner. You have Scott Shepherd (Tru Calling, The Dead Zone) as showrunner along with his his partners Executive Producers Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller (The Dead Zone, Wildfire, Greek). The pilot was written by Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn (Shrek the Third, The Dead Zone) who will also serve as executive producers on the series. Just overlook the Shrek the Third byline and it’s all good.

The studio is set to begin shooting early in 2010 for a 2010 release.

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