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26/07/2018

Netflix To Develop TV Series Based On Horror Comic 'Locke & Key'

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Netflix is to develop a new TV series based on popular horror/fantasy comic 'Locke & Key'.

The streaming giant will redevelop the script and recast the series after Hulu opted to pass on a pilot that it had ordered.

The Netflix series will comprise of 10 one-hour episodes.

Locke & Key, written by Joe Hill, is a horror/fantasy series that revolves around three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Massachusetts only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. Little do they know, a devious demon also wants the keys, and will stop at nothing to attain them.

The IDW Publishing Locke & Key franchise, co-created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, has garnered both awards and acclaim during its ten-year run and has sold millions of copies worldwide.

The new series is being by Carlton Cuse, Aron Eli Coleite and Meredith Averill.

The first episode is written by Joe Hill and Aron Eli Coleite.
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