We told you back in August that Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Cowboys & Aliens, Star Trek, Fringe), along with Dreamworks Television and 20th Century Fox would be bringing an adaptation of Joe Hill‘s acclaimed horror comic book series called Locke & Key to the small screen.
Now, Deadline reports that Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go) has signed on to direct Locke & Key, which will be his television directorial debut. The site also reports that Miranda Otto (War of the Worlds, Lord of the Rings) has signed on to headline the show, in the role of Nina Locke.
[Above: Miranda Otto]
Locke & Key follows Nina and her three children, Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode “who survive an unspeakable horror and attempt to rebuild their lives at Keyhouse, their family home in Lovecraft, Massachusetts. It is a mysterious New England mansion, with fantastic and transformative keys hidden inside its walls that are also being sought by a hate-filled and relentless creature with ties to the Locke family’s past who will stop at nothing to accomplish his sinister goals.” “At Keyhouse, the Lockes discover all sorts of supernatural abnormalities in the mansion, including doors that lead into different worlds and grant the kids with special powers.”
Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) penned the pilot episode of Locke & Key which is expected to make a summer debut.
