Netflix's Stephen King Adaptation 1922 Gets a Premiere Date

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Netflix has assigned a premiere day of the month to1922,an original movie adaptation of Stephen King ’s novella of the same name . This will already be Netflix ’s second attempt at adapting King fabric , with a movie adaptation ofGerald ’s Gamenow set to come on the table service in September.1922is but one in a string of before long - to - be released or currently - in - development adaptations of the horror lord ’s employment , on both the big and diminished screens .

For those yet to scan King ’s tale,1922centers on Wilfred James , a farmer who savagely murders his own married woman after she tires of the farm spirit and wants to move to the city . For various reasons , Wilfred ca n’t permit this , so naturally - in a King story anyway - killing her is his preferred selection . With his wife out of the way , an increasingly unhinged Wilfred effort to move on , but to say that thing just get worse and speculative for him would be an understatement .

1922appeared in King ’s 2010 collectionFull Dark , No star , and is the third of the four stories within it to become a motion picture . BothA Good MarriageandBig Driverwere adapt to take in 2014 , with the former run to dramatic art and the latter premiering on Lifetime of all places . AsBloody Disgustingreports,1922will premiere on Netflix on October 20 , just in clock time for the Halloween season .

Playing Wilfred in1922’sfilm adaptation is Thomas Jane , who is of course no stranger to adaptations of King ’s literature . Jane play the lead character David Drayton in Frank Darabont ’s 2007 adaptation ofThe Mist , as well as Henry Devlin in Lawrence Kasdan ’s 2003 adjustment ofDreamcatcher . The Mistis today see as a modest classic when it add up to King - base film , whileDreamcatcheris wide considered one of the worst - not that Jane shoulders the blame for that , mind you .

Other cast member in1922include Molly Parker ( House of Cards ) as Wilfred ’s wife Arlette , Dylan Schmid ( Once Upon a Time ) as their son Henry , and Neal McDonough ( Arrow ) as Harlan , father to Shannon ( Kaitlyn Bernard ) , Henry ’s pregnant girlfriend . In improver to fellow Netflix projectGerald ’s Game,1922joins the foresighted listing of very recent or approaching King adaptations , including Hulu’sCastle Rock , The Dark Tower , television show establish onThe MistandMr . Mercedes , and of class visualize blockbusterIT .