The show was set to star Sam Strike (Nightflyers) as gunslinger protagonist Roland Deschain, Jasper Pääkkönen (Vikings) was reportedly set to play the villainous Man in Black. Deadline reports that the cast also included Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead), Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones), and Joana Ribeiro (The Man Who Killed Don Quixote).
While the series was originally planned to tie into the 2017 film, Stephen King later explained in an interview with Vulture that that was no longer the case: “The TV series they’re developing now … we’ll see what happens with that. It would be like a complete reboot, so we’ll just have to see.”
Glen Mazzara, who previously helmed The Walking Dead season 3, was tapped as showrunner, while Stephen Hopkins (Predator 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5) was set to direct the pilot. Akiva Goldsman, who produced and co-wrote the film adaptation, was an executive producer, along with Jeff Pinkner, Ron Howard, and Brian Grazer. Nikolaj Arcel, who directed The Dark Tower movie, and screenwriter Anders Thomas Jensen wrote a script for the pilot and were also executive producers.
We’ll keep you updated as we hear more.
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