Any fan of the filmmaker known for his Netflix shows like The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass knows that the King epic has been his dream project. When it comes to development, Mike Flanagan has written a pilot for the first season, an outline of the first season, and a “broader” outline for the rest of the series.
The novels are a blend of genres with a focus on being a Western with a mix of science-fantasy and horror. It follows Roland hunting down a man in black. It contains seven books that originated in 1982 and concluded in 2012. A short story was also published in 1998.