Lisey's Story (miniseries)
|Lisey's Story|
|Genre|
|Based on||Lisey's Story|
|Written by||Stephen King|
|Directed by||Pablo Larraín|
|Starring|
|Country of origin||United States|
|Original language||English|
|Production|
|Executive producers||Stephen King|
|Cinematography||Darius Khondji|
|Production companies||Bad Robot Productions|
|Distributor||Apple Inc.|
|Release|
|Original network||Apple TV+|
by Stephen King
Julianne Moore
J. J. Abrams
Ben Stephenson
Juan De Dios Larraín
Warner Bros. Television
Lisey's Story is an upcoming miniseries based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The series is produced by J. J. Abrams. It is directed by Pablo Larraín and stars Julianne Moore in the title role. Lisey's Story is set to premiere on Apple TV+ in mid-2021.
Cast[edit]
- Julianne Moore as Lisey Landon
- Clive Owen as Scott Landon
- Joan Allen as Amanda Debuher
- Dane DeHaan as Jim Dooley
- Sung Kang as Officer Dan Boeckman
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Darla
- Ron Cephas Jones as Professor Dashmiel
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In August 2017, Stephen King expressed an interest in seeing his novel adapted as a television series: "Lisey's Story is my favorite of the books and I would love to see that done, especially now that there's a kind of openness on the streaming services on TV and even the cable networks. There's more freedom to do stuff now and when you do a movie from a book, there's this thing that I call the sitting on a suitcase syndrome. That is where you try to pack in all the clothes at once and the suitcase won't close. So it's tough to take a book that is fully textured, and do it in two hours and 10 minutes. But as a TV show you have 10 hours."[1]
In April 2019, it was announced that Apple Inc. had acquired the rights to the novel and gave it an eight-episode straight-to-series order to air on Apple TV+, with all episodes scripted by King, to be produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions.[2] In August 2019, Pablo Larraín had signed on to direct the miniseries.[3]
In February 2020, it was announced that Darius Khondji had joined the series as cinematographer.[4]
Casting[edit]
Julianne Moore was cast in the leading role of Lisey.[2] In October 2019, Clive Owen was added to the cast, with Joan Allen and Dane DeHaan joining in November, and Sung Kang joining in December.[5][6][7][8] In January 2020, Jennifer Jason Leigh was revealed to be in the cast.[9] When Apple announced a first look of Lisey's Story in February 2021, it was also revealed that Ron Cephas Jones was in the cast.[10][11]
Filming[edit]
Filming began in October 2019 at the historic Van Liew-Suydam House in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.[12][13] In December 2019, filming took place in the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County, New York.[14] In mid-March 2020, filming was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Larraín said that "a few weeks" of shooting were left before the shutdown occurred.[15][16] In September 2020, Julianne Moore shared that filming for her character was complete.[17]
Release[edit]
On January 6, 2021, Apple announced that Lisey's Story will premiere in 2021.[18] The following month, Apple revealed a first look of the series, where it was announced that Lisey's Story would have a mid-2021 premiere.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Riley, Jenelle (August 8, 2017). "Stephen King on 'Mr. Mercedes,' How to Adapt His Novels and What Scares Him". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (April 8, 2019). "Julianne Moore to Star in Stephen King-J.J. Abrams Apple Drama 'Lisey's Story' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Hayes, Britt (August 8, 2019). "Pablo Larrain Will Direct Julianne Moore in LISEY'S STORY". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Motamayor, Rafael (February 8, 2020). "Darius Khondji Joins Pablo Larraín's Apple TV Series 'Faces' Starring Julianne Moore & Clive Owen". The Playlist. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 10, 2019). "Clive Owen Joins Julianne Moore In Apple Limited Series 'Lisey's Story' From Stephen King & J.J. Abrams – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 20, 2019). "Joan Allen Joins Julianne Moore & Clive Owen In Apple Limited Series 'Lisey's Story'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 25, 2019). "'Lisey's Story': Dane DeHaan Joins Julianne Moore & Clive Owen In Apple Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Reimann, Tom (December 6, 2019). "Apple TV Drama 'Lisey's Story' Adds 'Fast and Furious' Actor Sung Kang". Collider. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Stephen King [@StephenKing] (January 16, 2020). "Kathy Bates in MISERY and DOLORES CLAIBORNE...Sissy in CARRIE...Carla Gugino in GERALD'S GAME...and now, in LISEY'S STORY, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Joan Allen. Amazing women" (Tweet). Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Hersko, Tyler (February 19, 2021). "'Lisey's Story' First Look: Stephen King's Apple TV+ Series to Premiere in Summer". IndieWire. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Lisey's Story - Cast & Crew". Apple TV+ Press. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Tarrazi, Alexis (October 23, 2019). "Filming Of Stephen King's New Miniseries Begins In Franklin". Patch. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Kuperinsky, Amy (October 24, 2019). "Stephen King series 'Lisey's Story' filming at historic N.J. house with Julianne Moore". NJ.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Failla, Zak (December 16, 2019). "Stephen King Apple TV Plus Miniseries 'Lisey's Story' Films In Westchester". Somers Daily Voice. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (June 27, 2020). "Pablo Larraín Doesn't Know When He Can Finish Stephen King's AppleTV+ Miniseries 'Lisey's Story'". IndieWire. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Motamayor, Rafael (June 27, 2020). "Pablo Larraín Doesn't Know When He'll Be Able To Finish His Stephen King Adaptation 'Lisey's Story' For AppleTV+". The Playlist. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Julianne Moore [@juliannemoore] (September 23, 2020). "That's a wrap for me on #liseysstory. I loved every minute of making this show. Thank you @pablofabula @appletv" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Apple services entertain, inform, and connect the world in unprecedented year". Apple Inc. (Press release). January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Television shows based on works by Stephen King
- 2020s American drama television miniseries
- Television series by Bad Robot Productions
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
- Apple TV+ original programming
- Upcoming drama television series
- Television shows written by Stephen King
- Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Television shows filmed in New Jersey
- Television shows filmed in New York (state)