Crouch End: Stephen King’s Chilling UK Adaptation Is Coming to Prime Video

Prime Video has greenlit brand-new UK Original Crouch End, based on the iconic short story by global bestselling author Stephen King.

Something Dark is Lurking in London, and Stephen King fans have plenty to get excited about! Prime Video has officially greenlit a brand-new UK Original six-part limited series based on King’s chilling short story, Crouch End. Unlike King’s other classics, Crouch End took the master of horror’s imagination to the streets of North London. Now, that unsettling tale is making the leap to streaming as the first Stephen King adaptation produced in the UK.

The series is adapted by Paul Tomalin (Bodies) and directed by Tom Shankland (The Serpent, Berlin Noir). Production comes from Mammoth Screen (Hercule, The Serpent) alongside Fifth Season (Severance, East of Eden), with Tomalin and Shankland executive producing alongside Damien Timmer, Rebecca Keane, and Ben Irving.

SYNOPSIS

London never sleeps deeply, and its dreams are uneasy. When global movie star Doris Freeman bursts into a London police station claiming that strange phenomena are behind the disappearance of her husband, police inspector Ted Vetter must investigate whether she’s telling the truth, whether she could be a murderer, or whether there’s something even more chilling at play…

THE SERIES

Nicole Clemens, VP of International Originals at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios said: “Stephen King is one of the defining storytellers of our time, and we’re thrilled to bring his Lovecraftian tale to life in London with Crouch End. Paul Tomalin brings a singular, character-driven vision to the series and, paired with Tom Shankland at the helm, plus the first-class production teams at Mammoth Screen and Fifth Season, this show will grip audiences worldwide with its visceral crime thriller and supernatural mystery.”

Writer Paul Tomalin commented: “After reading Crouch End some years back, Stephen King’s vivid prose has haunted my nightmares ever since. Having the honour to adapt it with the incredible team at Mammoth, Fifth Season and Amazon alongside director Tom Shankland is a dream come true. I couldn’t be more excited to bring this thrilling tale to the screen.”

Director Tom Shankland, said: “I’ve been a Stephen King super-fan forever. The chance to work with this great team and bring his utterly brilliant London mystery to life is beyond exciting – Crouch End will be cinematic, original and thought-provoking in equal measure.”

RELEASE

Crouch End will join Prime Video’s growing slate of UK Originals, including the recently announced Dirty and The Boys of Tommen as well as critically acclaimed series such as Bait, Clarkson’s Farm, The Girlfriend, Steal, My Fault: London and Last One Laughing UK.

This is exciting news. Stephen King’s masterwork has crafted some of the most memorable stories in living memory. And now, his first-ever UK-based thriller is heading to Prime Video. Sadly, Prime Video has yet to commit to a release date for the series. But now, with the series officially announced, surely it’s only a matter of time before this chilling thriller has us captivated at home.

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