Stephen King’s The Things They Left Behind Lands at CBS as Put Pilot
Steve Barton
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Back in 2011 a short film adaptation of Stephen King’s short story “The Things They Left Behind” was making the film fest rounds, and now it looks like the tale is heading to the small screen… CBS to be exact!
Per Deadline, CBS bested the competition for “The Things They Left Behind,” a supernatural procedural drama based on King’s story from Seth Grahame-Smith and Greg Berlanti. The project, produced by Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti’s studio-based Berlanti Productions, has received a put pilot from the network.
CBS, which has had success with its adaptation of King’s “Under the Dome,” is no doubt looking for lightning to strike twice.
“The Things They Left Behind,” set in the aftermath of 9/11, was originally published in 2003 as part of the compilation Transgressions: Volume Two. It was adapted into the aforementioned extended short film by Pablo Macho Maysonet IV.
Written by Grahame-Smith, the pilot for “The Things They Left Behind” centers on an unlikely pair of investigators carrying out the unfinished business of the dead. Grahame-Smith and his producing partner, David Katzenberg, will executive produce through their KatzSmith banner along with Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.
Grahame-Smith and Katzenberg are currently adapting King’s IT for the big screen at Warner Bros. with Dan Lin and “True Detective” director Cary Fukunaga. Berlanti, who is behind The CW’s “Arrow” and “The Flash,” is also prepping the high-profile “Supergirl” series.
This one sounds more procedural than supernatural, but we’ll keep our eyes on it and proceed accordingly.
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