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Lock and Key is trying to hit small screens again

Image The adaptation of the comic strip Locke & Key ("Lock and key" *) a long history of release on screens. Initially, the pilot of the show was developed for Fox, but then the rights to the project passed to Universal Studios, which planned to shoot a full-length film. In 2016, it was announced that the series would be released on the Hulu streaming service, however, comic book creator Joe Hill was not lucky there either. As it became known to the Variety edition, now the online service Netflix has taken up the work on the project, which will completely rework the show, taking as a basis a new script and selecting a cast.

The fantasy series, based on the comic book franchise of the same name by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, tells the story of the Locke who, after the brutal murder of the head of the family, moved to the family estate. In the house, they found mysterious keys with which you can get magical abilities. But the family even guesses that an insidious demon is wandering nearby, wanting to take possession of the mysterious sources of superpowers by all means.

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Hill will write and executive produce the show, which was originally developed by Meredith Averill (The Good Wife), Carlton Cuse (Bates Motel) and Aaron Eli Colet (Heroes). Now Averill and Cuse are appointed showrunners for the series, and Colette will be co-writing the first episode with Hill. Initially, the pilot for hulu was supposed to be directed by Andres Muschetti, but he was unable to return due to the filming of the second part of "It" and remained in the project as an executive producer.

Netflix ordered ten hour-long episodes of the series. There is no information on the cast or release date yet.

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