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15 Stephen King Books That Should Be Adapted Next
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The opening installment of the Four Past Midnight novella collection, The Langoliers has thematic commonalities with NBC’s Manifest, but that shouldn’t stop someone from moving forward here as it so quickly deviates from that show’s “weirdest flight ever” setup. One of King’s most complex and fascinating characters has already been a part of TV adaptations, played by Justine Lupe in Mr. Mercedes and most unforgettably by Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo in HBO’s The Outsider, which the network stupidly canceled after one season. The novel brings Gibney to center stage in an investigation, revealing the richness of the character that also sees King at his most politically rambunctious, taking direct aim at anti-vaxxers and MAGA.
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