Warner Bros is reuniting Stephen King and Mike Flanagan (Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep, Life of Chuck, the upcoming TV series Carrie) on a new adaptation of The Mist, based on King's 1980 novella. Deadline reported that Flanagan will direct and write the screenplay. He will also produce through Red Room alongside Tyler Thompson and Spyglass's Gary Barber and Chris Stone. Alexandra Magistro is also executive producing for Red Room.
The novella was included in King's story collection Skeleton Crew. It was previously adapted as a 2007 film and a 2017 TV series. Deadline noted that in The Mist, "a small town in Maine is consumed by a thick mysterious fog from which creatures emerge to attack the townsfolk. A group of survivors hole up in a local grocery store. As often happens with King's fiction, anarchy and societal reordering brings out the best in some, and the absolute worst in others, sparking mob mentality and empowering unhinged extremists who become as dangerous as the horrors outside."