In a fantastic piece of news for fans of the works of the ‘King of Horror’ Stephen King, ‘Mission: Impossible III’ and ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ director J.J. Abrams’ production banner Bad Robot is all set to reportedly (via Deadline) adapt ‘Billy Summers’ novel authored by Stephen King. The adaptation by Ed Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz would be set in a limited series format ranging from six to ten episodes. Ed Zwick is expected to direct the series.
One of the recent works by Stephen King, Billy Summers’ plotline revolves around a former U.S. Marine sniper turned hitman named Billy Summers. He accepts his last lucrative job by a well-known gangster Majarian in the hopes of living a comfortable post-retirement life. His target is another hitman called Joel Allen who is on a potential death row. However, eventually, the protagonist Billy Summers becomes concerned and wary of Majarian’s intentions regarding his latest killing assignment.
This is not the first time J.J. Abrams’ company has adapted Stephen King’s book for a series. Because previously too, their creative collaboration has resulted in some adaptations like the Apple TV+ series Lisey’s Story, anthology series Castle Rock, and the James Franco starrer sci-fi thriller series 11.22.63.
Edward Zwick, who will likely helm the ‘Billy Summers’ series adaption, is a high-profile and veteran writer, producer, and director. Previously, he had directed the 1990s hit film ‘Courage Under Fire’ starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan, 1998 action-thriller ‘The Siege’, Tom Cruise’s period action drama ‘The Last Samurai’, Leonardo Di Caprio’s critically acclaimed film ‘Blood Diamond’, Daniel Craig starrer war film ‘Defiance’, and ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ starring Tom Cruise.
Currently, it’s not confirmed on which network or OTT platform will the ‘Bill Summers’ series adaptation be aired. Stay tuned to Binged for the latest updates on J.J. Abrams’ series adaptation of Stephen King’s bestseller ‘Bill Summers’.