King on Screen directed by Daphné Baiwir official trailer and release date
Mick Garris in King on Screen directed by Daphné Baiwir

Dark Star Pictures revealed the official trailer for King on Screen, a documentary featuring filmmakers who have adapted Stephen King’s work to screen.

Featured in the documentary are Frank Darabont, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Tom Holland, Vincenzo Natali, Greg Nicotero, Mark L. Lester, Dee Wallace, Tim Curry and James Caan.

Directed by Daphné Baiwir, King on Screen premiered at Fantastic Fest 2022; and opens in select theaters with a release date of August 11, followed by on Demand and Blu-Ray on September 8, 2023

1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him the most adapted author alive in the world . What’s so fascinating about him that filmmakers cannot stop adapting his works?

King on Screen reunites the filmmakers that have adapted Stephen King’s books for cinema and TV, including Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Walking Dead), Tom Holland (The Langoliers, Chucky), Mick Garris (The Stand, Sleepwalkers) and Taylor Hackford (Dolores Claiborne, Ray). It is a movie made for the fans and with the fans, led by an international ambition.

Watch the official trailer for King on Screen.

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