Stephen King's "Salem’s Lot" Gets Release Window

New Line’s new take on the movie adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Salem’s Lot" will premiere on Max in October, the streamer said on Friday.

Filmmaker Gary Dauberman was first to make the reveal in a Vanity Fair profile published several days ago. A specific release date has still not been disclosed. 

Written and directed by Dauberman, "Salem’s Lot" is a movie adaptation of King's acclaimed vampire novel, after the 1979 successful television movie, directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Rob Lowe. 

The movie is set to be the first adaptation of the novel to play in theaters. "Salemʻs Lot", published in 1975, follows the journey of author Ben Mears who is struggling with writer’s block and seeking inspiration for his next novel, returns to his hometown, the eerily named Jerusalem's Lot, to find some, particularly in the form of an abandoned mansion, owned by a strange European man. Upon further investigation, Mears realizes that there is an evil turning the residents of the town into creatures of the night — namely, vampires. He creates a small team of trustworthy townsfolk and set out to end the vampire menace plaguing their home. 

Director Dauberman is a favorite of New Line, having worked on several projects for the studio, including both the It movies and "The Nun". 

The movie cast is led by Lewis Pullman, who played featured roles in "Bad Times at the El Royale" and "Top Gun: Maverick," as Ben Mears, along with Games of Thrones' Pilou Asbæk as Richard Straker, who is preparing for the arrival of his master, a vampire named Kurt Barlow. 

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The star-studded cast also features Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears, Alfre Woodard as Dr. Cody, Makenzie Leigh as Susan Norton, Bill Camp as Matthew Burke, Spencer Treat Clark as Mike Ryerson, Pilou Asbæk as Straker, and John Benjamin Hickey as Father Callahan.

Other EPs on the pic are James Wan and Michael Clear for Atomic Monster and Roy Lee for Vertigo alongside Mark Wolper. Other EPs are Michael Bederman, Vertigo’s Andrew Childs, and Atomic Monster’s Judson Scott.