This past weekend, fans attending WonderCon in California were treated to the first footage of the CBS series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Under the Dome, premiering on the network this summer. Now that video is online for your viewing pleasure.
The new series is produced by Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Television banner with Stephen King as an executive producer and will start with a short 13-episode first season. But just because King is involved, don’t expect the series to be a slave to the 1,000+ page novel.
For those who aren’t familiar with the bestselling 2009 novel, here’s the official synopsis from Stephen King’s website:
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. No one can fathom what this ...
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