Prime Video has given the green light to new UK Original Crouch End, a six-part limited series based on the short story by the global bestseller, Stephen King. While King’s iconic worlds of Castle Rock and Derry have terrified generations, Crouch End took his readers to the UK and the streets of the North London Borough. Now, that story is being brought to screen as the first King adaptation to be produced in the UK. Crouch End will launch exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide and is available to Prime members at no additional cost.
London never sleeps deeply, and its dreams are uneasy. When global movie star Doris Freeman bursts into a London police station claiming that strange phenomena are behind the disappearance of her husband, police inspector Ted Vetter must investigate whether she’s telling the truth, whether she could be a murderer, or whether there’s something even more chilling at play…
Adapted by Paul Tomalin (Bodies) and directed by Tom Shankland (Berlin Noir, The Serpent), Crouch End is produced by Mammoth Screen (Hercule, The Serpent) and Fifth Season (East of Eden, Severance). Executive Producers are Paul Tomalin, Tom Shankland, Damien Timmer, Rebecca Keane and Ben Irving.
Nicole Clemens, VP of International Originals at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios said: “Stephen King is one of the defining storytellers of our time, and we’re thrilled to bring his Lovecraftian tale to life in London with Crouch End. Paul Tomalin brings a singular, character-driven vision to the series and, paired with Tom Shankland at the helm, plus the first-class production teams at Mammoth Screen and Fifth Season, this show will grip audiences worldwide with its visceral crime thriller and supernatural mystery.”
Writer Paul Tomalin commented: “After reading Crouch End some years back, Stephen King’s vivid prose has haunted my nightmares ever since. Having the honour to adapt it with the incredible team at Mammoth, Fifth Season and Amazon alongside director Tom Shankland is a dream come true. I couldn’t be more excited to bring this thrilling tale to the screen.”
Director Tom Shankland, said: “I’ve been a Stephen King super-fan forever. The chance to work with this great team and bring his utterly brilliant London mystery to life is beyond exciting – Crouch End will be cinematic, original and thought-provoking in equal measure.”
Crouch End will join Prime Video’s growing slate of UK Originals, including the recently announcedDirty and The Boys of Tommen as well as critically acclaimed series such as Bait, Clarkson’s Farm, The Girlfriend, Steal, My Fault: London and Last One Laughing UK.
