The movie was conceived as one part of a larger franchise, and on Wednesday (Stephen King’s 69th birthday), The Dark Tower’s production company, MRC, announced plans to adapt the fourth book in the series, Wizard and Glass, as a spin-off TV series.
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is hitting the big screen and the small screen.
It will begin shooting in 2017 for release in 2018, around the time The Dark Tower becomes available for home viewing.
The movie adaptation of King’s epic fantasy series will be released in theaters on Feb. 17, 2017.