The new adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot is no longer getting a theatrical release. Originally scheduled to debut in theaters way back in September 2022, New Line has now confirmed it will stream on Max instead.
The announcement didn’t include a premiere date but did state that it’s expected to arrive on streaming in 2024.
“Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire,” reads New Line’s synopsis. The cast is led by Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears and includes Alfre Woodard as Dr. Cody, Makenzie Leigh as Susan Norton, and Bill Camp as Matthew Burke.
Spencer Treat Clark plays Mike Ryerson, Pilou Asbæk is Straker, and John Benjamin Hickey is Father Callahan.
Gary Dauberman, screenwriter of 2017’s It and 2019’s It Chapter Two, adapted King’s 1975 bestseller and also directed and executive produced. Additional executive producers include Michael Bederman, James Wan, Michael Clear, Roy Lee, Mark Wolper, Andrew Childs, and Judson Scott.
Salem’s Lot was previously adapted into a two-part mini-series that aired in 1979. Starsky & Hutch‘s David Soul starred as Ben Mears, James Mason played Richard K. Straker, and Lance Kerwin played Mark Petrie.
