CBS Orders 13 Episodes of Stephen King’s UNDER THE DOME

CBS has made another move to ensure that summer of 2013 is going to be filled with original scripted content: the network has ordered 13 episodes of UNDER THE DOME, a series based on the Stephen King book of the same title. (The series is also produced by Steven Speilberg.)

Per CBS, “UNDER THE DOME is the story of a small New England town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome.  The town’s inhabitants must deal with surviving the post-apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers to what this barrier is, where it came from and if and when it will go away.”

“This is a great novel coming to the television screen with outstanding auspices and in-season production values to create a summer programming event,” said Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment in a statement.  “We’re excited to transport audiences UNDER THE DOME and into the extraordinary world that Stephen King has imagined.”

Are you intrigued by UNDER THE DOME coming to television?

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