Locke & Key will make its debut on Netflix on February 7th. The TV series will consist of ten episodes and is inspired by the homonymous graphic novel written by Joe hill and designed by Gabriel Rodriguez. The comic, with strong horror colors, came out in February 2008 and was published by IDW Publishing. Thanks to the "Eisner" award won in 2011 as best writer for the graphic novel of the same name, Joe Hill has managed to change all the skeptics who continually approached him to his father (Stephen King) by making a horror story of great impact. In this in-depth study we will discover some interesting curiosities related to the world of Locke & Key, and above all to the origins of this work.
From fox to grapes
A first television adaptation of Locke & Key, with an entire pilot for the series attached, saw the light in 2010 by FOX. Things did not go the way they hoped and FOX decided to abandon the project. Prominent figures from the world of cinema took part in this, such as josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Crossbones) to the script, e Alex Kurtzman e Roberto Orci (Now You See Me, The Amazing Spider-Man 2) as executive producers. During the Comic-Con of San Diego of 2011, the pilot episode of the series was screened, not only to see the response of the public, but also to find potential buyers. Unfortunately it did not happen that way. for the next three years there was no mention of this series until 2014 when there was talk of transforming the series, originally conceived for TV, into a film trilogy that again saw Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci in their roles as executive producers. Unfortunately, even in that case, the project ended up being trashed. Two years later, however, the digital platform Netflix bought everything and immediately ordered a first season consisting of ten episodes. This new “chapter” of Locke & Key has brought together many characters from the last failed project. The directing of the series was initially offered to Andy Muschietti (It, It: Chapter Two), which for other work commitments was forced to decline the offer. Later the production decided to entrust the direction of Locke & Key to Michael Morris (Better Call Saul, Shameless, House of Cards). Jackson Robert Scott (It, The Prodigy) Connor Jessup (Falling Skies) ed Emilia jones (Doctor Who) will be the protagonists of this series and will play the role of the three Locke brothers, that is Bode, Tyler e Kinsey, while Darby Stanchfield (Mad Man, Jericho) will take on the role of mother Nina.
plot
The plot of the new Netflix series revolves around the Locke family, more precisely around the figures of the three brothers of the Locke family or Bode, Tyler e Kinsey. After the death of their father, who was murdered in unclear circumstances, the three brothers decide to move to the home of their ancestors: the Keyhouse. In this new and disturbing abode the three young people will come into possession of three magical keys. The three keys are able to give magical powers to those who possess them and each of them serves to open a specific door. Thanks to these special keys, the three young people will be able to discover some macabre details about the death of their father. This curiosity of theirs will lead them to awaken an ancient and powerful demon who, eager to take possession of the three keys to absorb their powers, will stop at nothing to obtain what he craves most. Joe Hill has made a high-impact horror story, and all the premises of the team's work behind the series give hope for something very interesting.
