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In the horror world, few names are more recognizable than Stephen King. King is the author behind many famous novels like It, The Shining, Pet Sematary, and Carrie. There have been countless movies based on Stephen King's work. It's hard to keep track of all of them, especially since many of them, like It, have received remakes.

While Stephen King is huge in the movie world, his work has also turned into many television series over the years. Unfortunately, these shows and miniseries never get the recognition that King's film adaptations do. Despite many of them being great, they're often overlooked and lost in the sea of more successful films.

Updated April 8, 2024, by Joshua M. Patton: The kind of series inspired by Stephen King can run the gamut from horror to science fiction to simple human drama. Some series go far beyond the mandate of their source novels or stories,...

In its third season, “Westworld” stepped into the human world and, in doing so, raised the question of how much power former theme park host Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) would have on unfamiliar turf. The season premiere episode answered that immediately, first when she overrode a smart home to get access to its powerful owner, and then again in an expertly choreographed fight sequence that all began with her breaking out of restraints and resisting what would have been a fatal drugging if she had been human. Shot across three different fields of vision in one continuous take, the scene signaled that Dolores’ murderous capabilities were stronger than ever, while delivering the kind of breathtaking, technologically complex action that “Westworld” fans had come to expect.

Jonathan Nolan

Showrunner/director

“For the most part, I’m not terribly keen on oners, but this moment felt like an exception. So much of...