Biography Flash: Stephen King Faces Netflix Cancellations While 11.22.63 Dominates Streaming Charts
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Biography Flash: Stephen King Faces Netflix Cancellations While 11.22.63 Dominates Streaming Charts
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Stephen King kicked off 2026 with a mix of adaptation setbacks and streaming triumphs that have fans buzzing. Parade reports two major cancellations as the year begins: Netflixs The Talisman series by the Duffer Brothers is off the table after their Paramount deal starts in April, leaving the fantasy epics future murky even as King finishes his solo sequel to the Peter Straub collaboration, inspired by killer Charles Starkweather. The CWs Revelations of Becka Paulson, a hallucinatory Jesus tale announced in 2020, got axed for good amid Nexstars reality TV pivot. These hits sting after 2025s blockbuster run with The Monkey, The Life of Chuck, and IT: Welcome to Derry, but Kings empire endures.
Bright spots dominate the adaptation front. CinemaBlend spotlights Mike Flanagans Prime Video Carrie limited series as the sole 2026 premiere so far, promising fresh twists like an early dad death not in the book, building on his fan-trusted track record. Flanagans Dark Tower dream chugs along slowly, navigating the sagas web of King canon ties. BGR and Collider note the 2016 miniseries 11.22.63, Kings time-travel JFK thriller starring James Franco, exploding as Netflixs number two hit since January 7, proving his backlist still slays.
No fresh public appearances or book signings popped up per Kings official site, which flags them only on socials when they happen, and nothing surfaces in the last few days. Fan events swirl without him: a Stephen King Horror Night trivia bash in Kansas City on January 11, book clubs dissecting The Stand and Fairy Tale this month. That August 2025 Trump spelling jab on Twitter feels like old tea now, no new social media firestorms in the past week.
These shifts underscore Kings biographical staying power: cancellations test Hollywoods King appetite, but streaming surges and looming books like Talisman 3 signal more chapters ahead.
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