A Dark Tower TV series featuring Idris Elba is in the works

Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is already on the way for its February theatrical debut, but the people behind the film are also working on a companion TV series. Entertainment Weekly reports that, for King’s 69th birthday, production company MRC and Sony Pictures have revealed that they’re developing a spinoff series that will flesh out the film’s mythology. A prequel, the show will explore the backstory of the gunslinger Roland Deschain, played by Idris Elba — Elba