Netflix Renews Comic Book Horror/Mystery Series ‘Locke & Key’ For Season 2
Netflix has handed the producers of horror/mystery series ‘Locke & Key‘, the *ahem* keys to a 2nd Season, the streaming service has announced today.
Based on best-selling comic book series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez for IDW comics, the series the three Locke siblings and their mother who move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, after the death of the father. Once there, they discover the house is full of magical keys that may be connected to their dad’s unfortunate demise. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens – and will stop at nothing to steal them. The series is a coming-of-age mystery about love, loss, and the unshakable bonds that define family.
Netflix made the Season 2 announcement on social media earlier today:
more keys, more demons, more aloha ?Locke & Key is officially returning for season two!! pic.twitter.com/OYfHBKmik8
— Locke & Key (@lockekeynetflix) March 30, 2020
After the years-long struggle ‘Locke and Key’ had making it to screen, the renewal is great news for fans were put through the wringer waiting for an adaptation to emerge… This Netflix version was the third time the comic book has been tried as a tv series. The first attempt landed at Fox in 2011 and was piloted with Miranda Otto playing Nina, but the network opted not to pick it up. It was then piloted again at Hulu in 2018 with Frances O’Connor as Nina, but they also decided not to move forward. It was, technically, that version which convinced Netflix to take the series, although they did completely recast and redevelop the scripts.
The drama stars Darby Stanchfield (‘Scandal’) as mother Nina Locke, with Jackson Robert Scott (‘IT’ and ‘IT 2’) as Bode Locke, Connor Jessup (‘American Crime’) as Tyler Locke, and Emilia Jones (‘Horrible Histories’) as Kinsey Locke, the three children. Bill Heck (‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’) portrays the father, Rendell Locke, with Laysla De Oliveira as Dodge, Thomas Mitchell Barnet as Sam Lesser, Griffin Gluck (‘American Vandal’) as Gabe, and Coby Bird as Rufus Whedon.
‘Locke & Key’ is written by Joe Hill who co-created the origin comic book with Gabriel Rodriguez. Carlton Cuse (‘The Strain’, ‘Bates Motel’, ‘Colony’, ‘Lost’) and Meredith Averill (‘The Haunting of Hill House’) serve as showrunners, and exec produce alongside Hill, Aron Eli Coleite, Chris Ryall with Lydia Antoni and Ted Adams for IDW, Lindsey Springer for Genre Arts, Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, David Alpert and Rick Jacobs for Circle of Confusion, Tim Southam, John Weber and Frank Siracusa for Take 5. The original comic book, published by IDW Publishing, garnered both awards and acclaim during its ten-year run. It has been translated into dozens of languages across the globe and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
‘Locke & Key‘ Season 1 can be binged on Netflix right now.
