The Stephen King adaptations show no sign of slowing, and with the news that the American horror author has bought back the rights to several of his famous works, we can expect many more to come.

Last year saw six separate TV and movie adaptations of Stephen King novels, including the likes of IT and The Dark Tower, and six more are already planned for the next two years.

That's not the mention the forthcoming Castle Rock, an adaptation of his lengthy novel The Stand, which is reportedly in the works.

The project was linked to director Josh Boone (The Fault In Our Stars) two years ago, but he shelved it in favour of a four-film adaptation of another King novel called Revival. Sadly it hasn't yet seen the light of day, as Boone has been busy reshooting X-Men: The New Mutants.

He still hasn't given up on The Stand, however, as according to Tracking Board the director is is, "still attached to [...] an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, which we hear is coming together as a ten-hour limited series at CBS All Access."

Cult fans might be disappointed with the news of this relatively short format for the incredibly long novel. As Consequence of Sound pointing out, "Fans already got a neutered, if still occasionally affecting, version of the story with ABC’s 1994 four-part miniseries, and the material demands an adaptation that won’t be limited by the strictures of network television."