Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes Getting TV Series

According to The Hollywood Reporter, AT&T's Audience Network has given 10-episode straight-to-series order for David E. Kelley's (Boston Legal, Ally McBeal, The Practice) adaptation of Stephen King's first "hard-boiled detective tale," Mr. Mercedes.

The show is being produced by Sonar Entertainment and star Emmy-winning actor Brendan Gleeson and Anton Yelchin. Gleeson, 61, is best known for his roles in Braveheart, In Bruges, and the Harry Potter films. Yelchin, 27, is best known for playing Pavel Chekov in J.J. Abrams-produced Star Trek film series.

"In the gloomy pre-dawn hours of a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of unemployed hopefuls are lined up for a job fair," reads the book's synopsis (via stephenking.com). "Without warning, a merciless driver plows through the crowd in a roaring Mercedes. Eight people are killed; 15 are wounded. The killer escapes into the early-spring fog never to be seen from again. Until now...

"Detective Bill Hodges is a battle-hardened and streetwise crime fighter originally assigned to the Mercedes killings. Now retired, Hodges has lost his way in boredom and depression craving the thrills of taking down the region's most notorious criminals. When a disturbing letter from the Mercedes Killer arrives at his door, Hodges soon finds himself uncontrollably drawn into a cat-n-mouse pursuit with stakes beyond comprehension."

Mr. Mercedes was published in June 2014 and quickly rose to the top of the New York Times best-seller list. It went on to win the Edgar Award for best novel. Mr. Mercedes is the first of a trilogy. The second novel in King's series, Finders Keepers, was published in June 2015 and the third, End of Watch, will hit store shelves June 7.

Mr. Mercedes will premiere in 2018 on both DirecTV and AT&T Uverse.