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of his late-period novels, Under the Dome, is as much a political allegory and environmental call to arms as it as a tale
of small-town survival. The premise is right there in the
title: One day, a town is encased in a dome that appears out
of nowhere. No one knows why it’s there, and nobody can
get out.¶ To adapt the work as a drama series that debuts
June 24, CBS found a writer who knows from allegories.
Brian K. Vaughan — creator of the acclaimed graphic novels
Y: The Last Man and Saga, and one of the writers of Lost —
penned the pilot for Under the Dome and serves as one of
its executive producers. Vaughan talked to The Huffington
Post about the challenges of adapting King’s dense novel for
television. — Maureen Ryan

Stephen
King on the
set of Under
the Dome.