Bag of Bones (TV miniseries)
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Bag of Bones is an American, currently being filmed, television miniseries
that will be broadcasted on A&E Network
. The series is an adaptation from the novel Bag of Bones
written by Stephen King
.
and written by screenwriter Matt Venne. The filmmakers had been hoping to shoot the film in Maine
, but due to the failure of a proposed tax incentive in June 2010 the project was cancelled. In 2011 A&E Network
stated in a press release that they would start filming a miniseries adapted from the novel with Pierce Brosnan in the leading role. Filming started August 2011 in Nova Scotia
.
The miniseries is being aired in two 2-hour segments. Part 1 of 2 airing on Dec 11th, 2011.
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
that will be broadcasted on A&E Network
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
. The series is an adaptation from the novel Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones is a 1998 novel by Stephen King. It focuses on an author who suffers severe writer's block and delusions at an isolated lake house four years after the death of his wife...
written by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years... |
Mike Noonan |
| Annabeth Gish Annabeth Gish Annabeth Gish is an American actress known for starring roles in Shag, Mystic Pizza and Double Jeopardy. She is best known for her roles as Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing and as Eileen Caffee on the Showtime drama Brotherhood.-Personal... |
Jo Noonan |
| Anika Noni Rose Anika Noni Rose Anika Noni Rose is an American singer and actress known for her Tony Award winning performance in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change and her starring roles in the films Dreamgirls and The Princess and the Frog.... |
Sara Tidwell |
| William Schallert William Schallert William Joseph Schallert is an American actor who has appeared in many films and in such television series as The Smurfs, The Rat Patrol, Gunsmoke, The Patty Duke Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Waltons, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Love, American Style, Get... |
Max Devore |
| Caitlin Carmichael Caitlin Carmichael Caitlin Elizabeth Carmichael is an American child actress.-Biography:Caitlin Carmichael was born in Tifton, Georgia, to parents Tom and Catherine Carmichael. Caitlin's career began when she was 3 years old. Her family took her on a Disney cruise for her birthday, and while attending a show, she... |
Kyra Devore |
| David Sheftell | Max Devore (young) |
| Gary Levert | George Footman |
| Melissa George Melissa George Melissa Suzanne George is an Australian film and television actress who has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Melissa is perhaps best known for her role as Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away... |
Mattie |
| Jason Priestley Jason Priestley Jason Bradford Priestley is a Canadian-American actor and director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role which catapulted him to recognition in the early 1990s.... |
Background
The project started as a film directed by Mick GarrisMick Garris
Mick Garris is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.-Biography:He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror...
and written by screenwriter Matt Venne. The filmmakers had been hoping to shoot the film in Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, but due to the failure of a proposed tax incentive in June 2010 the project was cancelled. In 2011 A&E Network
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
stated in a press release that they would start filming a miniseries adapted from the novel with Pierce Brosnan in the leading role. Filming started August 2011 in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
.
The miniseries is being aired in two 2-hour segments. Part 1 of 2 airing on Dec 11th, 2011.