Lisey’s Story Trivia | 25 facts about the miniseries

«Lisey’s Story» is an American horror drama miniseries based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Stephen King.

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1. Lisey’s Story is an American horror drama miniseries.
2. It was based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Stephen King.
3. The series is written by Stephen King.
4. It was directed by Pablo Larraín.
5. It was produced by J. J. Abrams.
6. It stars Julianne Moore in the title role.
7. Lisey’s Story premiered on Apple TV+ on June 4, 2021.
8. Filming began in October 2019 at the historic Van Liew-Suydam House in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
9. In December 2019, filming took place in the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County, New York.
10. In mid-March 2020, filming was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11. Larraín said that “a few weeks” of shooting were left before the shutdown occurred.
12. In September 2020, Julianne Moore shared that filming for her character was completed.
13. In August 2017, Stephen King expressed an interest in seeing his novel adapted as a television series.
14. In April 2019, it was announced that Apple Inc. had acquired the rights to the novel and gave it an eight-episode straight-to-series order to air on Apple TV+, with all episodes scripted by King, to be produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions.
15. In August 2019, Pablo Larraín had signed on to direct the miniseries.
16. In February 2020, it was announced that Darius Khondji had joined the series as cinematographer.
17. Lisey’s Story is Stephen King’s favorite book that he’s ever written.
18. The Nebula belonging to Scott Landon was loaned to the production by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), which presents the Nebula Award annually
19. The first time Clive Owen and Juliane Moore have worked together since Children of Men, in which they also played husband and wife.
20. Second Stephen King adaptation for Julianne Moore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Joan Allen. Moore appeared in Carrie, Allen in A Good Marriage, and Leigh in Dolores Claiborne. Moore and Leigh also previously appeared together in Short Cuts and The Woman in the Window.
21. The place known as “The Pool” in this Apple TV Series of Stephen Kings novel is a nod to rock band Led Zeppelins’ cover art work for “Houses of The Holy” released on vinyl in 1973 and designed by the art firm Hipgnosis
22. Dane DeHaan shares the roles of James Dean and Harry Osborn with 11/22/63 actor James Franco. Chris Cooper played his father in the latter role. That miniseries was also produced by J.J. Abrams.
23. Julianne Moore and Joan Allen have both appeared in the Hannibal Lector films. Allen appeared in Manhunter, while Moore appeared in Hannibal.
24. Allen was replaced in the remake Red Dragon by Emily Watson, who appeared with Moore in Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
25. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Lisey’s Story holds an approval rating of 54% based on 69 reviews, with an average rating of 5.92/10.