AMC orders pilot for Stephen King series Sleeping Beauties

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AMC is staying in the Stephen King family business. While NOS4A2–based on the novel by Joe Hill–isn’t premiering until June, Deadline reports that the network has ordered a pilot for another series based on a novel by King and his other son, Owen. AMC has committed to a pilot for Sleeping Beauties, an adaptation of Stephen and Owen King’s bestselling horror novel, which is set in a world where women abruptly fall into a deep slumber, shrouded in cocoons–leaving men all alone (the horror!). One woman, however, appears immune to this development. Here’s the official synopsis for the book: