
Prior to making a name for himself on Netflix with acclaimed series like “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”, filmmaker Mike Flanagan established a career-long pattern of interpreting Stephen King’s works. Netflix has a history of Stephen King adaptations, having produced titles such as “In the Tall Grass”, “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone”, and “1922”, but none have been as remarkable as “Gerald’s Game”. This film not only solidified Flanagan’s position at Netflix but also earned him the title of the primary Stephen King adapter, as it was based on a book that was thought to be unfilmable. The movie that not only guaranteed Flanagan’s standing at Netflix but opened the door for him as the go-to Stephen King guy is not just Netflix’s best adaptation of the horror master, but one long considered unadaptable – 2017’s “Gerald’s Game”.