Locke and Key is one of the best series of comics since the 2000s. It is an incredible work of fantasy-Horor with stunning art by Gabriel Rodriguez and an attractive narrative that manages to be both weird and mature, with young characters who act as children, but still do not see or treat as smaller than adults. Comics also mix a little ambly with a lot of Steven King to tell a phenomenal story of growth - the one that is as scary as it is warm, as appropriate, because the comic wrote the son of King Oeo Hill (which also wrote the story "Black Phone" is based on).

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With a comic book just as good as "Locke and Key", it was inevitable to bring it to the screen. Surely, in 2020, Netflix debuted the first season of its three -season TV adaptation. Season 1 was largely faithful to the original material of the series (such as season 2), only for Season 3 "Locke and Key" to tell an original story with pretty mixed results. The problems of the show were mostly related to tone and walking. His characters acted aimlessly even when they were not justified, while the series itself imitated "Harry Potter" in the way he played his horror elements and repaired his violence and mature topics (to do the whole thing more appropriate for the YA audience). Of course, it made some great choices for adaptation and when the performance departs from the original material, it will sometimes do it brilliantly, but as a whole, it has proven to be a smaller version of the original comic book.

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However, before the Netflix version, there were several other attempts to adjust "Locke and Key" for the screen, including an abandoned film trilogy produced by Alex Kurzmann and Roberto Orci. Also there was a pilot for Julu's series adaptation showing Scott Derikson as a producer and was directed by Andy Mushetti - which, of course, sounds Rad. And then, there is Fox's famous pilot in 2011, which was produced by Kurzmann and Orcas, and even presented the legendary Steven Spielberg as a producer.

In 2011, Locke & Key wrote Josh Friedman ("Sarah Connor Chronicles", "Foundation") and directed by Mark Romane ("Never let me go"). It is a pretty faithful adaptation at the beginning of the original comic book, bringing a good balance of decoction and heart. The pilot does not actually enter the garnish parts of the original material, so we do not know how it would be limited by broadcasting network television. However, the first impression is very good.

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The cast was also very impressive, with Miranda Otto playing his mother, Nina Locke, who moves her children Tyler (Essie McCartney), Kinsey (Sarah Bolger) and Bode (Skylar Gaertner) in the New England's yard after her tragic murder. In the house (which has a name, keyhouse), children find a bunch of magical keys, along with a wicked spirit captured in the basics. The pilot also starred Nick Stal as an uncle for Locke, Duncan and Xenia Solo as a Dodge Spirit.

Unfortunately, once the pilot is over, Fox has announced that he will not collect "Lok and Key" for the series, Doing that one of the many TV -emissions produced Spielberg that did not go anywhere. The pilot was officially shown only once in San Diego Comik-Con 2011, though it eventually appeared online a decade later. It was quickly downloaded, of course, but you can still find it if you look close enough.

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