The television adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 horror novella “The Mist" has received a straight-to-series order from Spike TV.

The news, courtesy of Deadline, arrives less than two months after the cable channel ordered the pilot from The Weinstein Company’s Dimension Television.

"The Mist" centers on a small town that’s suddenly enveloped in an unnatural fog that conceals otherworldly threats. The adaptation is written and executive produced by Christian Torpe, creator of the Danish comedy-drama "Rita."

“The Mist” was previously adapted for film in 2007 by Frank Darabont (“The Walking Dead”), who also wrote and directed “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile,” based on King’s works.