Netflix trails Locke & Key, show debuts next month

By John Freeman on January 9, 2020 • ( 1 )

Netflix have released a trailer for their upcoming series Locke & Key, based on the critically acclaimed comic from US publisher IDW Publishing, created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez.

Locke & Key follows three siblings who, after the murder of their father, move to their ancestral home home in Massachusetts, only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities.

Little do they know, a devious demon also wants the keys, and will stop at nothing to attain them…

The 10-part series debuts 7th February 2020, and stars Jackson Robert Scott, Connor Jessup and Emilia Jones as Bode, Tyler and Kinsey Locke respectively.

It’s taken a while to get to the small screen, with various different parties involved, but the end result looks impressive and the trailer well received.

Facing stiff competition from the new Disney+, Netflix is coming out all guns blazing, with new Chilling Adventures of Sabrina debuting later this month, a second season of The Umbrella Academy due later this year, and SF novel-inspired Altered Carbon set to return.

• Locke & Key – Netflix Official Site

• Buy Locke & Key Graphic Novels from AmazonUK

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.