Horror author Joe Hill is teaming with Walden Media to develop a television series based on his 2016 book, The Fireman. 

The novel unfolds in the United States, amidst a highly contagious plague that causes those infected by the fungus to develop dark patterns on their skin, and eventually burst into flames. Upon combustion, the bodies release spores that infect further numbers; millions have died from the disease, for which there is no cure and which has been nicknamed Dragonscale. In response, cremation squads have been created to exterminate those they believe carry the disease, in an attempt to slow the spread.

Amid all of this, Harper Grayson, a nurse and carrier of the disease, is set on a new path after a chance encounter with a mysterious man known only as the Fireman.

Hill has already had a number of his works adapted to the screen: his novel NOS4A2 was adapted to television in a series starring Zachary Quinto, his debut novel Horns made into film starring Daniel Radcliffe, his Locke & Key comics adapted by Netflix, while the upcoming Universal/Blumhouse film The Black Phone is adapted from his short story of the same name. And that’s just to name a few. Bring on The Fireman series.