‘Heroes’ Director Boards Syfy’s ‘Haven’

Adam Kane, who directed episodes of ‘Heroes’ and ‘The Mentalist,’ is diving back into genre TV with Stephen King’s ‘Haven.’

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the director has singed to helm the pilot for Syfy’s upcoming supernatural series, based on King’s novella, ‘The Colorado Kid.’

The project, which centers on an FBI agent investigating a murder in a creepy town in Maine, has snagged Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour and Richard Donat for key roles. Rose, who chatted with us about the show last week, plays the agent who, she said, is also trying to solve a personal mystery that’s “driven her whole life.”

‘Haven’ has some strong ties to the ‘The Dead Zone,’ the last TV show adapted from King’s work. Show producers Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan and Scott Shepherd are all ‘Dead Zone’ vets who guided that series through six respectable seasons on USA. Time will tell if ‘Haven,’ which is also being pitched to networks abroad, will have a similar shelf life.

The series is set to premiere later this year.