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From exec producer Carlton Cuse, the adaptation of the IDW comic has been in the works for a decade.

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00:00Our first look at the long-awaited series Lock and Key has finally arrived.

00:25Netflix released the trailer for its adaptation of the beloved IDW comic

00:29that tells the story of a family who move into their ancestral home after their father's death.

00:34And the haunting footage offers a look at why Lock and Key has had such a challenging road to the screen.

00:39You can try it on the way, but it's always there.

00:49The series, which stars Scandal alum Darby Stanchfield, has been in the works in multiple incarnations

00:54of various networks and streamers for a decade, starting in 2010, when Steven Spielberg and Alex Kurtzman

00:59attempted to bring the story to the small screen. But the pilot never made it to series.

01:04Then, Universal Pictures picked up the rights and attempted to adapt it as a feature film.

01:08But that didn't move forward either. In 2017, Hulu did a pilot that, despite a lot of internal goodwill,

01:13was passed over. Netflix then swooped in after WME shopped the drama and ordered it to series.

01:19In addition to Stanchfield, the cast includes Jackson Robert Scott of It,

01:22Conor Jessup of American Crime, Amelia Jones of Horrible Histories,

01:26and Bill Heck of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

01:29Whatever you think you understand about those keys, you don't.

01:35The series debuts its 10-episode season on Netflix on February 7th.

01:39To watch the full trailer, head to THR.com.

01:42Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.