CBS has announced that production has begun on their new summer TV series, Under the Dome, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Based on a Stephen King novel, the show will start airing on June 24th.

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“THE DOME” DESCENDS ON WILMINGTON, N.C.

New CBS Summer Series “Under The Dome” Begins Production Today

Thursday, Feb. 28 – Production has commenced today in Wilmington, N.C. for CBS’s new summer series, UNDER THE DOME. Acclaimed director Niels Arden Oplev (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) is directing the first episode.

UNDER THE DOME, which premieres Monday, June 24 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS, is based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel about a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by a massive transparent dome.

UNDER THE DOME stars Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Dean Norris, Natalie Martinez, Britt Robertson, Alexander Koch, Colin Ford, Nicholas Strong, Jolene Purdy and Aisha Hinds.

UNDER THE DOME is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television. Neal Baer, Stephen King, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stacey Snider, Jack Bender and Brian K. Vaughan, who wrote the television adaptation, will serve as executive producers.

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What do you think? Do you plan on checking out Under the Dome on CBS?