Victor LaValle’s novel The Changeling is headed to the small screen, with LaKeith Stanfield to play the starring role, Deadline reports.

Apple TV+ has ordered the series, which is based on LaValle’s 2017 horror novel about a New York bookseller named Apollo whose wife and young son disappear under mysterious circumstances. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus called the novel “a smart and knotty merger of horror, fantasy, and realism.”

Stanfield will play Apollo in the series. The actor is known for his roles in films such as Get Out, Uncut Gems, Knives Out, and Judas and the Black Messiah. His performance in the latter film earned him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.

The series will be written and executive produced by Kelly Marcel, whose screenwriting credits include Saving Mr. Banks and Fifty Shades of Grey. Melina Matsoukas (Queen and Slim) is attached to direct. Other executive producers on the project include Matsoukas, Stanfield, and LaValle.

LaValle confirmed the news on Twitter, writing, “I could not be happier. This is going to be special.

Marcel also tweeted about the series, commenting, “Working with Victor on his stunning book has been a dream and having the incredible @melinamatsoukas and @lakeithlakeith join us is beyond my wildest.”

Michael Schaub is a Texas-based journalist and regular contributor to NPR.