Sam Strike and Jasper Pääkkönen have been cast as Roland Deschain and The Man in Black, respectively, in Amazon’s The Dark Tower television series based on Stephen King’s novels of the same name.
Reported by Variety, the pilot for this series adaptation is currently in the works, and will detail how Roland became a gunslinger, and portray his first encounter with The Man in Black, who goes by many aliases, including Marten Broadcloak and Randall Flagg.
Strike is known for his recent work on the Syfy series Nightflyers as well as Mindhunter and EastEnders while Pääkkönen is recognized for his roles in Vikings and BlacKkKlansman.
Source: IGN.com Amazon's The Dark Tower TV Series Casts its Leads