Both the TV show and original book version of Stephen King's "Lisey's Story" have remained under the radar. The novel was published in 2006, firmly after King's supposed golden era was over and shortly before the King Renaissance ( starting with "11/22/63" in 2011 ) took full swing. "Lisey's Story" itself rarely shows up in people's lists of King's best-ever books, which is why it's not too surprising that the TV adaptation rarely receives much praise either.

The Apple TV series "Lisey's Story," starring Julianne Moore as grieving widow Lisey and Clive Owen as her deceased husband Scott, released in June 2021 to mixed reactions. The miniseries has a 53% score among critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 48% among regular viewers.

Lucy Mangan at The Guardian wrote in her review, "Add a r

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