Released on September 12, The Long Walkis the latest in a string of cinematic Stephen King adaptations, being based on the novel of the same name. It follows Raymond Garraty (Cooper Hoffman), a young man who is selected to participate in a televised, government-sanctioned walking contest in which one boy from every state must walk a consistent pace of 3 miles per hour or be killed. The winner gets financial support for the rest of his life and one wish of his choosing.