Haven is a supernatural drama television series loosely based on the Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid (2005).

The show, which dealt with strange events in a fictional town in Maine named Haven, was filmed on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, and was an American/Canadian co-production.

Haven was originally developed for ABC Television in 2007 by writers Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn, with production company Piller Segan.

In September 2009, E1 Entertainment announced it was working with Stephen King to develop a television series based on his novel The Colorado Kid (2005).

[citation needed] The promo of the series premiere features the song Short Change Hero by The Heavy.

[1] The series was the first property to be produced for Syfy Pay channels around the globe, excluding Canada and Scandinavia.

The site's critical consensus stating: "It benefits from an intriguing setting and a strong lead in Emily Rose, but otherwise, Haven is a derivative supernatural crime procedural.

"[24] The Miami Herald's Glenn Garvin found it "barely competent" as a cop drama but "quite successful" as a "narrative of eccentric, slightly damaged yet ultimately warm characters".

[25][23] USA Today's Robert Bianco called it a "ludicrously see-through supernatural crime drama that wastes a perfectly fine performance from Emily Rose".

[32] It is noted on the Syfy site that "It is a particular favorite Stephen King book for the Haven writers and producers".

[28] For example, in "A Tale of Two Audreys", a little boy in a yellow rain slicker is seen outside the church chasing a newspaper boat that he has set in the stream in the gutter.

"Croatoan" coincidentally also appears carved into a tree in the 3 part Stephen King mini series "Storm of the Century."