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UNDER THE DOME, which premieres Monday, June 24 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS, is based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel about a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by a massive transparent dome. The town’s inhabitants must deal with surviving the post-apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers to what this barrier is, where it came from and if and when it will go away. Photo: CBS/ CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.¨©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Feb 4, 2013 6:52 PM UTC Usually an advertisement comes right out and tells you what it wants you to do or buy. But in the case of one Super Bowl commercial that aired during last night’s game, the opposite was true. In a creepy and quick spot for _Under the Dome_, all we get is a glimpse at what looks like a New England town (served under glass), a graphic that suggests this has something to do with Stephen King—and a [URL](http://underthedome.com/). We won’t spoil for you exactly what happens if you follow the online directions, but the creepiness doesn’t end with the commercial spot. It’s a neat little trick to customize the ad to the user—though fans of Arcade Fire’s [_The Wilderness Downtown_](http://thewildernessdowntown.com/)[ short film](http://thewildernessdowntown.com/) may not be quite as impressed as those who haven’t experienced the trick before. (**MORE**: [Super Bowl Watch: A Fiery Stage, Lights Out and a Voice from Beyond (Oh, Yeah, and a Game Too)](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/04/super-bowl-watch-a-fiery-stage-lights-out-and-a-voice-from-beyond-oh-yeah-and-a-game-too/)) What we do know about _Under the Dome_ is that it is a miniseries. It’s a CBS project that will begin airing on June 24 and is, according to [_Deadline_](http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/super-bowl-tv-spot-under-the-dome/), still casting (though [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/25/britt-robertson-going-under-the-dome/) has the news that Britt Robertson, Natalie Martinez and Colin Ford are attached). The 13-episode series will be produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television— and, as anyone who has read the 2009 Stephen King book on which it’s based knows, takes place in a town that is suddenly and mysteriously cut off from the world. 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