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Swedish vampire novel ‘Let The Right One In’ to be adapted for television

Swedish vampire novel ‘Let The Right One In’ to be adapted for television

Let The Right One In

A&E has emerged victorious in a bidding war with Showtime for the rights to adapt the 2004 Swedish novel Let The Right One In for the small screen, THR is reporting.

The novel, which was made into a Swedish feature by the same name in 2008 by Tomas Alfredson, was also adapted in 2010 by Hammer Films Production for the big screen for an English-language feature, which was directed by Matt Reeves and called Let Me In. Hammer Films recently optioned the adaptation rights to the novel, which A&E won, intending to produce the tv series in their own production studio, A+E, in collaboration with Tomorrow Studios.

The show has already landed a creative team as well, as it will be steered by Jeff Davis and Brandon Boyce. Davis is best known for creating what ultimately became the CBS series Criminal Minds, as well as being the creator and showrunner of the MTV series Teen Wolf, itself loosely adapted from the 1985 film of the same name. Boyce has experience both in front of and behind the camera, having worked with Davis in a supporting role on Teen Wolf, as well as in the Gus Van Sant film Milk. He has also written the screenplay for the 1998 film Apt Pupil and the 2004 feature Wicker Park.

The story will relocate to Vermont for the show, as the synopsis below indicates:

The drama follows the boy and female vampire, who lives in secrecy with her mysterious guardian. When a series of strange murders pops up in their small Vermont town, it attracts the attention of a federal marshal with a mysterious past of his own.

It’s unclear how closely the series shall adhere to the original novel, which dealt with pedophilia, bullying, and alcoholism, among numerous subjects. This tv adaptation shall also put the story in rarefied company of stories that have been seen in multiple mediums, as it will mean the novel has been adapted for film, the stage, and now television. A series premiere date or casting news has yet to be announced.

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