‘Let The Right One In’ TV Series Pilot In Development By ‘Teen Wolf’ Creator For TNT
After more than a year spent in development hell and with no real updates, the production of the television adaptation of Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist's bestselling novel "Let the Right One In" has now moved up a notch and onto another network "Teen Wolf" creator developing the pilot episode for TNT.
It was reported by The Hollywood Reporter in March of last year the A&E network was planning to do a remake of "Let the Right One in" for television, and have contracted "Teen Wolf" and "Criminal Minds" progenitor Jeff Davis alongside actor Brandon Royce to develop the series.
Now, Variety reports the show's production has moved on to being handled by TNT and the lack of any mention of Royce suggests he may have exited from the project. The news came after MTV's recent announcement that the next and sixth season of Davis' "Teen Wolf" scheduled to hit next year will also be the show's last season. Presumably, Davis' busy schedule on "Teen Wolf" was what kept the development of the "Let the Right One In" pilot form gaining any traction; with the show's clear ending in sight however, Davis may now move on to full work on a new show.
Aside from writing the pilot episode's script, Davis will also serve as an executive producer alongside Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios. Other executive producers are Simon Oakes of Hammer Films, Carl Molinder, and Alex Brunner. Molinder was also the one to produce the original screenplay for the show. TNT's own in-house Studio-T production studio will work with Tomorrow Studios to work on the show.
John Ajvide Lindqvist's "Let the Right One In" tells the gripping tale of children dealing with the darker side of humanity and reality, interspersed with elements of the supernatural. The story focuses on a young boy who meets a seemingly young girl, but all is not apparently as it seems with the girl being revealed to be a centuries-old vampire. Together, they go through various struggles that deal with the likes of existential anxiety, social isolation, and murder.
Probably the most immediate version of the story that fans will recall is the 2010 English remake "Let Me In," which starred Chloe Grace Moretz as the vampire Abby Kodi Smit-McPhee as the young boy Owen. Prior to that, there was also a Swedish film version that featured elements much closer to the book, like the boy's name being Oskar and the vampire being named Eli.
It is unknown as to what direction Davis' series might take if it comes to a full series order.