TNT, a division of Turner, has ordered a pilot forLet the Right One In, based on the best-selling novel by Swedish authorJohn Ajvide Lindqvist.Jeff Davis(Criminal Minds,Teen Wolf) wrote the script for theTV pilotand serves as executive producer withMarty Adelstein(Aquarius,Prison Break,Teen Wolf) andBecky Clements(Aquarius,Last Man Standing) of Tomorrow Studios andSimon Oakes(Women in Black,Let Me In) ofHammer Films.Carl Molinder, who produced the original screenplay, andAlex Brunner(Dark Places) also serve as executive producers. The pilot is being produced by Tomorrow Studios in association with Turner’s Studio T, the in-house studio that owns and produces original series for TNT and TBS.
Let the Right One Inis an eerie drama about a young boy, long tormented by his classmates, who finds solace in a friendship with a charismatic female vampire who appears to be near his age. The vampire settles into the boy’s small Vermont town with her mysterious caretaker, just as a series of bizarre murders begins attracting the attention of law enforcement. We first reported on this TV adaptation last March, when it was in development at A&E, which beat out Showtime in abidding warfor the series.
Lindqvist’s debut novel was an instant bestseller in Sweden. He adapted his book into a screenplay for the acclaimed 2008 Swedish film of the same name, earning numerous international awards. The remakeLet Me InstarringKodi Smit-McPheeandChloe Moretzhit theaters in 2010. TNT’s pilot will draw from theoriginal source material. Here’s whatSarah Aubrey, executive vice president of original programming for TNT, had to say in her statement.
“Let the Right One Incombines elements of horror,revenge thrillerand adolescent romance into an unforgettable and truly unsettling tale. This novel is a watershed of rich storytelling, making it an abundant source from whichJeff,Marty,BeckyandSimonwill bring to life in this all-new adaptation.”
TNT is in the midst of evolving its original programming slate, which kicked off in June with the premiere of the critically acclaimed hitAnimal Kingdom, one of cable’s Top 3 new summer dramas and the only summer drama to grow its audience week over week. On Nov. 15, TNT will launch the seductive thrillerGood Behavior(also produced by Tomorrow Studios’AdelsteinandClements), withDownton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery as a complicated woman trying to regain her life. The network’s 2017 slate of dramas includeThe Alienist, based onCaleb Carr’s New York Times bestseller about a serial killer in New York during the Gilded Age;Will, the punk rock version ofWilliam Shakespeare’s young life;Foreign Bodies, a comedic drama featuring a group of young adults traveling across Asia; and more. Here’s whatMarty Adelstein, CEO of Tomorrow Studios, had to say in his statement.
“TNT has amassed an incredible slate of programming and we are thrilled to extend our relationship with them. Their collaboration and shared enthusiasm for bringingLet the Right One Into the U.S. TV audience is incredibly exciting to all of us.”
Let the Right One Injoins three other pilots in the works at TNT.Monsters of Godis a post-Civil Wardrama from Rod Lurie and Plan B Entertainment.Civil, starringBradley Whitford,Toby JonesandEnrique Murcianois a gripping drama about America on the brink of a modern day Civil War.Claws, starringNiecy Nash,Harold PerrineauandJenn Lyonin a wickedly funny dramedy set in a Florida nail salon.
