After a bidding war between Showtime and A&E, the latter won the rights to the vampire story "Let the Right One In," and is now collaborating with "Teen Wolf" showrunner Jeff Davis and actor-screenwriter Brandon Boyce to develop it into a TV series.
The series is being developed by A+E Studios as well as Tomorrow Studios, the same one responsible for "Teen Wolf" and "Aquarius." A&E's Davis and Boyce, Tomorrow Studios' Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements, and Simon Oakes will be executive producers for the show.
Davis is a very reasonable choice since "Teen Wolf" is another example of a successful movie-turned-series product. The original "Teen Wolf" was a 1985 horror-comedy film starring Michael J. Fox. Jeff Davis' TV series retained many of the movie's elements but dropped most of the comedic nature to achieve a darker, more realistic tone. The series is now entering its fifth season.
A&E's upcoming series is based on the Swedish book of the same name, and revolves around the relationship of a young boy and a female vampire child who is accompanied by her guardian. Things spin out of control when a series of murders occur and a man with a mysterious past comes in to investigate.
The premise for "Let the Right One In" lends itself to be stretched out and expanded to become a cohesive TV series. It is strong enough that there have been two different adaptations on the big screen. Its first big screen adaptation was the 2008 Swedish film "Let the Right One In," and later, the 2010 American remake "Let Me In." The latter starred Chloe Grace Moretz as the female lead.
Both films received critical acclaim and praise from fans and critics alike. They were also publicly appraised by the novel's author, John Ajvide Lindqvist.
In an MTV interview, he stated, "I might just be the luckiest writer alive. To have not only one, but two excellent versions of my debut novel done for the screen feels unreal."
