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Airdate: Let The Right One In

New series inspired by the original hit Swedish novel and film, to screen in October.

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Upcoming thriller drama Let The Right One In, inspired by the original hit Swedish novel and film, is coming to Paramount+.

The 10-episode series is led by Demián Bichir (A Better Life), with Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls, Power), Grace Gummer (Mr. Robot), Madison Taylor Baez (Selena: The Series), Kevin Carroll (Snowfall),  Ian Foreman (Merry Wish-Mas), Jacob Buster (Colony) and Nick Stahl (Fear the Walking Dead).

Inspired by the original hit Swedish novel and film, the series centres on Mark (Bichir) and his daughter Eleanor (Baez), whose lives were changed 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive. With these emotionally charged and terrifying ingredients as a starting point, Let The Right One In will upend genre expectations, turning a naturalistic lens on human frailty, strength and compassion.

Let The Right One In is executive produced by award-winning playwright, writer and producer Andrew Hinderaker (Away, Penny Dreadful) who also serves as showrunner. Seith Mann (Homeland, #FreeRayshawn, Raising Dion) is also an executive producer and directed the pilot, as well as multiple episodes. Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements are executive producers for Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partnership). Alissa Bachner is co-executive producing, and Bichir serves as a producer on the series.

Saturday, 8 October on Paramount+.

Horror themes

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  1. The Swedish film version was the best, which is why the American copy didn’t try to better it. Making a series of the film is an interesting idea but somehow I think the screenplay could risk becoming formulaic if the showrunner is looking at making more than two seasons.
    A limited two season release of Let the Right One In would fill some of the story gaps teased in the film, especially as Eli’s companions eventually die and living forever becomes a incurable curse, but in the end it will depend on what generation of audience the producers are targeting, fans of the 2008 Swedish film may find the series distracting to watch, we’ll have to wait and see.

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