TNT’s adaptation of “Let The Right One In” appears not to be moving forward, according to Deadline. Originally envisioned as an adaptation of the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist (which was, of course, previously adapted into Tomas Alfredson’s “Let The Right One In” and Matt Reeves’ “Let Me In“), the series would have followed shy Henry (named Oskar in the novel and film) and his friendship with a vampire, stuck in the body of a young girl.
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The project was originally slated to run on A&E in 2015 before jumping networks to TNT in 2016. The series, scripted by “Criminal Minds” and “Teen Wolf” creator Jeff Davis, was said to have upped the ages of the two leads and moved the setting from Sweden to Vermont, making this incarnation less a direct adaptation and more of a re-imagining.
While the project may not be moving forward at TNT, production company Tomorrow Studios is reportedly shopping the series around to other networks. Even though a pilot was ordered and the show was officially cast, the series never entered production before being dropped. The series has survived being dropped once already, though, so we will see if it gets picked up again.
Reeves’ “Let Me In” proved that there can be a fresh perspective brought to a re-imagining of this story, so hopefully we can see Davis’ adaptation on a network soon.