Euros Lyn is already hard at working filming the “Let the Right One In” pilot for TNT.
Forbes caught up with showrunners Jeff Davis, who penned the latest adaptation that’s more closely related to the book than feature films.
“[“Let the Right One In”] is an eerie drama about Henry, a young boy, long tormented by his classmates, who finds solace in a friendship with a charismatic vampire, Eli, who appears to be near his age. Thin and pale, Eli’s actual age is unknown. Lonely and friendless (for obvious reasons), Eli lands in an apartment building in Vermont, and soon begins a strange friendship with Henry, an equally lonely 16-year-old boy who has no idea what kind of creature he’s dealing with.”
Kristine Froseth, Ben Wadsworth, Necar Zadegan, and Cameron Gellmanellman star in the new version, which Davis relates to the classic “Dracula” lore:
“…I have to say, especially Ben Wadsworth and Kristine Froseth, the two young leads, are surprising us every day with how talented they are. The take on it is very much inspired by the book. I love the movie, ‘Let the Right One In’, the Swedish movie, but it wasn’t until I read the book where I thought, “Okay, I can see how this can be a TV series now, can definitely see it.” It’s the story of [Bram Stoker’s] Renfield.
“It’s Dracula’s seduction, the way he brings in Renfield, the caretaker. That’s a very interesting POV, and to tell it from the eyes of kids… it’s a very adult story. It’s quite dark. We’ll see if it gets past the pilot stage. As you know about the TV industry, the pilot is a sales tool, essentially. You’re creating a sales tool for the series. We’ll see how TNT likes the pilot and if we can go forward. They’ll be deciding pretty quickly.”
As he explains, we should know early into the New Year whether or not this is going to series. TNT is going hard into the horror genre so it would be surprising if they passed on it, especially with a new “Tales From the Crypt” looming.
