Showtime has ordered elevated genre series, “Let The Right One In.” The announcement was made by Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “‘Let The Right One In’ quickly establishes itself as a thrilling, high-stakes drama that asks the question: How far would you go to save your child from the monsters out there , would you risk becoming a monster yourself?” said Israel.
“Let The Right One In,” starring Demián Bichir, can be accessed on the network via a cable or streaming subscription. Compatible devices for access include Apple, Google, select android devices, Ps4s, Roku, and Samsung TVs, among others. The show will be distributed by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group. “The series is both a love letter to the original film and a story entirely our own,” said Executive Producer, Andrew Hinderaker. “And casting a true artist like Demián epitomizes our bold aspiration to be one of the most terrifying shows on TV and one of the most moving.”
The show is executive produced by Hinderaker, Seith Mann, and Marty Adelstein, and Becky Clements for Tomorrow Studios, ran by Adelstein and ITV Studios. Bichir will serve as a producer on the series. Hinderaker will also serve as showrunner. Production by Tomorrow Studios with Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements also serving as executive producers. Bichir will serve as a producer.
Inspired by the original hit Swedish novel and film, the series stars Bichir as Mark, a husband, and father who had the perfect life until it was turned upside down by a mysterious creature who bit his daughter, transforming her 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 minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.