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T2 WHATS UP! October 9 - 15, 2022 TV FEATURE BY KYLA BREWER TV Media A s Halloween draws near, it's time for sto- ries about things that go bump in the night. The latest TV horror drama fol- lows a father and his vampire daughter as they struggle to keep their terrifying secret. Demián Bichir ("A Better Life," 2011) stars as Mark Kane, who moves to New York with his daughter, Eleanor (Madison Taylor Baez, "Selena: The Se- ries"), in the premiere of "Let the Right One In," airing Sunday, Oct. 9, on Showtime. Ten years earlier, 12-year-old Eleanor was turned into a vampire, and now she is seemingly doomed to spend the rest of her days in a child's body unless her desper- ate father can find a cure. While viewers can expect ac- tion, blood and plenty of sus- pense, "Let the Right One In" is not a typical vampire story. It ex- plores a father's devotion to his daughter and his desperate hope to set things right. Bichir, who also serves as a producer for the series, explained the premise in a July article for EW. "This is the story of a father and his daughter and all the ob- stacles they have to conquer and overcome in order to keep them- selves alive," Bichir said. "Mark's daughter has been infected, so to speak, with a very, very strange and terrible virus, disease, how- ever you want to call it. I'm say- ing [it like] this because, to me, this story goes beyond any vam- pire story. To me, this is about many other things that we're ac- tually experiencing. It's about how difficult it is in any society for anyone to be different and to try to fit in." The 10-episode series is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, which centered on the relation- ship between a troubled 12-year-old boy and a centuries- old child vampire. The Show- time production is the latest in a number of adaptations of the work, which include two indie films — "Let the Right One In" (2008) and "Let Me In" (2010) — and an English-language stage play that premiered in 2013. Tomorrow Studios first tried to bring the story to American TV audiences back in 2015 when a production was developed for A&E and A+E Studios, but with- in a year the project had been moved to cable channel TNT. That version was reportedly closer to the source material, and though a pilot was ordered and cast, it did not make it to the production stage. It was passed over in 2017. Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Demián Bichir stars in "Let the Right One In" Killer TV www.nwaonline.com Did you know those images are available for purchase? IT'S EASY! Just go to nwaonline.com, click on "Photos" in the top menu bar and use the search to fi nd the photo you want. Then just click "Purchase" for sizing options. You can also have the image put on a coff ee mug, mouse pad, key tag, holiday ornament and more! Did you see a photo in our newspaper or on our website that you would love a copy of? Check it out!