‘Summer of 1985’ Creators on Adaptation as Media Res Options John Ajvide Lindqvist Follow-Up Book, ‘Summer of 1986’ (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Summer of 1986,’ by the best-selling author of ‘Let the Right One In,’ will be published in Sweden in August

By Annika Pham

Annika Pham

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As the Swedish show “Summer of 1985,” based on a novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist (“Let the Right One In,” “Border”), is set to make a splash at Canneseries’ competition, its production banner Media Res International is sitting on a possible sequel.

According to the series producer Anna-Klara Carlsten, the international division of U.S. studio Media Res has signed a first option on Lindqvist’s follow up book “Summer of 1986” (“Sommaren 1986-Lovisa och Melinda”) to be published in Sweden Aug. 17.

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