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

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 […]

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