Everything to Know About the ‘Vampire Academy’ TV Series: Cast, Release Date and More

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Everything to Know About the 'Vampire Academy' TV Series: Cast, Release Date and More

Never enough vampires. More than seven years after the Vampire Academy movie hit theaters, the dhampirs of St. Vladimir's are headed back to screens. In May 2021, Variety confirmed that a new TV show based on Richelle Mead's series of young-adult novels is headed to Peacock. Julie Plec, known for her work on The Vampire Diaries and its two spinoffs, will cowrite the series and share showrunning duties with Marguerite MacIntyre. In August 2021, Plec revealed that adapting the Vampire Academy novels had long been a dream of hers. "I read them before Twilight," she told Entertainment Weekly. "I read them before Vampire Diaries came into my world and just really enjoyed the series and always thought, 'Gosh, one day I'd really love to work on a show like this.'" When the Legacies creator first read the novels, though, there were few TV shows based on complex book series, especially in the YA genre. By the time they did become popular, Plec already had three vampire shows under her belt and she wasn't sure she wanted to do another. Eventually, as she told EW, she "realized that the appetite doesn't really go away." [jwplayer LfhwE160-zhNYySv2] Vampire Academy follows the friendship of two teen vampires: Rose Hathaway, a half-human hybrid vampire called a dhampir, and Lissa Dragomir, a royal Moroi vampire. The series will take place at St. Vladimir's Academy, a boarding school that doubles as a training facility where dhampirs train to protect royal vampires from the more savage Strigoi vampires. It's complicated, but if anyone can make it make sense it's Plec, who has described the new series as "modern-day Bridgerton with vampires." Mead, who is also the author of the popular Glittering Court series, tweeted that she was "thrilled" Plec was adapting Vampire Academy after news of the show broke in May. "I'm thrilled that they're longtime fans of the books, & I'm just as excited as you guys to hear more about how things are developing!" she added. André Dae Kim, who will play Moroi vampire Christian Ozera, expressed his excitement after the show's main cast was announced in August 2021. "Just want to say! I am overwhelmed by the amount of love and support from the #VampireAcademy Family," he tweeted at the time. "I’m so honored to be working among and with legends on this project. #VAFam so much love. You guys rock." Keep scrolling for everything we know about the Vampire Academy TV series: [podcast_block]

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Everything to Know About the 'Vampire Academy' TV Series: Cast, Release Date and More

Never enough vampires. More than seven years after the Vampire Academy movie hit theaters, the dhampirs of St. Vladimir's are headed back to screens. In May 2021, Variety confirmed that a new TV show based on Richelle Mead's series of young-adult novels is headed to Peacock. Julie Plec, known for her work on The Vampire Diaries and its two spinoffs, will cowrite the series and share showrunning duties with Marguerite MacIntyre. In August 2021, Plec revealed that adapting the Vampire Academy novels had long been a dream of hers. "I read them before Twilight," she told Entertainment Weekly. "I read them before Vampire Diaries came into my world and just really enjoyed the series and always thought, 'Gosh, one day I'd really love to work on a show like this.'" When the Legacies creator first read the novels, though, there were few TV shows based on complex book series, especially in the YA genre. By the time they did become popular, Plec already had three vampire shows under her belt and she wasn't sure she wanted to do another. Eventually, as she told EW, she "realized that the appetite doesn't really go away." [jwplayer LfhwE160-zhNYySv2] Vampire Academy follows the friendship of two teen vampires: Rose Hathaway, a half-human hybrid vampire called a dhampir, and Lissa Dragomir, a royal Moroi vampire. The series will take place at St. Vladimir's Academy, a boarding school that doubles as a training facility where dhampirs train to protect royal vampires from the more savage Strigoi vampires. It's complicated, but if anyone can make it make sense it's Plec, who has described the new series as "modern-day Bridgerton with vampires." Mead, who is also the author of the popular Glittering Court series, tweeted that she was "thrilled" Plec was adapting Vampire Academy after news of the show broke in May. "I'm thrilled that they're longtime fans of the books, & I'm just as excited as you guys to hear more about how things are developing!" she added. André Dae Kim, who will play Moroi vampire Christian Ozera, expressed his excitement after the show's main cast was announced in August 2021. "Just want to say! I am overwhelmed by the amount of love and support from the #VampireAcademy Family," he tweeted at the time. "I’m so honored to be working among and with legends on this project. #VAFam so much love. You guys rock." Keep scrolling for everything we know about the Vampire Academy TV series: [podcast_block]

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When Does It Premiere?

The 10 episodes from season 1 will premiere via NBC's streaming service Peacock on September 15.

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Who's In the 'Vampire Academy' Cast?

Sisi Stringer, who appeared in Mortal Kombat in 2021, will play Rose Hathaway, while Daniela Nieves will play Rose's BFF Lissa. Rounding out the cast along with Kim is Kieron Moore (Dimitri Belikov), Anita-Joy Uwajeh (Tatiana Vogel), Mia McKenna-Bruce (Mia Karp), Rhian Blundell (Meredith), Jonetta Kaiser (Sonya Karp), Andrew Liner (Mason Ashford) and J. August Richards (Victor Dashkov). 

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Who Else Is Involved In 'Vampire Academy'?

Plec is a vampire expert at this point, but so is her co-showrunner. MacIntyre played Sheriff Liz Forbes on The Vampire Diaries, and she's also written several episodes of TVD spinoffs Legacies and The Originals. Billie Woodruff, who's directed episodes of Empire, Black Lightning and Star, is set to direct the pilot. 

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How Does the Movie Fit In?

The 2014 big-screen adaptation of Vampire Academy starred Zoey Deutch and Sarah Hyland, but it was a box-office flop — and many book fans didn't like it, either. Since all the roles have been recast, it seems likely the show will be a complete reboot that doesn't reference the movie at all. 

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What Is the TV Series About?

According to the synopsis, "the story begins with a half human, half vampire, Dhampir Rosemarie 'Rose' Hathaway, and her best friend, Moroi royalty Princess Vasilissa 'Lissa' Dragomir, who after two years on the run, has been brought back to their boarding school, St. Vladimir's Academy."

The friends will become "caught in and must untangle themselves from forbidden romances and the Strigoi — a group of evil and cold-blooded killer vampires who seek to turn Lissa into one of their own."

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What Did the 'Vampire Academy' Trailer Tease?

In July 2022, fans got a glimpse at what is to come for the upcoming series where Lissa is preparing to become a Royal Moroi. The clip hinted at various obstacles that Lissa and Rose will have to face as they return to the school.

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What's In the Full Trailer?

In the 2-minute trailer, released one month ahead of the premiere, Rose and Lissa's struggles are on display. "She's my family. I would die for her," one of the girls says. However, it looks like their friendship will face plenty of deadly obstacles as Lissa is targeted by the Strigoi.