The stars of Peacock's new Vampire Academy talk Lissa and Rose, diverse casting in the fantasy genre, character storylines, relationships and how the show ...
For it to be so normal to watch a fantasy show or any show that you love and see all kinds of people that look completely different, that sound completely different. It’s great to see a character you love overcome their adversity, and see characters supporting each other through trauma. As the goes on, you see Lissa say, “I can’t afford to not be political. When you watch any type of fantasy show you get lost in the world and attached to these characters. And it’s really cute, the fans are really really excited. I got a letter from this beautiful girl on Twitter like, “It’s so cool to see a Black girl be sassy, powerful, and valued.” We know exactly how they feel and that makes us feel good. I have to see what’s going on.” I think it’ll be really great for people to watch that and see a little bit of themselves in that, especially young people who may find politics annoying. It is thrilling and enrapturing in its rumination on relationships and the way trauma and grief attempts to isolate us — all while serving some of the most exquisite fight choreography around. In fact, almost the entire cast is played by people of color. In case you missed the YA novel and 2014 movie adaptation craze, here’s the low-down on “Vampire Academy”: A conventionally evil group of vampires known as the Strigoi are hunting down their elitist, magic-wielding Moroi vampire counterparts. Did one with Keiron (Moore), came out feeling really really good and I was like “I might actually do this!” This character I love and have loved since I was fourteen. For their part Strigoi are what you expect of vampires; immortal, sunlight-burning blood freaks with no humanity and an immutable obsession with all-black outfits.
With the premiere of Peacock's 'Vampire Academy,' school is officially back in session at St. Vladimir's.
I mentally boycotted the movie as a fan of the books, so I never saw it. “So much of Rose and Lissa’s friendship — what they experienced growing up, the things they saw, the trauma that happened to them, the losses they suffered — was told as part of their backstory,” Plec says. “With complete respect to the filmmakers who made the movie, I took great umbrage with the company that decided to market it like Mean Girls with vampires. It’s a cool way to tell the story.” They let us celebrate casting from all over the world, letting these actors be their true, authentic selves, rather than just casting based on what it says the character looks like in the books.” “So you get all this visual candy, plus the whole world comes together in one dominion.
Joining her as Lissa Moroi is Daniela Nieves, whose acting roles lean more toward the drama end of the spectrum. She's appeared in 2021's crime drama series ...
Another vampire teen drama based on a book series of the same name and directed by Julie Plec? Lissa and Rose’s close bond, along with their forbidden romances with Christian and Dimitri respectively, fly in the face of vampire society’s strictures, and their struggle to maintain their self-determination will become a catalyst for rebellion. The trailer also teases a more intimate scene between Rose and her instructor Dimitri, Lissa sitting at a grave, and some kind of ceremony. Vladimir’s Academy, an institution hell-bent on binding them into the roles their society has decreed for them: Lissa as the next monarch whose role will be to maintain the power structures that already exist, and Rose as servant and guardian with no will of her own. The trailer also shows how Rose and Lissa start to develop a psychic link. The first four episodes are currently scheduled to arrive on the day of the premiere. She’s a veteran of horror as well, having appeared in Children of the Corn and Bloody Hell. The series is set to have ten episodes in its first season. Both women are perfectly placed to make Vampire Academy a worthy addition to the world of vampire fiction. [The Vampire Diaries](https://collider.com/tag/the-vampire-diaries/) comes a story of love, duty, and rebellion. The main character Rose Hathaway is portrayed by [Sisi Stringer](https://collider.com/vampire-academy-tv-show-peacock-cast-rose-hathaway-sisi-stringer/), fresh from her role as Mileena in [2021’s Mortal Kombat](https://collider.com/tag/mortal-kombat/). [Vampire Academy](https://collider.com/tag/vampire-academy/), based on the book series by Richelle Mead and a reboot of the ill-fated 2014 film of the same name, sees two women from very different walks of life fighting for self-determination and for each other within the halls of a vampire boarding school.
Sisi Stringer (Rose Hathaway) · Daniela Nieves (Lissa Dragomir) · Kieron Moore (Dimitri Belikov) · André Dae Kim (Christian Ozera) · J. August Richards (Victor ...
In Vampire Academy, Christian is another royal vampire who is smart as heck and has a huge part to play in the upcoming show. She had a main role in the series Tracy Beaker Returns, and The Dumping Ground, as well as The Dumping Ground Survival Files and The Dumping Ground: I’m…, all portraying the same character, Tee Taylor. Within the series, he is played by Andre Dae Kim, a young actor who has had plenty of roles in television prior to his part in the new Peacock series. He also had a recurring part in the HBO Max series, Generation. A vampire noble, all he wants is to make sure that his family is safe, as well as the Moroi vampires as a whole. She also had a recurring part in the show Five Points in 2018, and had a role in the film, Sex Appeal. He also had guest roles in shows such as [Netflix’s fantasy, The Sandman](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/reasons-why-netflixs-the-sandman-series-is-the-greatest-adaptation-ive-ever-seen), and Emmerdale. Moving on, we have Dimitri Belikov, someone who is meant to guard the royals (known as Moroi vampires) and has a strong moral code in Vampire Academy. [binge-able Netflix series](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2564797/the-best-shows-to-binge-watch-on-netflix-right-now), Sex Education, and had a recurring role in the TV miniseries, Masters of the Air. Next up on the list, we have Lissa Dragomir in Vampire Academy, a vampire who is a part of a royal bloodline but has no interest in the politics of actually being a royal. Her biggest thus far was having a part in Mortal Kombat, and she had a part in the film Children of the Corn. Playing Rose is Sisi Stringer, who is relatively new to Hollywood and has a few roles prior to her starring part in Vampire Academy.
The new Peacock series follows young guardian-in-training dhampir Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), as she seeks to protect her best friend, Princess Vasilisa " ...
There's also a political element to the books and the show, with Lissa becoming a young heir to a throne she is unsure about accepting. Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) of The Vampire Diaries was caught in a seemingly perpetual love triangle, but the characters of Vampire Academy are more concerned about vampiric war. Vampire Academy is based on a book series by Richelle Mead, while The Vampire Diaries is based on a series by author L. She currently serves as a co-creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner on Vampire Academy. The Vampire Diaries ran as a television series on the CW for eight seasons from 2009 to 2017, and sparked two spinoff series: The Originals and Legacies. Film and television writer, director, and producer Julie Plec rose to commercial success as the showrunner, executive producer, and developer of The Vampire Diaries.
“It was an incredible experience,” Daniela Nieves, who plays Lissa Dragomir, tells Page Six, crediting co-creator Julie Plec for being adamant that she wanted ...
“It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for sure.” “There’s a lot to do in Pamplona but other times not a lot to do,” Jonetta Kaiser, who plays Sonya Karp, tells us. … I’m in Spain filming a show based on books that millions of people read.
"Vampire Academy" star J. August Richards told Insider that he once witnessed a "very influential casting director" claim gay people are not acting when ...
"So that's one of the things that I wanna combat with my career and with my platform." In the new Peacock series, based on a book of the same name, Richards plays Victor Dashkov, an important royal vampire, and advisor to the Queen. August Richards told Insider that he once witnessed a "very influential casting director" claim gay people are not acting when they play gay characters — and he wants to dispel that notion.
Peacock's Vampire Academy swings clumsily between the escapism of Bridgerton and the social commentary of The Handmaid's Tale in its four-episode premiere.
[Twilight](/articles/2008/11/20/twilight-review) obsessives in the 2014 film. Here's What to Expect1d ago - From Xbox to Capcom to Sega, Japan's TGS is back, baby!](/articles/tokyo-game-show-schedule-where-to-watch) S, and Stadia in 2023.](/videos/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-teaser-trailer) After a massacre at one of the other 12 Moroi provinces, The Queen (Pik-Sen Lim) is advised to emphasize the relationship between Moroi and dhampir in a speech. “My job is to fight to the death. It’s heavy material for a show that feels at its most comfortable focusing on smaller-scale dramas like the growing love triangle between Rose, Dimitri, and Rose’s friend with benefits and trainee rival Mason Ashford (Andrew Liner). [Angel](/articles/2009/12/19/dollhouse-stop-loss-review)’s J. [Vampire Academy](/tv/vampire-academy) seem to desperately want to be [Bridgerton](/articles/bridgerton-season-2-review), but with vampires. Those unlikely friends are the Moroi princess Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves) and her guardian-in-training Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer). Victor is a reformer who wants more rights for non-royal Moroi like his husband and children, who are left out of high-status gatherings. [Vampire Academy](/movies/vampire-academy), the faithful 2014 adaptation of Richelle Mead’s YA supernatural romance of the same name, was a massive critical and commercial flop. But things are going to change because as the opening notes, “The spark of revolution can come from anywhere, even two unlikely friends.”
Vampire Academy co-showrunner Julie Plec explains why the show's creators made a big change regarding how Rose and Lissa's friendship story unfolds.
So, it will be interesting for fans of the book to see how sticking to the visuals of the books but As she and MacIntyre worked together to adapt [Vampire Academy into a TV show](https://screenrant.com/vampire-academy-show-trailer-video/), they decided to have the early stages of the friendship actually happen on screen in real time, as opposed to purely in retrospect. [TVLine](https://tvline.com/2022/09/15/vampire-academy-peacock-series-book-changes-explained/), Plec reveals that a difference between the books and the TV show is how the storyline between Rose and Lissa unfolds, and she explains the reasoning behind the change. Plec, the creator of The Vampire Diaries, and Marguerite MacIntyre, an actor in The Vampire Diaries as well as a staff writer on the spinoffs, serve as co-showrunners. The Vampire Academy TV show is based on a six-book series of the same name, of which there was also a film adaptation in 2014. [Vampire Academy](https://screenrant.com/tag/vampire-academy/) TV show, Julie Plec, explains a big difference between the Vampire Academy books and the show.
The TV Academy started the Emmys by embracing change but ended the ceremony with a load of repeat winners. Then there was Jimmy Kimmel crashing Quinta Brunson's ...
(Reviews welcome!) You can also email us with any topics or Mailbag questions you’d like addressed in future episodes at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). She also shares her thoughts on the future of The CW under new owners Nexstar and why she’s not interested in returning to broadcast as she’s got a number of shows in the works for Peacock and HBO Max. Tune in for all that as well as updates on The Girls on the Bus and her reunions with Kevin Williamson and Paul Wesley. This segment looks at the highs and lows of the Emmys. The interview is a mix of business-related questions and about Plec’s return to the vampire genre with her new Peacock series, [Vampire Academy](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/vampire-academy/). [subscribe ](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tvs-top-5/id1438063915?mt=2)to the podcast to never miss an episode. Tune in to my Ted Talk to find out! [Legacies](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/legacies/). The TV Academy started the Emmys by embracing change but ended the ceremony with a load of repeat winners. So what does this all mean? As for ratings, well, Monday Night Football sacked the ceremony. [Julie Plec](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/julie-plec/), who joins us on the show for the second time.
"Vampire Academy" creators Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre talked about making the transition to another vampire series after "Legacies" was canceled.
"That's what made it feel so fresh and so unique, not to mention the fact that we shot in Europe, and we have castles, ballgowns, and tiaras and all these amazing things that if there's a little love of ' [exclusive interview with The List](https://www.thelist.com/1004082/vampire-academy-creators-on-casting-and-changes-from-the-books-exclusive-interview/), Julie Plec said that "nothing could soften the blow" of the "Legacies" cancellation. We asked Julie Plec whether or not "Vampire Academy" softened the abrupt "Legacies" cancellation for her, and she gave us a gut-punch answer. "Nothing could soften the blow of 'Legacies,' meaning its untimely demise," she said. After helming three shows in "The Vampire Diaries" universe, Julie Plec witnessed "Legacies" meet its surprising demise in 2022 after four seasons. She later signed onto both spin-offs in a producing capacity, and their partnership is continuing even after the unfortunate demise of "Legacies."
The Vampire Academy adaptation is finally here. Well, the first four episodes are. Where can you stream the new TV series from Julie Plec?
It doesn’t make sense for the streamer to release the content on Digital as it takes people from the streaming platform. The series is not heading to Prime Video for free with your Prime membership. That means knowing where it’s streaming and whether it’s on Digital to be able to watch and find out.
The novels, and show, follow Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), a Dhampir attending the prestigious St. Vladmir's Academy with her best friend Vasilisa “Lissa” ...
The feature film lays out the vampire hierarchy as quickly as possible, and to watch the movie all you really need to know is a Moroi is a vampire and a Dhampir is a guardian. And the script has some truly laughable lines, such as this gem that’s meant to be romantic: “You’re a unicorn. The CGI leaves a lot to be desired, and while the actors are good, they’re not great. The story is meant to focus on teens in high school, and yet you wouldn’t know it considering that Peacock’s “Vampire Academy” pulls from the likes of Amazon’s recent “I Know What You Did Last Summer” reboot and Plec’s own “Vampire Diaries” world, emphasizing the sex, foul language, and in-depth political discussions like this is “Succession.” The 2014 film understood the dark humor of the high school world, giving us catty teen shenanigans and a prom sequence. This new adaptation of “Vampire Academy” follows the same trajectory as the book and is more of a reboot than continuation. We’ve certainly come a long way from the hedonism of ’80s vamps like “The Lost Boys.” The process of adapting anything is arduous, but sometimes the need to pare things down for an audience to digest it can be the best solution. Of the eight episodes available to press for review, at least half contain lengthy expositional passages for the characters to deliver about Moroi and Dhampir history and tradition. A failed Indiegogo campaign to finance a sequel went nowhere and the series stagnated until Peacock developed it for TV. So it’s no surprise that, in the wake of The CW’s long-running vampire series “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals,” and “Legacies,” that creator Julie Plec would want to turn to another YA version of vampire novels: Richelle Mead’s “ The novels, and show, follow Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), a Dhampir attending the prestigious St.
Joseph Ollman, left, and Daniela Nieves in “Vampire Diaries.” (Jose Haro/Peacock). By Los Angeles Times Staff.
[“City on a Hill”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-07-18/kevin-bacon-on-his-shockingly-corrupt-city-on-a-hill-fbi-man-and-heroes-vs-bad-guys) (Showtime): First, I love mysteries. [creating a gothic empire on the CW](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2013-oct-20-la-et-st-julie-plec-vampire-diaries-originals-tomorrow-people-cw-20131020-story.html) with [“The Vampire Diaries”](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-10-et-vampire-review10-story.html) and its two spinoffs, [“The Originals”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2013-oct-03-la-et-st-witches-originals-20131003-story.html) and “Legacies.” And her newest show keeps the streak going — but at a different home. [“A League of Their Own,”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-08-17/a-league-of-their-own-amazon-prime-video-cast) adapted from [Penny Marshall’s 1992 classic](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-penny-marshall-league-of-their-own-female-gaze-20181218-story.html), in which plucky, pizza-loving heroine Carson Shaw (series co-creator Abbi Jacobson) finds herself in a gay bar for the first time. [“Heathers”](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-31-ca-552-story.html) helped [launch the careers](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/thereel/la-et-thereel-74-heathers-anniversary-20190412-story.html) of Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty; [the stage musical debuted nearly a decade ago in Los Angeles](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-heathers-musical-20130829-story.html) and has since gained its own international cult following. [the late queen of England](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-08/for-americans-queen-elizabeth-ii-was-central-character-in-american-soap-opera), we welcome this week’s return of [Netflix’s “The Great British Baking Show.”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-09-25/great-british-bake-off-netflix-covid-pandemic) Having tired of waiting, I earlier paid a visit to the spinoff “Junior Baking Show” (also on Netflix), and stayed, entranced, until the end. [If you’re overdue for an intro to Jean-Luc Godard, here are six films to start with](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-13/jean-luc-godard-best-films-anna-karina-how-to-watch): The [French filmmaker’s loss](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-09-13/jean-luc-godard-dead) is “incalculable,” [writes critic Justin Chang](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-13/jean-luc-godard-dead-film-appreciation). “Heathers” is relatively edgier and much funnier than similarly teen-centric musicals like [“Mean Girls”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-mean-girls-broadway-20180502-story.html) and [“Dear Evan Hansen,”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/theater/reviews/la-et-cm-dear-evan-hansen-review-20181021-story.html) and it’s managed to develop its own devout fandom because it stays true to the movie’s taboo topics in a way that recent high schoolers can relate to — and, surprisingly, laugh about. It was important to Marguerite and myself to honor the books, which we both really enjoyed, without doing a direct adaptation of the story exactly as it played out. Ever.’](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-09-15/2022-emmys-sheryl-lee-ralph-dianne-reeves-acceptance-song-oprah) The “Abbott Elementary” actors’ knockout rendition of “Endangered Species” was 33 years in the making. (The first season to air here, it’s actually the sixth installment of the series, called “Junior Bake Off,” in Britain, which began in 2011 with Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry judging.) Everything that makes “TGBBS” work repeats in the younger version. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) with your name and location. [How Steve Martin and Martin Short created the perfect comic marriage](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-09-12/2022-emmys-only-murders-steve-martin-martin-short-comic-pairing): Martin and Short’s decades-long partnership — and their new collaboration with straight woman Selena Gomez — proved a highlight of the Emmys.
In the Peacock series 'Vampire Academy,' there's more than one type of vampire. The antagonists of the series are known as Strigoi, but who are they?
In the world of Vampire Academy, there is only one way to transform a Strigoi from their state: to stab a Strigoi with a silver stake enchanted with Earth, Air, Water, Fire and Spirit through the heart. In Vampire Academy, Strigoi are "the bad vampires." The class system present in both the Vampire Academy show and the books presents an interesting twist to a classic vampire narrative. Strigoi also have less "humanity" and are possessed with an animalistic instinct to hunt and feed. In mythology, strigoi are troubled spirits rose from the grave, could turn into animals, could turn invisible, and gained vitality from the blood of their victims. There are the dhampirs (half-vampire, half-humans) who protect the Moroi (the ruling class of vampires).