Vampire Academy (TV series)
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| Based on | Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead |
| Developed by | Julie Plec & Marguerite MacIntyre |
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| Music by | Jacob Yoffee & Roahn Hylton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 44–55 minutes |
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| Original network | Peacock |
| Original release | September 15 – October 27, 2022 |
Vampire Academy is an American fantasy horror television series based on the novels series of the same name by Richelle Mead.[1] Adapted for Peacock by Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre, the series is produced by Universal Television. It stars Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore and André Dae Kim alongside an ensemble cast.
It is the second adaptation of the novel series, after the 2014 film of the same name, and serves as a reboot. Unlike the film, it does not adapt a particular novel of Mead's series, but instead takes the basics, inspirations, and elements from the six novels, using them to tell a different story. It was given a straight-to-series order in May 2021 by Peacock, and casting announcements were made in 2021. The filming took place in Spain and Portugal.
The series features characters from the books and re-imagined versions of others. It revolves around Rose Hathaway who is a guardian-in-training Dhampir, and Lissa Dragomir, who is a Moroi princess, and follows their life and adventures at the St Vladimir's Academy, a boarding school.[2]
The series premiered on September 15, 2022 on Peacock to generally positive reviews.[3] In January 2023, the series was canceled after one season.[4]
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Cast
Main
- Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway: a dhampir guardian-in-training; Lissa's best friend; Dimitri's love interest
- Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir: a royal moroi vampire; spirit user; Dragomir princess; Andre's sister; Rose's best friend; Christian's love interest
- Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov: a dhampir guardian; head command; Rose's love interest
- André Dae Kim as Christian Ozera: a royal moroi vampire; fire user; Lissa's love interest
- Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Tatiana Vogel: a royal moroi vampire; member of the royal council; political underdog
- Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mia Karp: a non-royal moroi vampire; water user; Victor and Robert's adoptive daughter; Sonya's adoptive sister; Meredith's love interest
- Jonetta Kaiser as Sonya Karp: a non-royal moroi vampire-turned Strigoi; a secret spirit user; Victor and Robert's daughter, Mia's adoptive sister; Mikhail's former girlfriend
- Andrew Liner as Mason Ashford: a dhampir guardian-in-training; Stefan's son; Rose's friend and one-sided love interest
- Rhian Blundell as Meredith Beckham: a dhampir guardian-in-training; Mia's love interest
- J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov: a royal moroi vampire, member of the royal council; key advisor to the queen; Robert's husband; Sonya and Mia's father; Lissa's godfather and legal guardian
Recurring
- Pik-Sen Lim as Queen Marina: a royal moroi vampire; air user; the 200 year old queen of the Dominion
- Jason Diaz as Andre Dragomir: a royal moroi vampire; fire user; Dragomir prince; the queen's pick to be her successor; Lissa's brother
- Max Parker as Mikhail Tanner: a dhampir guardian; Kieran's son; Sasha's brother; Sonya's former boyfriend
- Jennifer Kirby as Alberta Casey: a dhampir guardian; head of the guardians
- Joseph Ollman as Jesse Zeklos: fire user; a royal moroi vampire; Dane's son
- Yael Belicha as Marie Carter: a royal moroi vampire; earth user; member of the royal council; a traditionalist and conservative
- Amanda Drew as Diane
- Angela Wynter as Irene Vogel: a royal moroi vampire; high priestess; earth user; Tatiana's great aunt
- Craig Stevenson as Dane Zeklos: a royal moroi vampire; air user; member of the royal council; Jesse's father
- Adam Quintero as Peter Tarus: a royal moroi vampire; member of the royal council
- Blake Patrick Anderson as Eddie Castile: a dhampir guardian-in-training
- Louisa Connolly-Burnham as Silver
- Cornelius Macarthy as Robert Karp: Victor's husband; Sonya and Mia's father
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Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date [5] |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Bille Woodruff | Marguerite MacIntyre & Julie Plec | September 15, 2022 |
| 2 | "Earth. Air. Water. Fire." | Luis Prieto | Linda Ge | September 15, 2022 |
| 3 | "Death Watch" | Luis Prieto | Morenike Balogun-Koch | September 15, 2022 |
| 4 | "Benchmark" | Jesse Warn | Jason Coffey | September 15, 2022 |
| 5 | "Near Guard, Far Guard" | Jesse Warn | Adam Starks | September 22, 2022 |
| 6 | "Molnija" | Erica Dunton | Y. Shireen Razack | September 29, 2022 |
| 7 | "Beyond the Wards" | Erica Dunton | J.J. Braider | October 6, 2022 |
| 8 | "The Trials" | Julie Plec | Noah Diaz | October 13, 2022 |
| 9 | "Darkness" | Geoffrey Wing Shotz | Tawal Panyacosit, Jr & Benjamin O'Hara | October 20, 2022 |
| 10 | "Ascension" | Geoffrey Wing Shotz | Marguerite MacIntyre | October 27, 2022 |
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Production
Development
In 2010, Preger Entertainment optioned the film rights to the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. The film, based on the first book, was released theatrically in United States in February 2014 and was a box-office bomb.[6] Following the movie failure, Preger Entertainment launched a Indiegogo campaign to help fund the production for a sequel based on the second novel, Frostbite. However, the campaign failed to reach its goal and the project was ultimately cancelled.[7]
In March 2015, Julie Plec expressed on Twitter a desire to adapt the books into a television series. In May 2021, Peacock picked up Vampire Academy straight-to-series with Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre as developers and also expected to executive produce alongside Emily Cummins and Jillian DeFrehn, as part of Plec overall deal at Universal Television. Don Murphy, Susan Montford, and Deepak Nayar, who produced the 2014 film, also joined the series as executive producers.[8]
On January 20, 2023, Peacock canceled the series after one season.[4]
Casting
In August 2021, the core cast for the series was set, including Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway, Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, and André Dae Kim as Christian Ozera. J. August Richards, Jonetta Kaiser, and Andrew Liner were cast as Victor Dashkov, Sonya Karp, and Mason Ashford, respectively. Anita-Joy Uwajeh joined the cast as Tatiana Vogel, while Mia McKenna-Bruce signed for the role of Mia Karp, two re-imagined versions of characters from the books, Tatiana Ivashkov, and Mia Rinaldi. Rhian Blundell was announced to play Meredith, a minor characters in the books.[9] In August 2022, Angela Wynter, Lorna Brown, Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Cornelius Macarthy, Jason Diaz, Jennifer Kirby, Joseph Ollman, and Pik-Sen Lim were cast in recurring capacities.[10]
Filming
Filming had begun in Spain in locations such as Pamplona, Olite, Viana and Zaragoza in September 2021, as revealed by Bille Woodruff, who directed the pilot, and Julie Plec.[11][12] The series was also filmed in Portugal.[13]
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Release
Vampire Academy premiered on Peacock on September 15, 2022.[3]
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 77% approval rating with an average rating of 7.4/10, based on 13 critic reviews.[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 59 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]
Source: "Vampire Academy (TV series)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 22nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Academy_(TV_series).
References
- ^ Murphy, J. Kim (August 17, 2022). "'Vampire Academy' Trailer Unveils Peacock's Adaptation of the Young Adult Book Series". Variety. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Vampire Academy Trailer: 'Rebellion Rules the Night' in Peacock Adaptation of Richelle Mead's Book Series". TVLine. August 17, 2022. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Schwartz, Ryan (June 29, 2022). "Pitch Perfect and Best Man Sequels, Julie Plec's Vampire Academy Among 10 Peacock Release Dates — See Full Slate". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ a b White, Peter (January 20, 2023). "'One Of Us Is Lying' & 'Vampire Academy' Cancelled At Peacock". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - vampire academy on peacock". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ New York Times Bestselling Series 'Vampire Academy' Staked by Preger Entertainment – LOS ANGELES, June 29 /PRNewswire/ Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Prnewswire.com (June 29, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-12-30.
- ^ Mendelson, Scott (September 10, 2014). "'Dredd 2,' 'Vampire Academy 2,' And Sequels To Flop Originals That Will Never Be". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Whte, Peter (May 19, 2021). "'Vampire Academy' Series Adaptation From Julie Plec & Marguerite MacIntyre Ordered At Peacock". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (August 30, 2021). "'Vampire Academy': Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves & Kieron Moore Among 10 Cast In Peacock YA Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ Zee, Michaela (August 18, 2022). "'Vampire Academy' Casts 8 Recurring Guest Stars (EXCLUSIVE) — TV News Roundup". Variety. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Woodruff, Bille [@billewoodruff] (September 20, 2021). "Day One 🩸 #VampireAcademy Pilot 🎬#DirectorLife 🚀🚀". Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ Plec, Julie [@julieplec] (September 20, 2021). "Here we go. #vampireacademy". Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ Shrestha, Naman (September 14, 2022). "Where is Vampire Academy Filmed?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Vampire Academy: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Vampire Academy: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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