From executive producers Julie Plec & Marguerite MacIntyre comes a story of friendship, romance and danger. In a world of privilege and glamour, two young women’s friendship transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter vampire society. One as a powerful Royal, the other a half-vampire Guardian trained to protect against the savage ‘Strigoi’ who threaten to tear their society apart. That is, if Royal infighting doesn’t do the job first.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Premiere Date / Drop Cadence: September 15 | First 4 episodes dropping Sept. 15, with new episodes weekly on Thursdays Cast: Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore, André Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser and Andrew Liner Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer / Director: Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Legacies) Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Marguerite MacIntyre (The Originals, Legacies) Executive Producers: Emily Cummins, Don Murphy, Susan Montford, Deepak Nayar and Jillian DeFrehn Directors: Bille Woodruff (first episode), Luis Prieto, Jesse Warn, Erica Dunton, Geoff Shotz and Julie Plec Author: Richelle Mead Produced By: Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group Format: 10 x 60 min episodes, YA drama Filming Location: Spain
A NOTE FROM JULIE PLEC & MARGUERITE MACINTYRE – SHOWRUNNERS / WRITERS / EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Though we have loved Richelle Mead’s wholly original book series since it came out 15 years ago, it has never been more timely. A brilliant exploration of an inherently unbalanced class-based society, with pampered Royals on one end, and a Guardian class whose sole purpose is to protect them on the other, as well as an ugly dynastic change on the horizon, it’s a world teetering on the edge. And though set in an enclave (most) Humans are unaware of, it’s a world that’s all too recognizable.
Shot in a castle in Spain, filled with grandeur, palace intrigue, exciting fight sequences, and romance, at its heart VA is a story about the revolutionary power of friendship, particularly female friendship as we follow the extraordinary Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir, two young women on the brink of inheriting a world order they never questioned until now. And as they begin to see their world for what it is, not only do idols fall, but they realize even their own friendship isn’t immune to the cruelties of the system they were born into. A hard truth with the power to tear them apart, or spark a revolution. As friends ourselves for almost two decades, we recognize the inimitable power of female friendship not only through life, love, and loss, but as a spur to urge each other to do better. Rose and Lissa believe they can make the world they want to see. We can’t think of a better message to send out into the world.
VAMPIRE ACADEMY Trailer
Vampire Academy Season 1 Poster Key Art | PeacockVAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: Jonetta Kaiser as Sonya Karp — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: (l-r) J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mia Karp — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: (l-r) Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: Andrew Liner as Mason Ashford, Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway — (Photo by: Jose Haro/PeacockVAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Pilot” Episode 101 — Pictured: Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Earth. Air. Water. Fire.” Episode 102 — Pictured: (l-r) Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway, Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Earth. Air. Water. Fire.” Episode 102 — Pictured: (l-r) Andrew Liner as Mason Ashford, Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Earth. Air. Water. Fire.” Episode 102 — Pictured: (l-r) Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Death Watch” Episode 103 — Pictured: (l-r) Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Death Watch” Episode 103 — Pictured: Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mia Karp — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Death Watch” Episode 103 — Pictured: Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Tatiana Vogel — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Death Watch” Episode 103 — Pictured: (l-r) Daniela Nieves as Lisa Dragomir, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mia Karp — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Death Watch” Episode 103 — Pictured: (l-r) Daniela Nieves as Lisa Dragomir, Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Tatiana Vogel — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Benchmark” Episode 104 — Pictured: (l-r) Joseph Ollman as Jesse Zeklos, Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Benchmark” Episode 104 — Pictured: (l-r) Max Parker as Mikhail Tanner, Jennifer Kirby as Alberta Casey — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Benchmark” Episode 104 — Pictured: (l-r) André Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, Andrew Liner as Mason Ashford — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Near Guard, Far Guard” Episode 105 — Pictured: The Strigoi — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Near Guard, Far Guard” Episode 105 — Pictured: Rhian Blundell asa Meredith — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Near Guard, Far Guard” Episode 105 — Pictured: (l-r) Javier Ramos as Dean Barnes, Rhian Blundell as Meredith, Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway, Blake Patrick Anderson as Eddie Castile — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Near Guard, Far Guard” Episode 105 — Pictured: (l-r) Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, André Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mia Karp, Joseph Ollman as Jesse Zeklos — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Molnija” Episode 106 — Pictured: (l-r) Blake Patrick Anderson as Eddie Castile, Rhian Blundell as Meredith, Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, Joseph Ollman as Jesse Zeklos — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Molnija” Episode 106 — Pictured: Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Molnija” Episode 106 — Pictured: Sisi Stringer as Rose Hathaway — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Molnija” Episode 106 — Pictured: (l-r) Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Tatiana Vogel, Julio Perillán as Stefan Carter — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Molnija” Episode 106 — Pictured: (l-r) Angela Wynter as Irene Vogel, Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Tatiana Vogel — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Beyond the Wards” Episode 107 — Pictured: (l-r) Nadia Nadarajah as Abby Batista, J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Beyond the Wards” Episode 107 — Pictured: (l-r) Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “The Trials” Episode 108 — Pictured: Pik-Sen Lim as Queen — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Darkness” Episode 109 — Pictured: (l-r) Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, Sisi Stinger as Rose Hathaway — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Ascension” Episode 110 — Pictured: Andre Dae Kim as Christian Ozera — (Photo by: Jose Haro/Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Death Watch” Episode 103 — Pictured: (l-r) Pik-Sen Lim as Queen, Angela Wynter as Irene Vogel — (Photo by: Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Death Watch” Episode 103 — Pictured: Angela Wynter as Irene Vogel — (Photo by: Peacock)VAMPIRE ACADEMY — “Death Watch” Episode 103 — Pictured: J August Richards as Victor Dashkov — (Photo by: Peacock)