Exclusive: Meta Golding (Rabbit Hole) has been tapped for a key recurring role in Ransom Canyon, Netflix’s new romantic drama series, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly.
Created, written and executive produced by April Blair based on Jodi Thomas’ book series, Ransom Canyon is a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.
Golding plays Paula Jo. Tougher than the toughest nail. A force to be reckoned with. Davis’ fiery ex-wife and Reid’s mom Paula Jo rolls into Ransom Canyon in her red Porsche and matching red-bottomed heels determined to make waves.
In addition to Duhamel and Kelly Golding joins previously announced series regulars James Brolin, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Marianly Tejada, Jack Schumacher, Garrett Wareing and Andrew Liner. Recurring cast includes Brett Cullen, Kate Burton, Jaren Robledo, Jennifer Ens,...
Created, written and executive produced by April Blair based on Jodi Thomas’ book series, Ransom Canyon is a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.
Golding plays Paula Jo. Tougher than the toughest nail. A force to be reckoned with. Davis’ fiery ex-wife and Reid’s mom Paula Jo rolls into Ransom Canyon in her red Porsche and matching red-bottomed heels determined to make waves.
In addition to Duhamel and Kelly Golding joins previously announced series regulars James Brolin, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Marianly Tejada, Jack Schumacher, Garrett Wareing and Andrew Liner. Recurring cast includes Brett Cullen, Kate Burton, Jaren Robledo, Jennifer Ens,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with more signatories: Reaction continues to The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech after his film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film this month.
Some 1,215 Jewish show business professionals now have signed a letter denouncing the filmmaker’s speech, in which he decried the “dehumanization” of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. See the updated full list below.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter states (read it in full in full below).
This list includes among its signatories Eli Roth and Amy Sherman-Palladino, Amy Pascal, Debra Messing, Gail Berman, Hawk Koch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gary Barber, Lawrence Bender, Tovah Feldshuh and Rod Lurie.
You can watch Glazer’s speech here,...
Some 1,215 Jewish show business professionals now have signed a letter denouncing the filmmaker’s speech, in which he decried the “dehumanization” of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. See the updated full list below.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter states (read it in full in full below).
This list includes among its signatories Eli Roth and Amy Sherman-Palladino, Amy Pascal, Debra Messing, Gail Berman, Hawk Koch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gary Barber, Lawrence Bender, Tovah Feldshuh and Rod Lurie.
You can watch Glazer’s speech here,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After more than a decade, Silver Lining Entertainment, the management and production company founded by veterans Jeff Golenberg and Sam Maydew, is dissolving.
Golenberg and fellow Silver Lining partner Jason Shapiro have launched Strand Entertainment, a management and production company based in Los Angeles, bringing most of Silver Lining’s managers with them. Maydew has formed his own management/production company, 734 Media. The split we hear was amicable, with the former partners’ paths diverging, a process accelerated by the pandemic.
Joining Golenberg and Shapiro in their new venture are longtime colleagues Tarik Kanafani, Emily Rifanburg, Kaelyn Hutchins, and Aileen Lewis. Jeff’s brother, manager/producer Rob Golenberg, who was a partner at Silver Lining, has formed GoGi Entertainment, a new production company focused on international productions, with his former assistant Paulina Giron Velasquez. He also plans to continue to work alongside the Strand principals and their joint production entity,...
Golenberg and fellow Silver Lining partner Jason Shapiro have launched Strand Entertainment, a management and production company based in Los Angeles, bringing most of Silver Lining’s managers with them. Maydew has formed his own management/production company, 734 Media. The split we hear was amicable, with the former partners’ paths diverging, a process accelerated by the pandemic.
Joining Golenberg and Shapiro in their new venture are longtime colleagues Tarik Kanafani, Emily Rifanburg, Kaelyn Hutchins, and Aileen Lewis. Jeff’s brother, manager/producer Rob Golenberg, who was a partner at Silver Lining, has formed GoGi Entertainment, a new production company focused on international productions, with his former assistant Paulina Giron Velasquez. He also plans to continue to work alongside the Strand principals and their joint production entity,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
More than a dozen familiar faces are joining Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly in the upcoming Ransom Canyon, a Netflix romance drama following three intersecting ranching families in the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country. Joining previously-announced cast members James Brolin, Eoin Macken, and Lizzy Greene as series regulars are Marianly Tejada as Ellie Estevez, Jack Schumacher (Top Gun: Maverick) as Yancy Grey, Garrett Wareing (Manifest) as Lucas Russell, and Andrew Liner (Vampire Academy) as Reid Collins. JJ Geiger According to a Netflix press release, Ellie is a whip-smart, driven character who looks after the resident curmudgeon Cap (Brolin) and crosses path with Yancy, a charming yet secretive newcomer whose past catches up to him in his new home. Lucas, meanwhile, is a Double K Ranch employee whose dreams of leaving Ransom Canyon aligns with those of head cheerleader Lauren (Greene). But Lauren is in a relationship with Reid, Ransom...
- 1/20/2024
- TV Insider
The cast of Netflix's Ransom Canyon is growing. James Brolin, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Marianly Tejada, Jack Schumacher, Garrett Wareing, and Andrew Liner have joined the upcoming romantic drama as series regulars. Jaren Robledo, Casey W. Johnson, Jennifer Ens, Brett Cullen, Kate Burton, Niko Guardado, Justin Johnson Cortez, and Kenneth Miller will recur, while Philip Winchester will be the guest.
Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly star in the new Ransom Canyon series inspired by the novel by Jodi Thomas. Created by April Blair, the Ransom Canyon series is described as a family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.
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Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly star in the new Ransom Canyon series inspired by the novel by Jodi Thomas. Created by April Blair, the Ransom Canyon series is described as a family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.
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- 1/20/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Marianly Tejada (One of Us Is Lying), Jack Schumacher (Top Gun: Maverick), Garrett Wareing (Manifest) and Andrew Liner (Vampire Academy) have joined Ransom Canyon as series regulars. Also cast in the Netflix drama series as recurring are Brett Cullen (Winning Time), Grey’s Anatomy alumna Kate Burton, Jaren Robledo (Rez Ball), Jennifer Ens (Chapelwaite), Kenneth Miller (The Cleaning Lady), Niko Guardado, Justin Johnson Cortez and Casey W. Johnson. Philip Winchester (Strike Back) will guest star.
The actors join previously cast series regulars Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly, James Brolin, Eoin Macken and Lizzy Greene.
Based on the book series by Jodi Thomas, Ransom Canyon is a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.
Tejada plays the rough and whip-smart Ellie Estevez, who is the personification of “Do no harm, but take no sh*t,...
The actors join previously cast series regulars Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly, James Brolin, Eoin Macken and Lizzy Greene.
Based on the book series by Jodi Thomas, Ransom Canyon is a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.
Tejada plays the rough and whip-smart Ellie Estevez, who is the personification of “Do no harm, but take no sh*t,...
- 1/20/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Look out, Hollywood, Steven Spielberg’s daughter, Destry Allyn Spielberg, is making her feature directorial debut with one of the biggest badasses in the game, Giancarlo Esposito! According to Deadline, Esposito is joining Spielberg’s upcoming thriller, Please Don’t Feed the Children. The script hails from writer Paul Bertino, with Michelle Dockery, former NFL tight end Vernon Davis, Joshuah Melnick, Emma Meisel, Dean Scott Vazquez, Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah, and Andrew Liner making up the ensemble cast.
Pandemic-sensitive viewers beware: the plot for Please Don’t Feed the Children revolves around a group of orphans heading south, searching for a new life after a viral outbreak decimates their country’s adult population. Unfortunately, the new home is hard-fought, as danger lurks everywhere. Jason Dubin produces through Perry Street Films with Josh Kesselman and Michael Hagerty.
Spielberg is thrilled to have Esposito along for the wild ride, saying, “What an honor it...
Pandemic-sensitive viewers beware: the plot for Please Don’t Feed the Children revolves around a group of orphans heading south, searching for a new life after a viral outbreak decimates their country’s adult population. Unfortunately, the new home is hard-fought, as danger lurks everywhere. Jason Dubin produces through Perry Street Films with Josh Kesselman and Michael Hagerty.
Spielberg is thrilled to have Esposito along for the wild ride, saying, “What an honor it...
- 11/22/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Upcoming apocalyptic thriller Please Don’t Feed the Children, will mark the feature directorial debut from Destry Allyn Spielberg – the daughter of Steven Spielberg. Deadline reports today that actor Giancarlo Esposito has joined the cast.
In Don’t Feed the Children, after a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
Esposito, who also stars in the upcoming A24 horror movie Maxxxine, joins previously announced cast members Michelle Dockery, Vernon Davis, Joshuah Melnick, Emma Meisel, Dean Scott Vazquez, Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah, and Andrew Liner.
Written by Paul Bertino, the psychological thriller – said to be an “elevated genre film” – is produced by Jason Dubin and his Perry Street Films, Josh Kesselman and Michael Hagerty.
Destry Allyn Spielberg said previously in a statement, “I am...
In Don’t Feed the Children, after a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
Esposito, who also stars in the upcoming A24 horror movie Maxxxine, joins previously announced cast members Michelle Dockery, Vernon Davis, Joshuah Melnick, Emma Meisel, Dean Scott Vazquez, Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah, and Andrew Liner.
Written by Paul Bertino, the psychological thriller – said to be an “elevated genre film” – is produced by Jason Dubin and his Perry Street Films, Josh Kesselman and Michael Hagerty.
Destry Allyn Spielberg said previously in a statement, “I am...
- 11/22/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul) has been set for a role in Please Don’t Feed the Children, the thriller marking the feature directorial debut of Destry Allyn Spielberg. He joins an ensemble that also includes Michelle Dockery and former NFL tight end Vernon Davis, as well as Joshuah Melnick, Emma Meisel, Dean Scott Vazquez, Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah, and Andrew Liner.
Written by Paul Bertino, the film follows a group of orphans who head south in search of a new life after a viral outbreak ravages the country’s adult population, only to find themselves in danger. Jason Dubin (Who Invited Charlie?) is producing for Perry Street Films alongside Josh Kesselman (The Great) and Michael Hagerty (Old Henry). Altitude Films is repping international sales for the indie.
On Esposito’s hiring, Spielberg said, “What an honor it is to be working with such a respected and talented artist -Huzzah!
Written by Paul Bertino, the film follows a group of orphans who head south in search of a new life after a viral outbreak ravages the country’s adult population, only to find themselves in danger. Jason Dubin (Who Invited Charlie?) is producing for Perry Street Films alongside Josh Kesselman (The Great) and Michael Hagerty (Old Henry). Altitude Films is repping international sales for the indie.
On Esposito’s hiring, Spielberg said, “What an honor it is to be working with such a respected and talented artist -Huzzah!
- 11/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
During his NFL career, Vernon Davis played as a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, the Denver Broncos, and the Washington Redskins. Since retiring on the day of the 2020 Super Bowl, he has racked up multiple acting credits, including playing a serial killer in the recently released thriller The Ritual Killer. Now Deadline reports that Davis has landed a role in the horror film Please Don’t Feed the Children, which will serve as the feature directorial debut of Destry Allyn Spielberg – a daughter of Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.
Please Don’t Feed the Children has secured a SAG interim agreement that will allow it to film during the ongoing Screen Actors Guild strike.
Scripted by Paul Bertino, the film has the following synopsis: After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life… only to find themselves...
Please Don’t Feed the Children has secured a SAG interim agreement that will allow it to film during the ongoing Screen Actors Guild strike.
Scripted by Paul Bertino, the film has the following synopsis: After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life… only to find themselves...
- 10/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
‘Please Don’t Feed the Children’ – Vernon Davis Starring in Horror Movie from Destry Allyn Spielberg
Following in the wake of her brother Sawyer Spielberg starring in the Bloody Disgusting x Dark Star Pictures horror movie Honeydew, Destry Allyn Spielberg – the daughter of Steven Spielberg – will make her feature directorial debut with Please Don’t Feed the Children, which already has Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”) attached to star.
Deadline reports today that Vernon Davis (Gasoline Alley) will also star in the horror film.
“I’ve been very fortunate to work with some incredible people early in my acting career, and this is no different,” said Davis. “I’m beyond excited to be part of Destry’s directorial debut, as well as the opportunity to share the screen with such a talented and inspirational cast.”
The cast also includes Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah and Andrew Liner.
In Please Don’t Feed the Children, after a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south...
Deadline reports today that Vernon Davis (Gasoline Alley) will also star in the horror film.
“I’ve been very fortunate to work with some incredible people early in my acting career, and this is no different,” said Davis. “I’m beyond excited to be part of Destry’s directorial debut, as well as the opportunity to share the screen with such a talented and inspirational cast.”
The cast also includes Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah and Andrew Liner.
In Please Don’t Feed the Children, after a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south...
- 10/16/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Former NFL star Vernon Davis has joined the cast of Destry Allyn Spielberg’s feature debut Please Don’t Feed the Children.
The sportsman turned actor will join the likes of Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah and Andrew Liner in the feature, which was granted an Interim Agreement.
The feature follows a group of orphans who head south in search of a new life after viral outbreak that ravages the country’s adult population, only to find themselves in danger.
“I’ve been very fortunate to work with some incredible people early in my acting career, and this is no different,” said Davis. “I’m beyond excited to be part of Destry’s directorial debut, as well as the opportunity to share the screen with such a talented and inspirational cast.
The sportsman turned actor will join the likes of Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah and Andrew Liner in the feature, which was granted an Interim Agreement.
The feature follows a group of orphans who head south in search of a new life after viral outbreak that ravages the country’s adult population, only to find themselves in danger.
“I’ve been very fortunate to work with some incredible people early in my acting career, and this is no different,” said Davis. “I’m beyond excited to be part of Destry’s directorial debut, as well as the opportunity to share the screen with such a talented and inspirational cast.
- 10/16/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
If she could do “Project Greenlight” again, executive producer Issa Rae told IndieWire, she wouldn’t do a genre film.
On the same day that Max dropped the 10-episode reality series about a first-time filmmaker’s journey to the screen, the streamer also dropped “Gray Matter,” the sci-fi thriller that director Meko Winbush shot in 18 days while “Greenlight” documented the process. At a tight 86 minutes, the film is visually compelling and makes sound use of its lead actors — a solid debut for Winbush and ultimate victory for “Greenlight.”
“Gray Matter” is primarily the story of mother Ayla (Jessica Frances Dukes) and daughter Aurora (Mia Isaac), two superpowered beings living in isolation while Ayla hounds her daughter to control and conceal what she can do. Her fears are substantiated but concealed from Aurora, prompting the lonely teen to sneak out of the house to disastrous effect. Aurora wakes up in the...
On the same day that Max dropped the 10-episode reality series about a first-time filmmaker’s journey to the screen, the streamer also dropped “Gray Matter,” the sci-fi thriller that director Meko Winbush shot in 18 days while “Greenlight” documented the process. At a tight 86 minutes, the film is visually compelling and makes sound use of its lead actors — a solid debut for Winbush and ultimate victory for “Greenlight.”
“Gray Matter” is primarily the story of mother Ayla (Jessica Frances Dukes) and daughter Aurora (Mia Isaac), two superpowered beings living in isolation while Ayla hounds her daughter to control and conceal what she can do. Her fears are substantiated but concealed from Aurora, prompting the lonely teen to sneak out of the house to disastrous effect. Aurora wakes up in the...
- 7/14/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
"Gray Matter", directed by Meko Winbush, stars Mia Isaac, Jessica Frances Dukes, Garret Dillahunt, Andrew Liner, Isabella Ferreira, Kristian Flores, Ezri Walker and Allison Ye, streaming July 13, 2023 on Max:
"... 'Aurora' has known all her life from her mother 'Ayla' that the superhuman abilities they have also makes them dangerous.
"As Ayla attempts to train Aurora how to navigate these abilities, a tragic incident finds Aurora in control of her fate and forces Ayla to confront the truth of her past. Now, Aurora will discover if her mother was speaking the truth on that one fateful and fatal night..."
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"... 'Aurora' has known all her life from her mother 'Ayla' that the superhuman abilities they have also makes them dangerous.
"As Ayla attempts to train Aurora how to navigate these abilities, a tragic incident finds Aurora in control of her fate and forces Ayla to confront the truth of her past. Now, Aurora will discover if her mother was speaking the truth on that one fateful and fatal night..."
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- 7/14/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The same day the new Max reboot of “Project Greenlight” is set to premiere on the streamer, “Gray Matter,” the first feature film developed and produced by the new series, will also make its debut. The sci-fi thriller, starring Mia Isaac and Jessica Frances Dukes, will be available to watch on Max starting this Thursday, July 13, with filmmaker Meko Winbush making her feature directorial debut as part of “Greenlight.” Plan your double-feature accordingly: You can watch Gray Matter with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max.
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About ‘Gray Matter’
Directed by Meko Winbush and written by Philip Gelatt, “Gray Matter” follows Aurora (played by Mia Isaac), who has known her whole life that she and her mother,...
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About ‘Gray Matter’
Directed by Meko Winbush and written by Philip Gelatt, “Gray Matter” follows Aurora (played by Mia Isaac), who has known her whole life that she and her mother,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
"Gray Matter", directed by Meko Winbush, stars stars Mia Isaac, Jessica Frances Dukes, Garret Dillahunt, Andrew Liner, Isabella Ferreira, Kristian Flores, Ezri Walker and Allison Ye, streaming July 13, 2023 on Max:
"... 'Aurora' has known all her life from her mother 'Ayla' that the superhuman abilities they have also makes them dangerous.
"As Ayla attempts to train Aurora how to navigate these abilities, a tragic incident finds Aurora in control of her fate and forces Ayla to confront the truth of her past. Now, Aurora will discover if her mother was speaking the truth on that one fateful and fatal night..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"... 'Aurora' has known all her life from her mother 'Ayla' that the superhuman abilities they have also makes them dangerous.
"As Ayla attempts to train Aurora how to navigate these abilities, a tragic incident finds Aurora in control of her fate and forces Ayla to confront the truth of her past. Now, Aurora will discover if her mother was speaking the truth on that one fateful and fatal night..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 6/25/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"These abilities - they're complicated, they're transformative, and they can be dangerous." (HBO) Max has revealed an official trailer for the film Gray Matter, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Meko Winbush. Some of you will remember a show called Project Greenlight on HBO, about first-time filmmakers who were pitching & developing projects. The show is back (new trailer below) and Gray Matter is the feature film project they greenlit - following it through the production and post- process. It's ready to debut in July. Aurora has known all her life from her mother that the superhuman abilities they have also make them dangerous. Now, Aurora will discover if her mother was speaking the truth on one fateful and fatal night. Gray Matter stars Mia Isaac as Aurora, with Jessica Frances Dukes, Garret Dillahunt, Andrew Liner, Isabella Ferreira, Kristian Flores, Ezri Walker, and Allison Ye. This reminds me of Fast Color,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Destry Allyn Spielberg’s directorial feature debut “Don’t Feed the Children,” which stars “Downton Abbey’s” Michelle Dockery, has added three new, young actors to its central cast.
Joshuah Melnick, Emma Meisel and Dean Scott Vazquez are set to join Dockery in the upcoming film, which was written by Paul Bertino, about a viral outbreak that affects only adults.
Following the pandemic, “a group of orphans head south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret,” reads the logline.
The film is set to start shooting next month in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Melnick has appeared in “Saint X” and “Tesla” while Meisel has had roles in “Doogie Kamealohla, M.D.” and “American Horror Story: 1984.”
Dean Scott Vazquez is an alum of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” and will soon be seen in Adam Sandler...
Joshuah Melnick, Emma Meisel and Dean Scott Vazquez are set to join Dockery in the upcoming film, which was written by Paul Bertino, about a viral outbreak that affects only adults.
Following the pandemic, “a group of orphans head south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret,” reads the logline.
The film is set to start shooting next month in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Melnick has appeared in “Saint X” and “Tesla” while Meisel has had roles in “Doogie Kamealohla, M.D.” and “American Horror Story: 1984.”
Dean Scott Vazquez is an alum of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” and will soon be seen in Adam Sandler...
- 6/9/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Zoe Colletti (Only Murders in the Building, Boo), Regan Aliyah (Marvel’s Ironheart, Xo Kitty) and Andrew Liner have joined Michelle Dockery in Destry Allyn Spielberg’s feature directorial debut Please Don’t Feed the Children, as Altitude launches the genre film at the Cannes Market.
In Please Don’t Feed the Children, after a viral outbreak ravages the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
Jason Dubin is producing through his Perry Street Films imprint, along with Josh Kesselman and Michael Hagerty (Old Henry). Principal photography begins in Santa Fe, Nm, next month on a script from Paul Bertino.
Related: Cannes Film Festival Full Coverage
In March, we brought you news of Dockery’s casting as the lead,...
In Please Don’t Feed the Children, after a viral outbreak ravages the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
Jason Dubin is producing through his Perry Street Films imprint, along with Josh Kesselman and Michael Hagerty (Old Henry). Principal photography begins in Santa Fe, Nm, next month on a script from Paul Bertino.
Related: Cannes Film Festival Full Coverage
In March, we brought you news of Dockery’s casting as the lead,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Vampire Academy is not returning for a second season. Attempts to find a new home for the cancelled Peacock series have failed, per the series' showrunner, Marguerite MacIntyre. Co-created by Julie Plec, the series is based on the novels by Richelle Mead.
Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore, Andre Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser, and Andrew Liner star in the supernatural drama series. The story follows two women from different classes as they finish their education and prepare to enter vampire society.
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Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore, Andre Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser, and Andrew Liner star in the supernatural drama series. The story follows two women from different classes as they finish their education and prepare to enter vampire society.
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- 5/4/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
It looks like Vampire Academy will remain staked after Peacock canceled it in January.
Executive producer and showrunner Marguerite MacIntyre shared an update on the efforts to find a new home after the cancellation.
Since the cancellation, MacIntyre has remained optimistic that the show could return in some capacity.
However, the latest update is somber as the former Vampire Diaries star said she "doesn't see any avenue" forward to keep the show alive.
"I have been wanting to say this for a very long time," MacIntyre said in a video posted on Twitter.
"Again, thank you for all your love for the show."
"Thanks for the incredible support. Thanks for you sticking with us through a lot of thin lately."
She continued, "I don't have good news. I don't see any avenue forward."
"And I just feel like now is the time to say I'm sorry about that; it wasn't for lack of trying.
Executive producer and showrunner Marguerite MacIntyre shared an update on the efforts to find a new home after the cancellation.
Since the cancellation, MacIntyre has remained optimistic that the show could return in some capacity.
However, the latest update is somber as the former Vampire Diaries star said she "doesn't see any avenue" forward to keep the show alive.
"I have been wanting to say this for a very long time," MacIntyre said in a video posted on Twitter.
"Again, thank you for all your love for the show."
"Thanks for the incredible support. Thanks for you sticking with us through a lot of thin lately."
She continued, "I don't have good news. I don't see any avenue forward."
"And I just feel like now is the time to say I'm sorry about that; it wasn't for lack of trying.
- 5/4/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Marguerite MacIntyre, executive producer, writer and showrunner of Vampire Academy, is giving fans an update on the efforts to the potential second season of the Peacock-cancelled show and it’s not good news.
“I have been wanting to say this for a very long time,” MacIntyre said in a video shared on social media. “Again, thank you for all your love for the show. Thanks for the incredible support. Thanks for you sticking with us through a lot of thin lately.”
MacIntyre continued, “I don’t have good news. I don’t see any avenue forward. I feel like now is the time to say I’m sorry about that, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. We went a little silent because there wasn’t a lot we could say. We pitched our hearts out, and we tried, and we took it as far as we could.”
Vampire...
“I have been wanting to say this for a very long time,” MacIntyre said in a video shared on social media. “Again, thank you for all your love for the show. Thanks for the incredible support. Thanks for you sticking with us through a lot of thin lately.”
MacIntyre continued, “I don’t have good news. I don’t see any avenue forward. I feel like now is the time to say I’m sorry about that, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. We went a little silent because there wasn’t a lot we could say. We pitched our hearts out, and we tried, and we took it as far as we could.”
Vampire...
- 5/3/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Vampire Academy won’t be coming back from the dead, according to co-showrunner Marguerite MacIntyre, who has shared an update on the Peacock drama’s rescue efforts.
“I have been wanting to say this for a very long time,” MacIntyre, who developed the series with Julie Plec, says in a video posted to social media on Wednesday. “Again, thank you for all your love for the show. Thanks for the incredible support. Thanks for you sticking with us through a lot of thin lately.”
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“I have been wanting to say this for a very long time,” MacIntyre, who developed the series with Julie Plec, says in a video posted to social media on Wednesday. “Again, thank you for all your love for the show. Thanks for the incredible support. Thanks for you sticking with us through a lot of thin lately.”
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- 5/3/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
There are six novels in author Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy book series, plus a spin-off series called Bloodlines that also consists of six novels. Unfortunately, the live-action adaptations of this source material don’t have much luck. Back in 2014, the movie Vampire Academy (watch it Here) was released to theatres, and not many people really seemed to care to see it, or to like the movie if they did see it. According to Rotten Tomatoes, only 16 of the film’s reviews were positive (our own Chris Bumbray gave it a 2/10 review), and according to Box Office Mojo it made just 15.6 million dollars worldwide. Years down the line, the Peacock streaming service attempted to bring Vampire Academy to screens in the form of a TV series… and now Deadline reports that the Vampire Academy show has been cancelled after just one season.
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy...
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy...
- 1/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
School's out for the students of St. Vladimir's. Peacock has cancelled the Vampire Academy TV series, so that we won't see a second season.
A supernatural fantasy drama from executive producers Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre, the Vampire Academy TV show is based on the novel series by Richelle Mead. It stars Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore, André Dae Kim, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Jonetta Kaiser, Andrew Liner, Rhian Blundell, and J. August Richards. The story revolves around the friendship of two young women from very different social classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter vampire society. Lissa Dragomir (Nieves) is a Moroi princess, while Rose Hathaway (Stringer) is a half-vampire Guardian trained to protect against the savage 'Strigoi' who threaten to tear their society apart. Read More…...
A supernatural fantasy drama from executive producers Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre, the Vampire Academy TV show is based on the novel series by Richelle Mead. It stars Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore, André Dae Kim, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Jonetta Kaiser, Andrew Liner, Rhian Blundell, and J. August Richards. The story revolves around the friendship of two young women from very different social classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter vampire society. Lissa Dragomir (Nieves) is a Moroi princess, while Rose Hathaway (Stringer) is a half-vampire Guardian trained to protect against the savage 'Strigoi' who threaten to tear their society apart. Read More…...
- 1/22/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Peacock, the home of the new slasher movie Sick and the upcoming Friday the 13th series “Crystal Lake,” has announced this week that they’ve cancelled “Vampire Academy,” a new series based on Richelle Mead’s line of same-titled books. The drama-horror series had only opened up for business this past September, and it’s gotten the axe after just one season.
Deadline explains, “Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy with both shows creatively but they just didn’t find the requisite audience to justify further seasons.”
Here’s the synopsis for the series: “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,...
Deadline explains, “Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy with both shows creatively but they just didn’t find the requisite audience to justify further seasons.”
Here’s the synopsis for the series: “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,...
- 1/21/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Peacock is reworking its slate, and it's bad news for fans of YA dramas Vampire Academy and One of Us Is Lying.
Deadline reported Friday night that both series had been canceled after their most recent runs on the streaming service.
Vampire Academy came from Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries) and was expected to be a big hit for the service, but Deadline notes that the numbers didn't justify a second season.
"St. Vladmir's Academy isn't just any boarding school — it's a hidden place where vampire royals are educated and half-human teens train to protect them from the savage 'Strigoi' vampires who would like to see them destroyed," reads the logline for the series.
Vampire Academy stars Daniela Nieves (Snowfall) as Royal Moroi vampire Lissa Dragomir, Sisi Stringer (Mortal Kombat) as Rose's Dhampir Guardian Rose Hathaway, and Kieron Moore (Sex Education) Dhampir Guardian Dimitri Belikov.
The cast also includes Andre Dae Kim...
Deadline reported Friday night that both series had been canceled after their most recent runs on the streaming service.
Vampire Academy came from Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries) and was expected to be a big hit for the service, but Deadline notes that the numbers didn't justify a second season.
"St. Vladmir's Academy isn't just any boarding school — it's a hidden place where vampire royals are educated and half-human teens train to protect them from the savage 'Strigoi' vampires who would like to see them destroyed," reads the logline for the series.
Vampire Academy stars Daniela Nieves (Snowfall) as Royal Moroi vampire Lissa Dragomir, Sisi Stringer (Mortal Kombat) as Rose's Dhampir Guardian Rose Hathaway, and Kieron Moore (Sex Education) Dhampir Guardian Dimitri Belikov.
The cast also includes Andre Dae Kim...
- 1/21/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Class is dismissed at St. Vladimir’s, as Peacock has cancelled Vampire Academy after one season.
The show’s first (and now only) season completed its 10-episode run on Thursday, Oct. 27.
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With Vampire Academy and One of Us Is Lying both cancelled on Friday, Peacock’s remaining scripted originals include Bel-Air, Dr. Death, Killing It, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin and Wolf Life Me (all of which...
The show’s first (and now only) season completed its 10-episode run on Thursday, Oct. 27.
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With Vampire Academy and One of Us Is Lying both cancelled on Friday, Peacock’s remaining scripted originals include Bel-Air, Dr. Death, Killing It, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin and Wolf Life Me (all of which...
- 1/21/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: A pair of YA drama series are coming to an end at Peacock.
The NBCU streamer has cancelled One Of Us Is Lying and Vampire Academy.
One Of Us Is Lying ran for two seasons, while Vampire Academy, which comes from Julie Plec, has ended after one.
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy with both shows creatively but they just didn’t find the requisite audience to justify further seasons.
One Of Us Is Lying, which is based on Karen M. McManus’ novel, launched in October 2021 and was the first Peacock pilot to go to series. It was renewed for a second season earlier this year that aired in October 2022.
Vampire Academy was handed a straight-to-series order in May 2021 and premiered in September 2022.
Both shows come from Universal Studio Group.
One Of Us Is Lying, from UCP, follows what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention...
The NBCU streamer has cancelled One Of Us Is Lying and Vampire Academy.
One Of Us Is Lying ran for two seasons, while Vampire Academy, which comes from Julie Plec, has ended after one.
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy with both shows creatively but they just didn’t find the requisite audience to justify further seasons.
One Of Us Is Lying, which is based on Karen M. McManus’ novel, launched in October 2021 and was the first Peacock pilot to go to series. It was renewed for a second season earlier this year that aired in October 2022.
Vampire Academy was handed a straight-to-series order in May 2021 and premiered in September 2022.
Both shows come from Universal Studio Group.
One Of Us Is Lying, from UCP, follows what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention...
- 1/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim Blake Nelson is ready to put his dukes up for Bang Bang, an upcoming boxing drama from director Vincent Grashaw. Written by Will Janowitz (The Sopranos), the story focuses on Bernard “Bang Bang” Rozyski (Nelson), a disgruntled, retired boxer in charge of caring for his grandson. While making ends meet, Bernard encounters a chance to settle an old grudge, but he’ll need to show his kin around the ropes to come out swinging like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
Joining Nelson for Grashaw’s hard-hitting drama are Glenn Plummer, Andrew Liner, Erica Gimple, Nina Arianda, Daniella Pineda, and Kevin Corrigan.
“This project hits the most personal to me. I grew up loving the sport of boxing, but the script tackled elements I hadn’t seen before in a movie; the aftermath of a troubled fighter’s career,” said Grashaw. “I found it an incredibly moving, tragic story,...
Joining Nelson for Grashaw’s hard-hitting drama are Glenn Plummer, Andrew Liner, Erica Gimple, Nina Arianda, Daniella Pineda, and Kevin Corrigan.
“This project hits the most personal to me. I grew up loving the sport of boxing, but the script tackled elements I hadn’t seen before in a movie; the aftermath of a troubled fighter’s career,” said Grashaw. “I found it an incredibly moving, tragic story,...
- 12/6/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Tim Blake Nelson (Old Henry) will topline the boxing drama Bang Bang from director Vincent Grashaw (What Josiah Saw), which has wrapped production in Kentucky. (A first-look still from the pic can be found above.)
The film written by The Sopranos actor Will Janowitz follows Bernard “Bang Bang” Rozyski (Nelson), a bitter, retired boxer who’s tasked with caring for his grandson. He uses the opportunity to settle his oldest grudge by forcing his kin into embracing the sweet science. Others set to star include Glenn Plummer (Gifted), Andrew Liner (Vampire Academy), Erica Gimpel (Veronica Mars), Tony Award winner Nina Arianda (Being the Ricardos), Daniella Pineda (Jurassic World franchise) and Kevin Corrigan (The Departed).
Bang Bang marks Grashaw’s second production with Randomix Productions, which also produced his critically acclaimed Shudder Original, What Josiah Saw. The film is produced by Ran Namerode and Angelia Adzic (Randomix Productions), and Cole Payne...
The film written by The Sopranos actor Will Janowitz follows Bernard “Bang Bang” Rozyski (Nelson), a bitter, retired boxer who’s tasked with caring for his grandson. He uses the opportunity to settle his oldest grudge by forcing his kin into embracing the sweet science. Others set to star include Glenn Plummer (Gifted), Andrew Liner (Vampire Academy), Erica Gimpel (Veronica Mars), Tony Award winner Nina Arianda (Being the Ricardos), Daniella Pineda (Jurassic World franchise) and Kevin Corrigan (The Departed).
Bang Bang marks Grashaw’s second production with Randomix Productions, which also produced his critically acclaimed Shudder Original, What Josiah Saw. The film is produced by Ran Namerode and Angelia Adzic (Randomix Productions), and Cole Payne...
- 12/6/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In our Q&a series "Popsugar Crush," we get to know some of our favorite celebs' more intimate details - from their ideal first date to their most romantic gesture. This month, we're crushing on "Vampire Academy" star Andrew Liner.
Andrew Liner is relishing in the success of "Vampire Academy," which premiered on Peacock in September.
"I feel so many amazing, positive things," the 22-year-old actor tells Popsugar of playing Mason Ashford, who's a Dhampir, or half-vampire/half-human, in the show. "Mason is a sweet, loving person, and to get to jump into that guy for around eight months was something special and taught me a lot about what I need to learn and practice in my life."
Based on the book series by Richelle Mead, "Vampire Academy" centers on the friendship between Rosemary "Rose" Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), also a Dhampir, and royal Moroi princess Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir (Daniela Nieves...
Andrew Liner is relishing in the success of "Vampire Academy," which premiered on Peacock in September.
"I feel so many amazing, positive things," the 22-year-old actor tells Popsugar of playing Mason Ashford, who's a Dhampir, or half-vampire/half-human, in the show. "Mason is a sweet, loving person, and to get to jump into that guy for around eight months was something special and taught me a lot about what I need to learn and practice in my life."
Based on the book series by Richelle Mead, "Vampire Academy" centers on the friendship between Rosemary "Rose" Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), also a Dhampir, and royal Moroi princess Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir (Daniela Nieves...
- 10/19/2022
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Peacock just took another stab at reimagining original shows with new twists and updated storylines with "Vampire Academy," which began streaming on the platform on Sept. 15. The show is based on the novel series by Richelle Mead and tied to the 2014 film of the same name.
"Vampire Academy" centers on friends Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a half-human/half-vampire training to be a guardian, and Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir, a royal Moroi princess, as they navigate the world of the undead. Along with tackling their studies at St. Vladimir's Academy, the friends also get swept up in their fair share of steamy relationships, along with battling adversaries that seek wreak havoc in their lives.
The series diverts from the film in a number of ways, including the fresh set of faces that make up the cast (many of whom you might recognize from other projects). With lead actors Sisi Stringer and Daniela Nieves,...
"Vampire Academy" centers on friends Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a half-human/half-vampire training to be a guardian, and Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir, a royal Moroi princess, as they navigate the world of the undead. Along with tackling their studies at St. Vladimir's Academy, the friends also get swept up in their fair share of steamy relationships, along with battling adversaries that seek wreak havoc in their lives.
The series diverts from the film in a number of ways, including the fresh set of faces that make up the cast (many of whom you might recognize from other projects). With lead actors Sisi Stringer and Daniela Nieves,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
An adaptation of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy novels is heading to streaming TV. Here’s how you can enroll with the Peacock service to catch all the supernatural (and romantic) action.
Hailing from from executive producers Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals) and Marguerite MacIntyre (The Originals), Vampire Academy promises a story of friendship, romance and danger. In a world of privilege and glamour, the friendship between two young women — Rosemarie “Rose” Hathaway and Vasilisa “Lissa” Dragomir (played by Sisi Stringe and Daniela Nieves) — transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter vampire society.
Hailing from from executive producers Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals) and Marguerite MacIntyre (The Originals), Vampire Academy promises a story of friendship, romance and danger. In a world of privilege and glamour, the friendship between two young women — Rosemarie “Rose” Hathaway and Vasilisa “Lissa” Dragomir (played by Sisi Stringe and Daniela Nieves) — transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter vampire society.
- 9/15/2022
- by How to Stream Team
- TVLine.com
To (extremely) paraphrase Benjamin Franklin: nothing is certain in storytelling but love, death, and vampires combining the two. In the last 30 years, give or take a “True Blood,” some of TV’s most popular interpretations of one of the world’s eldest mythic creatures have tended to lean toward the teenaged variety, whether plucky and battle-scarred (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) or moody and yearning (“The Vampire Diaries”). Now, Peacock’s “Vampire Academy,” from “Vampire Diaries” co-creator Julie Plec and “The Originals” producer Marguerite MacIntyre, combines all the above into one package that ends up intriguing enough, if also unavoidably cheesy in its attempts to stand out amongst the fray.
With the help of a somber, blunt opening explanation, the series immediately throws us into a centuries-old society of three co-existing vampire species: the magic “Moroi” aristocrats, the half-Moroi, half-human “Dhampir” tasked with protecting them, and the feral “Strogoi,” more zombie than vampire,...
With the help of a somber, blunt opening explanation, the series immediately throws us into a centuries-old society of three co-existing vampire species: the magic “Moroi” aristocrats, the half-Moroi, half-human “Dhampir” tasked with protecting them, and the feral “Strogoi,” more zombie than vampire,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Each of the first four episodes of Vampire Academy, the new YA series from creators Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre, opens with a quick sequence outlining the three principal roles that characters occupy. The first are the Moroi, vampires who have magical Elemental powers, but are basically powerless to defend themselves. Then there’s the Strigoi, who are Moroi that have turned evil and adhere to characteristics that audiences traditionally associate with vampires such as bloodlust and aggression. Finally, there are Dhampir guardians – half Moroi/half Dhampir who have sworn to protect the Moroi from the Strigoi.
If that primer is confusing, Vampire Academy only gets more convoluted from here. The 10-episode Peacock adaptation of Richelle Mead’s bestselling fantasy romance series is overstuffed, overcomplicated and often nonsensical, especially in its first half.
We open at a party that introduces Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a Royal Moroi, and her best friend Rose Hathaway,...
If that primer is confusing, Vampire Academy only gets more convoluted from here. The 10-episode Peacock adaptation of Richelle Mead’s bestselling fantasy romance series is overstuffed, overcomplicated and often nonsensical, especially in its first half.
We open at a party that introduces Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a Royal Moroi, and her best friend Rose Hathaway,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Vampires have been big money since Twilight changed the dynamic of the bloodsucking monster from aristocratic old European men into hunky guys with great hair and sexy women with…great hair. For the last decade, vampires have been the central focus of many television series, namely The CW series The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. With those series off the air, Peacock is bringing a new adaptation of the popular book series Vampire Academy to their service. Created by Vampire Diaries showrunner Julie Plec and actress Marguerite Macintyre, Vampire Academy is a much different take that the 2014 feature film version.
Vampire Academy follows a similar soap opera style as the aforementioned series but generates vaster mythology complete with different classes of vampires and an entire monarchy they follow. Here’s the synopsis:
In a world of privilege and glamour, two young women’s friendship transcends their strikingly different classes as...
Vampire Academy follows a similar soap opera style as the aforementioned series but generates vaster mythology complete with different classes of vampires and an entire monarchy they follow. Here’s the synopsis:
In a world of privilege and glamour, two young women’s friendship transcends their strikingly different classes as...
- 9/13/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
To celebrate the release of Vampire Academy, we spoke with the cast and crew about sinking their teeth into the show.
Firstly, we spoke with Executive Producers Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre about tackling a popular book series and about why vampires continue to be so popular.
Daniela Nieves and Sisi Stringer spoke about leading the show and how the series propels female friendships to the foreground.
Then we chatted with Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Rhian Blundell, and Mia Mckenna-Bruce about the incredible costumes and immersive filming experience.
We spoke to J. August Richards and Jonetta Kaiser about how they conveyed their powers and the deep lore of vampires.
Finally, Kieron Moore, Andre Dae Kim, and Andrew Liner spoke about the importance of the series and also the spooky shoot.
The first four episodes of Vampire Academy are available 16th September on Peacock exclusively on Sky and Now, with new episodes dropping weekly.
Firstly, we spoke with Executive Producers Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre about tackling a popular book series and about why vampires continue to be so popular.
Daniela Nieves and Sisi Stringer spoke about leading the show and how the series propels female friendships to the foreground.
Then we chatted with Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Rhian Blundell, and Mia Mckenna-Bruce about the incredible costumes and immersive filming experience.
We spoke to J. August Richards and Jonetta Kaiser about how they conveyed their powers and the deep lore of vampires.
Finally, Kieron Moore, Andre Dae Kim, and Andrew Liner spoke about the importance of the series and also the spooky shoot.
The first four episodes of Vampire Academy are available 16th September on Peacock exclusively on Sky and Now, with new episodes dropping weekly.
- 9/13/2022
- by Sarah Cook
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sky has revealed the trailer for ‘Vampire Academy,’ streaming on Peacock on 16 September, exclusively on Sky and Now. The 10-episode series will launch with the first four episodes available immediately, and then the series will follow a weekly pattern.
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.
Produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group and from executive producers Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Legacies) and Marguerite MacIntyre (The Vampire Diaries) comes Peacock Original Vampire Academy, a story of friendship, romance and danger. St. Vladmir’s Academy isn’t just any...
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.
Produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group and from executive producers Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Legacies) and Marguerite MacIntyre (The Vampire Diaries) comes Peacock Original Vampire Academy, a story of friendship, romance and danger. St. Vladmir’s Academy isn’t just any...
- 8/19/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Vampire Academy” has added eight recurring guest stars, Variety has learned exclusively.
Angela Wynter, Lorna Brown, Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Cornelius Macarthy, Jason Diaz, Jennifer Kirby (“Call The Midwife”), Joseph Ollman and Pik-Sen Lim will all appear in the series as recurring characters.
Based on the book series of the same name by Richelle Mead, “Vampire Academy” follows two best friends — Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), a vampire-human hybrid, and Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a Royal Moroi vampire. As Rose and Lissa prepare to complete their education and enter vampire society, the two must also fight for their relationship as society attempts to tear them apart. In addition to Stringer and Nieves, the young adult drama series stars Kieron Moore, André Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser and Andrew Liner.
Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. The series is produced by Universal Television.
Angela Wynter, Lorna Brown, Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Cornelius Macarthy, Jason Diaz, Jennifer Kirby (“Call The Midwife”), Joseph Ollman and Pik-Sen Lim will all appear in the series as recurring characters.
Based on the book series of the same name by Richelle Mead, “Vampire Academy” follows two best friends — Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), a vampire-human hybrid, and Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a Royal Moroi vampire. As Rose and Lissa prepare to complete their education and enter vampire society, the two must also fight for their relationship as society attempts to tear them apart. In addition to Stringer and Nieves, the young adult drama series stars Kieron Moore, André Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser and Andrew Liner.
Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. The series is produced by Universal Television.
- 8/18/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock has released a trailer for the new series "Vampire Academy," based on the bestselling young adult novel series of the same name by Richelle Mead. If this sounds familiar to you, it may be because the books were adapted into a 2014 film starring Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry. The new series about St. Vladimir's Academy for vampires -- which will serve as a reboot -- comes to us from some people very familiar with the genre; Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries") and Marguerite Macintyre ("The Originals") will serve as showrunners and executive producers, with Plec also directing.
The lore of these novels is complex, with a rigid class structure and several types of vampires. It's the story of a powerful friendship that inspires two young women to defy the training they've received about where they belong in the world, and fight the growing threat of the Strigoi, a group...
The lore of these novels is complex, with a rigid class structure and several types of vampires. It's the story of a powerful friendship that inspires two young women to defy the training they've received about where they belong in the world, and fight the growing threat of the Strigoi, a group...
- 8/17/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Vampire Academy could be the show you've been looking for if you have a thirst for vampire fare.
Peacock on Wednesday dropped the full-length trailer for the freshman season of the upcoming drama.
"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," the logline teases.
"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."
The first four episodes drop Sept. 15, with new episodes weekly on Thursdays.
The series stars 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.
Peacock on Wednesday dropped the full-length trailer for the freshman season of the upcoming drama.
"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," the logline teases.
"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."
The first four episodes drop Sept. 15, with new episodes weekly on Thursdays.
The series stars 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.
- 8/17/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Eight years after being turned into a feature film, Richelle Mead‘s line of “Vampire Academy” books are getting the series treatment from Peacock, and the trailer has arrived.
Peacock’s “Vampire Academy” opens up for business on September 15, 2022. Sink your teeth into the series trailer below, which brings the fight to the blood-sucking vamps.
Here’s the plot synopsis that comes along with today’s “Vampire Academy” trailer…
“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. ”
The six-book young adult vampire series was originally published between 2007 and 2010, with the first...
Peacock’s “Vampire Academy” opens up for business on September 15, 2022. Sink your teeth into the series trailer below, which brings the fight to the blood-sucking vamps.
Here’s the plot synopsis that comes along with today’s “Vampire Academy” trailer…
“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. ”
The six-book young adult vampire series was originally published between 2007 and 2010, with the first...
- 8/17/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Not since RuPaul’s Drag Race has a smackdown for the crown been this bloodthirsty.
Peacock has finally released the official trailer for its upcoming, 10-episode adaptation of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy books, which premieres Thursday, Sept. 15 with weekly releases.
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Vampire Academy is described as a “story of friendship, romance and danger. In a world of privilege and glamour,...
Peacock has finally released the official trailer for its upcoming, 10-episode adaptation of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy books, which premieres Thursday, Sept. 15 with weekly releases.
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Vampire Academy is described as a “story of friendship, romance and danger. In a world of privilege and glamour,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Peacock has unveiled the first trailer for “Vampire Academy,” the streamer’s upcoming young adult fantasy series from Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre.
The footage promises a story of romance and adventure, with the friendship between two young women — Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), a vampire-human hybrid, and Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a Royal Moroi vampire — tested as the pair prepare to enter vampire society, one as a powerful Royal and the other as a sworn protector.
“I want to do my sworn duty. I want to protect my best friend from danger and I want a life to call my own,” Rose Hathaway says in the trailer as she rocks out during some combat training.
Along with Stringer and Nieves, the series also stars Kieron Moore, Andre Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser and Andrew Liner.
“Vampire Academy” is adapted from the young...
The footage promises a story of romance and adventure, with the friendship between two young women — Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), a vampire-human hybrid, and Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a Royal Moroi vampire — tested as the pair prepare to enter vampire society, one as a powerful Royal and the other as a sworn protector.
“I want to do my sworn duty. I want to protect my best friend from danger and I want a life to call my own,” Rose Hathaway says in the trailer as she rocks out during some combat training.
Along with Stringer and Nieves, the series also stars Kieron Moore, Andre Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser and Andrew Liner.
“Vampire Academy” is adapted from the young...
- 8/17/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Rose (Sisi Stringer) is caught between being a protector and a friend to princess Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry) in the new trailer for Peacock’s upcoming drama “Vampire Academy.”
The series, from executive producers Julie Plec of “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals” and “Legacies,” and Marguerite MacIntyre, follows a vampire princess and the half-vampire guardian trained to protect her. It’s based on the YA books by Richelle Mead, which was previously adapted in the 2014 film starring Zoey Deutch.
The series also stars Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, the model Dhampir Guardian; Andre Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, a Royal Moroi vampire who is the pariah of the school and royal court due to his parents’ unforgivable societal sins; J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov, a Royal Moroi vampire who has dedicated his life to the well-being of not just of his husband and two adopted daughters, but to his entire community,...
The series, from executive producers Julie Plec of “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals” and “Legacies,” and Marguerite MacIntyre, follows a vampire princess and the half-vampire guardian trained to protect her. It’s based on the YA books by Richelle Mead, which was previously adapted in the 2014 film starring Zoey Deutch.
The series also stars Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, the model Dhampir Guardian; Andre Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, a Royal Moroi vampire who is the pariah of the school and royal court due to his parents’ unforgivable societal sins; J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov, a Royal Moroi vampire who has dedicated his life to the well-being of not just of his husband and two adopted daughters, but to his entire community,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
If you've been looking for something to fill the void following the loss of The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Legacies, then Peacock might have the show for you.
The streaming service dropped the first trailer for Vampire Academy, an adaptation of Richelle Mead's hit book series of the same name.
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 royal vampire society.
This serialized and sexy drama combines the elegance of aristocratic romance and the supernatural thrills of the vampire genre.
"St. Vladmir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school — it’s a hidden place where vampire royals are educated and half-human teens train to protect them from the savage ‘Strigoi’ vampires who would like to see them destroyed," reads the logline.
Vampire Academy stars Daniela Nieves (Snowfall) as Royal Moroi vampire Lissa Dragomir,...
The streaming service dropped the first trailer for Vampire Academy, an adaptation of Richelle Mead's hit book series of the same name.
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 royal vampire society.
This serialized and sexy drama combines the elegance of aristocratic romance and the supernatural thrills of the vampire genre.
"St. Vladmir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school — it’s a hidden place where vampire royals are educated and half-human teens train to protect them from the savage ‘Strigoi’ vampires who would like to see them destroyed," reads the logline.
Vampire Academy stars Daniela Nieves (Snowfall) as Royal Moroi vampire Lissa Dragomir,...
- 7/21/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
A brand new vampire crew from showrunner Julie Plec is on display in the teaser trailer for Peacock’s supernatural YA drama “Vampire Academy,” which premiered at Comic-Con on Thursday.
In the newly-released clip, Lissa (Daniela Nieves) is currently preparing to take over as the head of the Dragomir family, and in turn, take the throne of the entire kingdom.
She may be absolutely terrified, but she’s also determined to keep her dominion from falling into political chaos. Fortunately, she has the help of her best friend Rose (Sisi Stringer) — a guardian, trained to protect, and willing to do whatever it takes to keep her best friend safe. Even if whatever it takes is “dancing alongside” of trouble..tpd-featured-video.youtube{position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100;padding-top:56.25}.tpd-featured-video.youtube>iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100;height:100}.tpd-featured-video.in-content{margin-bottom:2em}
Peacock also dropped several new images from the series — and show art — during the panel.
In the newly-released clip, Lissa (Daniela Nieves) is currently preparing to take over as the head of the Dragomir family, and in turn, take the throne of the entire kingdom.
She may be absolutely terrified, but she’s also determined to keep her dominion from falling into political chaos. Fortunately, she has the help of her best friend Rose (Sisi Stringer) — a guardian, trained to protect, and willing to do whatever it takes to keep her best friend safe. Even if whatever it takes is “dancing alongside” of trouble..tpd-featured-video.youtube{position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100;padding-top:56.25}.tpd-featured-video.youtube>iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100;height:100}.tpd-featured-video.in-content{margin-bottom:2em}
Peacock also dropped several new images from the series — and show art — during the panel.
- 7/21/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez and Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
We’re getting the first look at Vampire Academy, Peacock’s YA supernatural drama series from Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre, based on Richelle Mead’s book series. The trailer was unveiled during the show’s panel Thursday at Comic-Con in San Diego. You can watch it above and see some first-look photos below.
Written by MacIntyre, Vampire Academy is set in a world of privilege and glamour, where two young women’s friendship transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter royal vampire society. This serialized and sexy drama combines the elegance of aristocratic romance and the supernatural thrills of the vampire genre.
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The cast includes Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore, Andre Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser and Andrew Liner.
Plec and MacIntyre executive produce the Peacock series along with Emily Cummins,...
Written by MacIntyre, Vampire Academy is set in a world of privilege and glamour, where two young women’s friendship transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter royal vampire society. This serialized and sexy drama combines the elegance of aristocratic romance and the supernatural thrills of the vampire genre.
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The cast includes Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore, Andre Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser and Andrew Liner.
Plec and MacIntyre executive produce the Peacock series along with Emily Cummins,...
- 7/21/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Who’s thirsty? The first teaser trailer for Peacock’s Vampire Academy adaptation was unveiled Thursday during the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, giving fans a first look at Lissa, Rose and more characters in action.
Based on Richelle Mead’s book series of the same name, Vampire Academy tells 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...
Based on Richelle Mead’s book series of the same name, Vampire Academy tells 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...
- 7/21/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
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