Raising the stakes with this new adaptation.
From the director of The Vampire Diaries comes a story of love, duty, and rebellion. Vampire Academy, based on the book series by Richelle Mead and a reboot of the ill-fated 2014 film of the same name, sees two women from very different walks of life fighting for self-determination and for each other within the halls of a vampire boarding school.
Lissa and Rose, vampire royalty and dhampir guardian respectively, share a psychic connection as well as a close relationship, and Rose is in training to protect Lissa from the various dangers that exist outside the boarding school’s walls. However, the evil vampires known as strigoi are the least of the girls’ worries; the biggest threat facing them just might be the world within the boarding school itself.
Vampire Academy is developed by Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre. Plec is an old hand at vampire fiction, having directed The Vampire Diaries and its two spinoffs, The Originals, and Legacies. MacIntyre has worked with Plec before, performing as Elizabeth in The Vampire Diaries and serving as a writer and producer on The Originals. Both women are perfectly placed to make Vampire Academy a worthy addition to the world of vampire fiction. The main character Rose Hathaway is portrayed by Sisi Stringer, fresh from her role as Mileena in 2021’s Mortal Kombat. She’s a veteran of horror as well, having appeared in Children of the Corn and Bloody Hell. Joining her as Lissa Moroi is Daniela Nieves, whose acting roles lean more toward the drama end of the spectrum. She’s appeared in 2021’s crime drama series Snowfall, the legal drama All Rise, and the teen horror drama Save Me.
Culled from Collider
