Vampire Academy, It is Gossip Girl but with Vampires
Vampire Academy is coming to Peacock this September 15, 2022. This drama fantasy explores the social stratification in a society inhabited by vampires. Sisi Stringer, who most recently portrayed Mileena in Mortal Kombat, will be donning fangs in the upcoming series. She will be playing the role of bloodsucker this time around.
It is based on the novel series by Richelle Mead. It got a movie adaptation in 2014 but was unsuccessful because of the Twilight comparisons. The novels are still successful enough to make an impact, so the franchise got a television reboot. Fans of the book are hoping for the success of the series. The movie didn’t get any sequels because of the poor box office. This series can finally adapt the whole book franchise if it’s renewed for future seasons.
Vampire Academy Official trailer
Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves) is groomed to be the next Queen of the Moroi Vampires. Her parents have high expectations of her. Politics is not really her thing, but her bloodline has already chosen her path. Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer) is a Dhampir Guardian, and she got trained to protect Lissa, and the two of them became close friends. Despite their social divides, they became best friends.
An unfortunate event will upend Lissa’s life. Because of the tragedy, she felt returning to the Vampire Academy would be difficult. Her friend Rose will help her navigate school challenges, from bullying to their romantic relationships with the boys.
Rose falls in love with Dimitri, the instructor, which is forbidden because he is a mentor and she is a student.
They exist to safeguard Lissa. Lissa, on the other hand, falls in love with Christian, even though he is an outcast and she is royalty. These girls must deal with their responsibilities while also balancing their personal lives.
Delta_Exceed
September 2, 2022 @ 11:50 am
I’m not sure about it though. I don’t care how the actors look or if the plot is altered; what matters is that the vibe of the show and the actors matches the vibe of the books and characters. And when I look at this, I see something completely different than the Vampire Academy. The actors don’t give me the vibe of their characters either, with the exception of the girl who plays Lissa. And judging by Dimitri’s one line to Rose in the trailer… I see no chemistry between them and no emotion on his face; he’s so uninteresting. I also don’t see any chemistry between Rose and Lissa, so I’m not sure what Julie was thinking when she chose this cast.
HomeyLander
September 2, 2022 @ 11:52 am
Who the hell watches this? I don’t get the obsession of romanticizing and sexualizing of Vampires. Vampires are technically bloodsucking corpses. They are monsters people are suppose to be scared of.
Norelle
September 2, 2022 @ 11:54 am
Says the person with a Homelander Avatar, These vampires are better people than that megalomaniac you watch.
Vampire Academy was the first novel I ever read. It fostered my love of reading. It opened up a whole new world for me, beginning with vampires, wizards, and witches and progressing to historical fiction. This is a story that holds a special place in my heart. I liked the actors in the film, but it was a huge letdown. I’m not familiar with these new actors, but I hope they do the characters justice. However, based on this trailer, they are not the characters we remember, and it appears that they are telling a different story.
Maria Jose M
September 2, 2022 @ 11:55 am
Although I have very little expectations for it, I’ll still give it a try because I appreciate the novels so much. I’m quite anxious because Richelle isn’t involved in the production; I’m concerned this will fall flat as the movie did, but I really hope I’m wrong. These were my favorite books when I was in middle school.
Melancholy Hill
September 2, 2022 @ 11:59 am
Even though I’m being cautious about it, I’m excited about this. I want to appreciate this so hard, but it’s so sad that I feel like I have to be cautious. I just don’t want another letdown like in the Shadowhunters series and Y:The last man, where they combined all the plots. The capacity to examine a book’s plot in greater detail than is possible on film is the whole point of a TV series, right? Covering three volumes in one season is the worst thing you can do since it does such a disrespect to the source material. Not to mention that the progression of the relationships seemed strangely stalled… I’ve been hurt by television adaptations way too often, guys.
RubyAlice
September 2, 2022 @ 12:02 pm
So let down by the casting I was anxiously awaiting this, but they don’t like my vision of them at all, how depressing! One of my favorite books is it. It’s unfortunate that they completely removed the characters’ ethnic backgrounds. I want diversity too but not for this one. Race Bending is not the solution for the lack of diversity in Hollywood.
Darkened124
September 2, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
I really hope the show does my books justice because gosh, I’m going to be so disappointed if it doesn’t. After waiting for a very long time, it has arrived at last! I can’t wait to watch the show in its entirety before making a judgment. I’ve read all the novels, and this trailer makes me realize how many various aspects of the book are still begging to be discovered.