

“Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy saga is set to be the next young adult paranormal series to become a household name.” -The Huffington Post “We’re suckers for it.” -Entertainment Weekly “We’re suckers for it.” - Entertainment Weekly But they must be careful lest the Strigoi-the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires-make Lissa one of them forever. Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. Vladimir’s-the very place where they’re most in danger. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school-it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Start here, with the first book that kicked off the international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series. Join the legion of fans who skyrocketed this six-book series to the top of the charts.

Emily Cummins, Don Murphy, Susan Montford, Deepak Nayer, Jillian DeFrehn also serve as executive producers.**Read the book and watch the original TV series, now streaming on Peacock!** Marguerite MacIntyre will serve along with Plec as writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner. Plec will serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer for the series. Vampire Academy is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. RELATED: Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol Trailer Introduces a Young Robert Langdon

“Julie is known for binge-able, enthralling dramas and we know Vampire Academy will keep Peacock viewers right on the edge of their seats.”

“Julie Plec created one of the biggest fan-favorite universes with The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off series The Originals and Legacies, and we are excited to deliver this passionate audience a brand new story on Peacock,” said Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “When I signed my new deal with Universal Television, they asked what project I had always been dying to make and my immediate answer was Vampire Academy,” said Plec. The book series is a personal favorite of Plec’s, who read them in the early 2000s well before her time on Vampire Diaries.
