Exclusive: Julie Plec has signed with CAA for representation.
Plec is a creator, showrunner, executive producer, and director who is most notably responsible for the complete Vampire Diaries Universe, which has spanned 13 years and more than 300 episodes of television.
Through her My So-Called Company banner at Universal Television with producing partner Emily Cummins, Plec is currently showrunning and executive producing Amazon Prime Video’s We Were Liars alongside Carina MacKenzie. It’s based on the bestselling novel by E. Lockhart.
Plec was the co-creator of Vampire Academy, based on the popular book series, which aired on Peacock, and is a co-creator and executive producer of Girls on the Bus, currently airing on Max.
Plec began her career in television as a writer and co-executive producer of the series Kyle Xy, which she produced for its entire three-year run. Her additional credits include Roswell,...
Plec is a creator, showrunner, executive producer, and director who is most notably responsible for the complete Vampire Diaries Universe, which has spanned 13 years and more than 300 episodes of television.
Through her My So-Called Company banner at Universal Television with producing partner Emily Cummins, Plec is currently showrunning and executive producing Amazon Prime Video’s We Were Liars alongside Carina MacKenzie. It’s based on the bestselling novel by E. Lockhart.
Plec was the co-creator of Vampire Academy, based on the popular book series, which aired on Peacock, and is a co-creator and executive producer of Girls on the Bus, currently airing on Max.
Plec began her career in television as a writer and co-executive producer of the series Kyle Xy, which she produced for its entire three-year run. Her additional credits include Roswell,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Nzingha Stewart is attached to direct the first episode of the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of “We Were Liars,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The series was originally picked up at Prime Video in March 2023. It is based on the E. Lockhart YA novel of the same name. The series is described as “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.” Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Candice King will star.
Stewart previously served as an executive producer and director on the Prime Video series “Daisy Jones and the Six” as well as on the upcoming Prime Video series “Cross,” based on the Alex Cross novels by James Patterson. Her other TV directing credits include “Little Fires Everywhere,” “From Scratch,” “Inventing Anna,” “Maid,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” In film, she directed the popular Netflix film “Tall Girl” and is attached...
The series was originally picked up at Prime Video in March 2023. It is based on the E. Lockhart YA novel of the same name. The series is described as “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.” Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Candice King will star.
Stewart previously served as an executive producer and director on the Prime Video series “Daisy Jones and the Six” as well as on the upcoming Prime Video series “Cross,” based on the Alex Cross novels by James Patterson. Her other TV directing credits include “Little Fires Everywhere,” “From Scratch,” “Inventing Anna,” “Maid,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” In film, she directed the popular Netflix film “Tall Girl” and is attached...
- 3/19/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Candice King has been cast in a brand new show!
The 36-year-old actress is set to join Mamie Gummer and Caitlin Fitzgerald in the TV adaptation of E Lockhart‘s novel We Were Liars, according to Deadline, which is set for Prime Video.
This will reunite Candice with The Vampire Diaries co-creator Julie Plec, who is developing the new series with The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico writer Carina Adly MacKenzie.
Find out more details inside…
It was first revealed that Julie and Carina were developing the new show in January 2023, with Julie writing the first episode and Carina the second. They will also executive produce, along with author E Lockhart and Emily Cummins.
According to Deadline, the series is “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend...
The 36-year-old actress is set to join Mamie Gummer and Caitlin Fitzgerald in the TV adaptation of E Lockhart‘s novel We Were Liars, according to Deadline, which is set for Prime Video.
This will reunite Candice with The Vampire Diaries co-creator Julie Plec, who is developing the new series with The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico writer Carina Adly MacKenzie.
Find out more details inside…
It was first revealed that Julie and Carina were developing the new show in January 2023, with Julie writing the first episode and Carina the second. They will also executive produce, along with author E Lockhart and Emily Cummins.
According to Deadline, the series is “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend...
- 3/6/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Julie Plec has given Candice King another bloody good role.
King, who played vampire Caroline Forbes on Plec’s The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies, has been cast in the new Prime Video series We Were Liars, our sister site Deadline reports. Plec and Carina Adly Mackenzie (The Originals; Roswell, New Mexico) will write and executive-produce.
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Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex, Sweetbitter) and Mamie Gummer (True Detective,...
King, who played vampire Caroline Forbes on Plec’s The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies, has been cast in the new Prime Video series We Were Liars, our sister site Deadline reports. Plec and Carina Adly Mackenzie (The Originals; Roswell, New Mexico) will write and executive-produce.
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Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex, Sweetbitter) and Mamie Gummer (True Detective,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Mamie Gummer (True Detective), Caitlin FitzGerald (Succession) and Candice King (The Vampire Diaries) are set as leads in We Were Liars, Prime Video’s series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s YA novel We Were Liars, which hails from Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie, Universal Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
This marks a reunion for King and Plec. King was a series regular on Tvd, co-created and executive produced by Plec, and recurred/guest starred on two offshoots created/executive produced by Plec, The Originals and Legacies, reprising her role as Caroline Forbes. MacKenzie also was a writer-producer on The Originals.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend every summer on their private island. Gummer, FitzGerald and King play the three Sinclair sisters.
This marks a reunion for King and Plec. King was a series regular on Tvd, co-created and executive produced by Plec, and recurred/guest starred on two offshoots created/executive produced by Plec, The Originals and Legacies, reprising her role as Caroline Forbes. MacKenzie also was a writer-producer on The Originals.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend every summer on their private island. Gummer, FitzGerald and King play the three Sinclair sisters.
- 3/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal Television have acquired the rights to Regina Black’s debut novel The Art of Scandal.
The Art of Scandal tells the story of Rachel Abbott who, on the night of her husband Matt’s fortieth birthday, receives an explicit text from him that she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. Divorce is inevitable, and Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage empty handed.
Plec is attached as executive producer alongside Plec’s partner at Mscc, Emily Cummins. Black will serve as a consulting producer on the project.
“I feel like I’ve been waiting for a book like this to come around for years. Regina really knocked this out of the park, allowing me to indulge in my favorite kind of television: a sexy, smart, multi-generational, multi-cultural soap,” Plec said in a statement.
Here’s a synopsis for...
The Art of Scandal tells the story of Rachel Abbott who, on the night of her husband Matt’s fortieth birthday, receives an explicit text from him that she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. Divorce is inevitable, and Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage empty handed.
Plec is attached as executive producer alongside Plec’s partner at Mscc, Emily Cummins. Black will serve as a consulting producer on the project.
“I feel like I’ve been waiting for a book like this to come around for years. Regina really knocked this out of the park, allowing me to indulge in my favorite kind of television: a sexy, smart, multi-generational, multi-cultural soap,” Plec said in a statement.
Here’s a synopsis for...
- 12/18/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
We Were Liars is coming to Prime Video as a series. The streaming service has ordered the romantic thriller, which is based on the young adult novel by E. Lockhart. The story revolves around the Sinclairs, a wealthy and seemingly perfect family that summers on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
The series is being written and executive produced by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie. Plec will write the first episode, and MacKenzie will pen the second. Emily Cummins and Lockhart also executive produce.
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The series is being written and executive produced by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie. Plec will write the first episode, and MacKenzie will pen the second. Emily Cummins and Lockhart also executive produce.
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- 3/22/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are set to write and executive produce We Were Liars for Prime Video. The streaming service has given a series order to the project based on the bestselling young adult novel by E. Lockhart.
Author Lockhart will be involved in the series as an executive producer along with My So-Called Company’s Emily Cummins.
“We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us. But finally, we are elated to be bringing it to life with everyone at Prime Video and Utv, who are just as passionate about this twisty tale as we are. We‘re also incredibly grateful that the author has joined our creative team behind the scenes. As die-hard book fans ourselves, we have one message to the many loyal readers out there: if...
Author Lockhart will be involved in the series as an executive producer along with My So-Called Company’s Emily Cummins.
“We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us. But finally, we are elated to be bringing it to life with everyone at Prime Video and Utv, who are just as passionate about this twisty tale as we are. We‘re also incredibly grateful that the author has joined our creative team behind the scenes. As die-hard book fans ourselves, we have one message to the many loyal readers out there: if...
- 3/21/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Amazon has ordered a series version of the E. Lockhart novel “We Were Liars” from Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie.
“We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us,” Plec and MacKenzie said. “But finally, we are elated to be bringing it to life with everyone at Prime Video and Utv, who are just as passionate about this twisty tale as we are. We‘re also incredibly grateful that the author has joined our creative team behind the scenes. As die-hard book fans ourselves, we have one message to the many loyal readers out there: if anyone asks you how it ends… just lie.”
The official logline describes the project as “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.” The...
“We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us,” Plec and MacKenzie said. “But finally, we are elated to be bringing it to life with everyone at Prime Video and Utv, who are just as passionate about this twisty tale as we are. We‘re also incredibly grateful that the author has joined our creative team behind the scenes. As die-hard book fans ourselves, we have one message to the many loyal readers out there: if anyone asks you how it ends… just lie.”
The official logline describes the project as “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.” The...
- 3/21/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are joining forces again.
The duo, who previously worked together on The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Roswell: New Mexico, will bring We Were Liars to series at Prime Video.
Based on E. Lockhart's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. We Were Liars will premiere on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
The young adult novel has sold nearly 3 million copies worldwide and has spent many weeks on the New York Times best-seller list since its release, including several at No. 1.
"E. Lockhart's We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience," said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon and MGM Studios.
The duo, who previously worked together on The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Roswell: New Mexico, will bring We Were Liars to series at Prime Video.
Based on E. Lockhart's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. We Were Liars will premiere on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
The young adult novel has sold nearly 3 million copies worldwide and has spent many weeks on the New York Times best-seller list since its release, including several at No. 1.
"E. Lockhart's We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience," said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon and MGM Studios.
- 3/21/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Amazon is moving forward with its series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s novel We Were Liars.
The streamer has handed the project, which comes from Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie and Universal Television and Amazon Studios, a series order.
It comes after the project emerged at the streamer in development in December.
Plec and her My So-Called Company banner and Universal Television, where The Vampire Diaries co-creator is based, optioned the 2014 book as part of a trio of deals with Lockhart in the summer.
Plec and Roswell, New Mexico co-creator Carina Adly MacKenzie are adapting the book. Plec is writing the first episode, and MacKenzie is writing the second.
We Were Liars is a “tragic” love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Focusing on the the theme of consequences of one’s mistakes, the series follows the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family,...
The streamer has handed the project, which comes from Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie and Universal Television and Amazon Studios, a series order.
It comes after the project emerged at the streamer in development in December.
Plec and her My So-Called Company banner and Universal Television, where The Vampire Diaries co-creator is based, optioned the 2014 book as part of a trio of deals with Lockhart in the summer.
Plec and Roswell, New Mexico co-creator Carina Adly MacKenzie are adapting the book. Plec is writing the first episode, and MacKenzie is writing the second.
We Were Liars is a “tragic” love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Focusing on the the theme of consequences of one’s mistakes, the series follows the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family,...
- 3/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon is leaning further into the young adult genre.
The streamer and retail giant has handed out a series order for a drama series based on author E. Lockhart’s novel We Were Liars. The series, which was first put in development at Amazon in December, is being adapted by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie, who previously collaborated on The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico. Universal Television, where Plec and her My So-Called Company are based, is the studio.
“E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon Studios and MGM. “Lockhart, Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are each brilliant at creating complex characters and we’re looking forward to teaming up with these incredible storytellers, along with Universal Television, to bring this show to life.
The streamer and retail giant has handed out a series order for a drama series based on author E. Lockhart’s novel We Were Liars. The series, which was first put in development at Amazon in December, is being adapted by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie, who previously collaborated on The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico. Universal Television, where Plec and her My So-Called Company are based, is the studio.
“E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon Studios and MGM. “Lockhart, Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are each brilliant at creating complex characters and we’re looking forward to teaming up with these incredible storytellers, along with Universal Television, to bring this show to life.
- 3/21/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Universal Television is developing a TV adaptation of the novel Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft, who will also pen the series. Julie Plec and Emily Cummins will executive produce through Plec’s production banner, My So-Called Company as part of her overall deal with Universal Television.
Stone Cold Fox was published Tuesday by Berkley & Penguin Random House. The novel is about an ambitious woman, raised by a con artist mother, who wants to escape her dark past for good. As she aims to marry into a classic American dynasty for one last con, unexpected opponents could threaten everything she’s worked so hard to achieve.
“As a long-time fan of their work, I am beyond thrilled to be partnering with Julie and Emily at My So-Called Company alongside Universal Television,” said Croft. “The women of Stone Cold Fox are ambitious, complex and above all, entertaining, so I...
Stone Cold Fox was published Tuesday by Berkley & Penguin Random House. The novel is about an ambitious woman, raised by a con artist mother, who wants to escape her dark past for good. As she aims to marry into a classic American dynasty for one last con, unexpected opponents could threaten everything she’s worked so hard to achieve.
“As a long-time fan of their work, I am beyond thrilled to be partnering with Julie and Emily at My So-Called Company alongside Universal Television,” said Croft. “The women of Stone Cold Fox are ambitious, complex and above all, entertaining, so I...
- 2/14/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Almost exactly one year ago today, it was announced that the Peacock streaming service had given a straight-to-series order to the zombie show Dead Day, on which original Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson would serve as co-showrunner with his The Vampire Diaries co-creator Julie Plec. But now Variety has discovered that Peacock will not be moving forward with Dead Day after all. Thankfully, they are letting Williamson and Plec shop the series around to other outlets. Here’s hoping Dead Day will be able to find a new home.
If Dead Day ever makes it into the production, the show will follow an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual “dead day,” when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business — be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living.
The series is an adaptation of the Ryan Parrott comic book of the same name,...
If Dead Day ever makes it into the production, the show will follow an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual “dead day,” when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business — be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living.
The series is an adaptation of the Ryan Parrott comic book of the same name,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.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
Exclusive: Peacock has scored another drama project from Julie Plec and her Vampire Academy co-exec producer Adam Starks as its development strategy kicks into second gear.
The NBCU streamer is developing Freeman, a mystery drama series set in a small, picturesque town in Georgia, from Plec and Starks. Peacock is understood to have won the project in a highly competitive battle and has set up a mini writers’ room.
Freeman comes from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, where Plec is under an overall deal.
It follows a family, which moves to a small, picturesque town in Georgia after acquiring a lucrative inheritance, including the mysterious house known as Freeman Manor. It’s soon discovered that there are mysteries and darkness hidden within the walls, and the town at large, that go back generations.
Starks, who was a consulting producer on HBO Max’s Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Netflix’s Freeridge,...
The NBCU streamer is developing Freeman, a mystery drama series set in a small, picturesque town in Georgia, from Plec and Starks. Peacock is understood to have won the project in a highly competitive battle and has set up a mini writers’ room.
Freeman comes from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, where Plec is under an overall deal.
It follows a family, which moves to a small, picturesque town in Georgia after acquiring a lucrative inheritance, including the mysterious house known as Freeman Manor. It’s soon discovered that there are mysteries and darkness hidden within the walls, and the town at large, that go back generations.
Starks, who was a consulting producer on HBO Max’s Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Netflix’s Freeridge,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s YA suspense thriller We Were Lies has landed at Amazon for development.
Julie Plec and her My So-Called Company banner and Universal Television, where The Vampire Diaries co-creator is based, optioned the book, which was published in 2014, optioned the book as part of a trio of deals with Lockhart earlier this summer.
Amazon Prime Video has now taken the project in for development and has set up a mini writers’ room.
Plec and Roswell, New Mexico co-creator Carina Adly MacKenzie are adapting the book, which was published in 2014. Plec is writing the first episode and MacKenzie is writing the second episode.
We Were Liars is a “tragic” love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
It focuses on the the theme of consequences of one’s mistakes. It is centered on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family,...
Julie Plec and her My So-Called Company banner and Universal Television, where The Vampire Diaries co-creator is based, optioned the book, which was published in 2014, optioned the book as part of a trio of deals with Lockhart earlier this summer.
Amazon Prime Video has now taken the project in for development and has set up a mini writers’ room.
Plec and Roswell, New Mexico co-creator Carina Adly MacKenzie are adapting the book, which was published in 2014. Plec is writing the first episode and MacKenzie is writing the second episode.
We Were Liars is a “tragic” love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
It focuses on the the theme of consequences of one’s mistakes. It is centered on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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
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.
Comic-Con 2022: Deadline’s Full Coverage
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
E. Lockhart’s bestselling YA novels — “We Were Liars,” its prequel “Family of Liars” and “Again Again” — have been optioned by Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal Television.
Released in 2014, the critically acclaimed, TikTok phenomenon “We Were Liars” follows the thrilling and suspenseful unraveling of a group of four friends — the title Liars. The tragic love story, set on a private island, became a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honor.
Its prequel, published in May, takes readers back a generation to uncover the stories of generations past and the “secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.”
“Again Again” — which was published in 2020 — centers on the young Adelaide Buchwald, who survives near-fatal family catastrophe and embarks on an unexpected journey of romantic upheaval. Set during the summer, she discovers what it means to love and reshapes her ideas about romance.
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Released in 2014, the critically acclaimed, TikTok phenomenon “We Were Liars” follows the thrilling and suspenseful unraveling of a group of four friends — the title Liars. The tragic love story, set on a private island, became a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honor.
Its prequel, published in May, takes readers back a generation to uncover the stories of generations past and the “secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.”
“Again Again” — which was published in 2020 — centers on the young Adelaide Buchwald, who survives near-fatal family catastrophe and embarks on an unexpected journey of romantic upheaval. Set during the summer, she discovers what it means to love and reshapes her ideas about romance.
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- 7/20/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Great news for fans of E. Lockhart’s popular YA books: Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal Television has acquired the rights to We Were Liars, Family of Liars and Again Again.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It’s been on the NY Times bestseller list for the past 22 months.
The recently released Family of Liars, the prequel to We Were Liars, takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.
Again Again follows Adelaide Buchwald who, after a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval, finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility, during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times while confronting the secrets she keeps, her ideas about love,...
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It’s been on the NY Times bestseller list for the past 22 months.
The recently released Family of Liars, the prequel to We Were Liars, takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.
Again Again follows Adelaide Buchwald who, after a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval, finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility, during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times while confronting the secrets she keeps, her ideas about love,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Julie Plec is ramping up her development slate and has put a slew of projects into the pipeline including an adaptation of YA novel Running Out of Time at Peacock.
It comes after a number of shows from The Vampire Diaries co-creator were axed earlier this spring including Legacies, Roswell, New Mexico and The Endgame.
Plec and her production banner My So-Called Company signed a mega-multi-year overall deal with Universal Television in 2020. She said that when she signed that deal she told the studio that she believes in “earning my keep” and added that “this slate reflects that promise”.
The first project set is Clifton, based on Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Running Out of Time. The series, which is in the works at NBCU streamer Peacock, follows 17-year-old Jazzie Smith, who was born and raised in the idyllic, island village of Clifton – a sanctuary for runaway slaves and others who...
It comes after a number of shows from The Vampire Diaries co-creator were axed earlier this spring including Legacies, Roswell, New Mexico and The Endgame.
Plec and her production banner My So-Called Company signed a mega-multi-year overall deal with Universal Television in 2020. She said that when she signed that deal she told the studio that she believes in “earning my keep” and added that “this slate reflects that promise”.
The first project set is Clifton, based on Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Running Out of Time. The series, which is in the works at NBCU streamer Peacock, follows 17-year-old Jazzie Smith, who was born and raised in the idyllic, island village of Clifton – a sanctuary for runaway slaves and others who...
- 7/13/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Under her overall deal at Universal Television via her My So-Called Company Banner, Julie Plec has set a new development slate at the studio beginning with “Clifton,” based on Margaret Peterson Haddix’s young adult novel “Running Out of Time.”
“Clifton,” which is now in development at Peacock, will be adapted by Aisha Porter-Christie. The series follows 17-year-old Jazzie Smith, who was born and raised in the idyllic, island village of Clifton, a sanctuary for runaway slaves and others who fled the United States at the height of the Civil War. When a mysterious stranger from the mainland washes up on shore, Jazzie learns a truth about the island’s origins that shatters everything she thought she knew to be true. Plec executive produces alongside My So-Called Company president Emily Cummins as well as Kevin Misher through Misher Films. Misher Films executive Andy Berman will serve as a producer.
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“Clifton,” which is now in development at Peacock, will be adapted by Aisha Porter-Christie. The series follows 17-year-old Jazzie Smith, who was born and raised in the idyllic, island village of Clifton, a sanctuary for runaway slaves and others who fled the United States at the height of the Civil War. When a mysterious stranger from the mainland washes up on shore, Jazzie learns a truth about the island’s origins that shatters everything she thought she knew to be true. Plec executive produces alongside My So-Called Company president Emily Cummins as well as Kevin Misher through Misher Films. Misher Films executive Andy Berman will serve as a producer.
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- 7/13/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
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Julie Plec, in the wake of the surprising Legacies cancellation, is putting her energy into a sprawling development slate for Universal Television.
The prolific showrunner, who already has Vampire Academy due in September on Peacock, has unveiled five new scripted shows in development at the studio where her My So-Called Company has been based since mid-2020.
The five shows are: Clifton, based on the book Running Out of Time and set up at Peacock; medical drama Douglass Medical; thriller Freeman; romantic dramedy about a transgender teen Stay Gold; and This Savage Song, the horror fantasy that is based on the novel of the same name. (More info on all can be found below.)
Plec also has five more shows in the works, details of which were not immediately available.
“When I first met with Universal Television to discuss an overall deal, I told...
Julie Plec, in the wake of the surprising Legacies cancellation, is putting her energy into a sprawling development slate for Universal Television.
The prolific showrunner, who already has Vampire Academy due in September on Peacock, has unveiled five new scripted shows in development at the studio where her My So-Called Company has been based since mid-2020.
The five shows are: Clifton, based on the book Running Out of Time and set up at Peacock; medical drama Douglass Medical; thriller Freeman; romantic dramedy about a transgender teen Stay Gold; and This Savage Song, the horror fantasy that is based on the novel of the same name. (More info on all can be found below.)
Plec also has five more shows in the works, details of which were not immediately available.
“When I first met with Universal Television to discuss an overall deal, I told...
- 7/13/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC drama “The Endgame” starring Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé has been canceled after one season, Variety has learned.
Described as “a pulse-pounding high-stakes two-hander,” the series follows Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout New York City for a mysterious purpose. Her antagonist is Val Turner (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The heist drama ”reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth,” per NBC.
Along with Baccarin and Bathé,” The Endgame” stars Costa Ronin, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, Kamal Bolden, Noah Bean and Mark Damon Espinoza.
Jake Coburn and Nicholas Wootton co-created the series and executive produce alongside Julie Plec, Emily Cummins, Andrew Schneider and Justin Lin, who also directed the pilot episode.
Described as “a pulse-pounding high-stakes two-hander,” the series follows Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout New York City for a mysterious purpose. Her antagonist is Val Turner (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The heist drama ”reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth,” per NBC.
Along with Baccarin and Bathé,” The Endgame” stars Costa Ronin, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, Kamal Bolden, Noah Bean and Mark Damon Espinoza.
Jake Coburn and Nicholas Wootton co-created the series and executive produce alongside Julie Plec, Emily Cummins, Andrew Schneider and Justin Lin, who also directed the pilot episode.
- 5/12/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
The Endgame is over.
NBC has canceled the heist drama, which stars Morena Baccarin as criminal mastermind, after one season.
The series comes from Nick Wootton, Jake Coburn, Justin Lin and Julie Plec. Universal TV is the studio.
Written by Chuck and Scorpion exec producer Wootton and Quantico EP Coburn, The Endgame is a high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner, played by Ryan Michelle Bathe, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.
Cast also includes Kamal Angelo Bolden, Costa Ronin, Noah Bean, Jordan Johnson-Hinds and Mark D. Espinoza.
Wootton executive produces via his Nicholas Wootton Productions; Coburn, exec produces via his Jake Coburn Productions; Plec exec produces along with Emily Cummins via her My So-Called Company; and Justin Lin,...
NBC has canceled the heist drama, which stars Morena Baccarin as criminal mastermind, after one season.
The series comes from Nick Wootton, Jake Coburn, Justin Lin and Julie Plec. Universal TV is the studio.
Written by Chuck and Scorpion exec producer Wootton and Quantico EP Coburn, The Endgame is a high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner, played by Ryan Michelle Bathe, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.
Cast also includes Kamal Angelo Bolden, Costa Ronin, Noah Bean, Jordan Johnson-Hinds and Mark D. Espinoza.
Wootton executive produces via his Nicholas Wootton Productions; Coburn, exec produces via his Jake Coburn Productions; Plec exec produces along with Emily Cummins via her My So-Called Company; and Justin Lin,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Peter White and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has taken in for development Confessions (working title), a drama series starring and executive produced by The Vampire Diaries alum Paul Wesley, I have learned. Written and executive produced by Tvd co-developer, executive and showrunner Julie Plec and Bradley Paul (Better Call Saul), the project, which is in early stages, is based on Jason Smith’s non-fiction 2015 article The Confessions Of a Drug-Addicted High School Teacher.
Confessions, produced by Universal Television, stems from the production partnership Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment forged Wesley and his company Citizen Media in 2019, following Wesley’s starring turn on Kapital’s CBS All Access series Tell Me a Story.
This has been a passion project for Wesley for years. A Confessions Of a Drug-Addicted High School Teacher adaptation was one of the first pieces of development he took on when he launched Citizen...
Confessions, produced by Universal Television, stems from the production partnership Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment forged Wesley and his company Citizen Media in 2019, following Wesley’s starring turn on Kapital’s CBS All Access series Tell Me a Story.
This has been a passion project for Wesley for years. A Confessions Of a Drug-Addicted High School Teacher adaptation was one of the first pieces of development he took on when he launched Citizen...
- 4/29/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Endgame Trailer — NBC‘s The Endgame (2022) TV show trailer has been released. The Endgame trailer stars Morena Baccarin, Ryan Michelle Bathé, Costa Ronin, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, Kamal Bolden, Noah Bean, and Mark Damon Espinoza. Crew Nicholas Wootton writes and executive produces. Jake Coburn, Julie Plec, Emily Cummins, Andrew Schneider and Justin Lin, who [...]
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- 2/10/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
The students of St. Vladimir’s Academy are coming back for another bite later this year.
Peacock on Friday released a sizzle reel of its upcoming programming, offering a blink-and-you-missed-it first look at the streamer’s series adaptation of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy novels. Previously adapted into a feature film in 2014, Vampire Academy is now being reborn for the small-screen, courtesy of showrunners Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Legacies) and Marguerite MacIntyre (Tvd).
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Peacock on Friday released a sizzle reel of its upcoming programming, offering a blink-and-you-missed-it first look at the streamer’s series adaptation of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy novels. Previously adapted into a feature film in 2014, Vampire Academy is now being reborn for the small-screen, courtesy of showrunners Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Legacies) and Marguerite MacIntyre (Tvd).
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- 2/4/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
“The Vampire Diaries” creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson are teaming up again on the supernatural drama series “Dead Day” at Peacock.
Based on the AfterShock comic book series of the same name, “Dead Day” has been given a straight-to-series order at the NBCU streaming service. Plec and Williamson will serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners on the series.
“We have been looking for a project to do together and ‘Dead Day’ has all the ingredients we love as storytellers,” said Plec and Williamson. “Love, death, thrills and tears — and we know Susan Rovner and her team at Peacock is the perfect fit for this project.”
The series follows an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual “dead day,” when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business, be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living.
“’Dead Day’ combines an exciting,...
Based on the AfterShock comic book series of the same name, “Dead Day” has been given a straight-to-series order at the NBCU streaming service. Plec and Williamson will serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners on the series.
“We have been looking for a project to do together and ‘Dead Day’ has all the ingredients we love as storytellers,” said Plec and Williamson. “Love, death, thrills and tears — and we know Susan Rovner and her team at Peacock is the perfect fit for this project.”
The series follows an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual “dead day,” when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business, be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living.
“’Dead Day’ combines an exciting,...
- 1/27/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a TV adaptation of Ryan Parrott’s comic book Dead Day.
The series comes from Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson. The pair will serve as co-showrunners and writers on the series, which comes from Universal Television and Aftershock Media.
It reunites Plec and Williamson, who developed The Vampire Diaries, which ran for eight seasons on The CW.
Dead Day follows an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual “dead day,” when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business — be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living.
The comics, which were published in 2020 by Aftershock Comics, follow the Haskins, a seemingly normal suburban family as they prepare for the zombie debauchery.
It is Plec’s latest project for Peacock; she is currently producing YA supernatural drama series Vampire Academy for the NBCU streamer...
The series comes from Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson. The pair will serve as co-showrunners and writers on the series, which comes from Universal Television and Aftershock Media.
It reunites Plec and Williamson, who developed The Vampire Diaries, which ran for eight seasons on The CW.
Dead Day follows an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual “dead day,” when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business — be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living.
The comics, which were published in 2020 by Aftershock Comics, follow the Haskins, a seemingly normal suburban family as they prepare for the zombie debauchery.
It is Plec’s latest project for Peacock; she is currently producing YA supernatural drama series Vampire Academy for the NBCU streamer...
- 1/27/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Vampire Diaries bosses Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec are reteaming for a new undead tale: Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to the supernatural drama Dead Day, which the duo will co-showrun and write, TVLine has learned.
Based on the AfterShock comic book series created by Ryan Parrott, the show follows “an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual ‘dead day,’ when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business — be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living,” per the official synopsis.
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Based on the AfterShock comic book series created by Ryan Parrott, the show follows “an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual ‘dead day,’ when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business — be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living,” per the official synopsis.
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- 1/27/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
“The Vampire Diaries” co-creators Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec have reteamed for “Dead Day,” a supernatural drama based on the best-selling comic book series by Ryan Parrott.
On Thursday, Peacock announced it’s given a straight-to-series order to “Dead Day,” which follows several characters as they deal with the annual night when the dead return to visit with or torment the living – or maybe just to party.
“We have been looking for a project to do together and ‘Dead Day’ has all the ingredients we love as storytellers. Love, death, thrills and tears – and we know [NBCUniversal Chairman of Entertainment Content] Susan Rovner and her team at Peacock is the perfect fit for this project,” said Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson in a joint statement shared with TheWrap.
“Dead Day combines an exciting, high-concept premise with relatable characters and real emotion,” said Lisa Katz, president of scripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.
On Thursday, Peacock announced it’s given a straight-to-series order to “Dead Day,” which follows several characters as they deal with the annual night when the dead return to visit with or torment the living – or maybe just to party.
“We have been looking for a project to do together and ‘Dead Day’ has all the ingredients we love as storytellers. Love, death, thrills and tears – and we know [NBCUniversal Chairman of Entertainment Content] Susan Rovner and her team at Peacock is the perfect fit for this project,” said Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson in a joint statement shared with TheWrap.
“Dead Day combines an exciting, high-concept premise with relatable characters and real emotion,” said Lisa Katz, president of scripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.
- 1/27/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jake Coburn and Julie Plec, whose bank heist drama series The Endgame was picked up to series at NBC in September, have sold another project to the network with Arrow and Supergirl writer Emilio Ortega Aldrich.
The trio are developing Sky On Fire for NBC, which comes from Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal Television.
The drama centers around President Eva Ortiz, a decorated war veteran and the nation’s first Latina president, who, after surviving an assassination attempt, embarks on an undercover mission to expose the people responsible.
It comes after Quantico exec producer Coburn struck a first-look deal with Universal Television in September, the same week that The Endgame, which he’s writing with Chuck exec producer Nicholas Wootton, was picked up to series.
Coburn, who is writing with Ortega Aldrich, is also exec producer on Netflix’s Biohackers and Barbarians.
It marks the first series development for Ortega Aldrich,...
The trio are developing Sky On Fire for NBC, which comes from Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal Television.
The drama centers around President Eva Ortiz, a decorated war veteran and the nation’s first Latina president, who, after surviving an assassination attempt, embarks on an undercover mission to expose the people responsible.
It comes after Quantico exec producer Coburn struck a first-look deal with Universal Television in September, the same week that The Endgame, which he’s writing with Chuck exec producer Nicholas Wootton, was picked up to series.
Coburn, who is writing with Ortega Aldrich, is also exec producer on Netflix’s Biohackers and Barbarians.
It marks the first series development for Ortega Aldrich,...
- 12/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming NBC series “The Endgame” has added Karl Josef Co and Massiel Mordan to its cast.
The duo join previously announced series leads Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé. The thriller series follows Elena Federova (Baccarin), a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The cast also includes Kamal Angelo Bolden, Costa Ronin, Noah Bean, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, and Mark D. Espinoza.
Co will play Louie, described as a jaunty master thief with relentless charm. As one of the key players in Elena’s scheme, he’s a natural leader and Rona’s fiancé. Mordan plays Rona, described as a fierce and enterprising operative from the Dominican Republic. As second-in-command in Elena’s criminal organization,...
The duo join previously announced series leads Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé. The thriller series follows Elena Federova (Baccarin), a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The cast also includes Kamal Angelo Bolden, Costa Ronin, Noah Bean, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, and Mark D. Espinoza.
Co will play Louie, described as a jaunty master thief with relentless charm. As one of the key players in Elena’s scheme, he’s a natural leader and Rona’s fiancé. Mordan plays Rona, described as a fierce and enterprising operative from the Dominican Republic. As second-in-command in Elena’s criminal organization,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC has ordered “The Endgame,” starring Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé, to series.
Described as a “high-stakes thriller,” the show follows Elena Federova (Baccarin), a “very recently captured” international arms dealer and criminal mastermind who can orchestrate many complicated and coordinated bank heists, even while in captivity, and Val Turner (Bathé), the “principled, relentless and socially-outcast” FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil Elena’s plan.
Starring alongside Baccarin and Bathé are Kamal Angelo Bolden as Owen Turner, Costa Ronin as Sergey Vodianov, Noah Bean as Adic Jonathan Doak, Jordan Johnson-Hinds as FBI Agent Anthony Flowers and Mark D. Espinoza as FBI Director Rogelio Réal. NBC did not confirm character descriptions for their roles.
The show comes from Utv, with Nicholas Wootton Productions, Jake Coburn Productions, Inc., My So-Called Company and Perfect Storm Entertainment on board as production companies. Nicholas Wootton and Jake Coburn will serve as writers and executive producers,...
Described as a “high-stakes thriller,” the show follows Elena Federova (Baccarin), a “very recently captured” international arms dealer and criminal mastermind who can orchestrate many complicated and coordinated bank heists, even while in captivity, and Val Turner (Bathé), the “principled, relentless and socially-outcast” FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil Elena’s plan.
Starring alongside Baccarin and Bathé are Kamal Angelo Bolden as Owen Turner, Costa Ronin as Sergey Vodianov, Noah Bean as Adic Jonathan Doak, Jordan Johnson-Hinds as FBI Agent Anthony Flowers and Mark D. Espinoza as FBI Director Rogelio Réal. NBC did not confirm character descriptions for their roles.
The show comes from Utv, with Nicholas Wootton Productions, Jake Coburn Productions, Inc., My So-Called Company and Perfect Storm Entertainment on board as production companies. Nicholas Wootton and Jake Coburn will serve as writers and executive producers,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
NBC has handed a series order to bank heist drama The Endgame, starring Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathe.
The drama comes from Nick Wootton, Jake Coburn and Julie Plec. Universal TV is the studio.
Written by Chuck and Scorpion exec producer Wootton and Quantico EP Coburn, the formerly untitled project is high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.
Homeland alum Baccarin plays Federova, while First Wives Club’s Bathe plays Turner. The cast also includes Kamal Angelo Bolden, Costa Ronin, Noah Bean, Jordan Johnson-Hinds and Mark D. Espinoza.
2021 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Wootton will exec produce The Endgame via his Nicholas Wootton Productions, Coburn, exec produces via his Jake Coburn Productions,...
The drama comes from Nick Wootton, Jake Coburn and Julie Plec. Universal TV is the studio.
Written by Chuck and Scorpion exec producer Wootton and Quantico EP Coburn, the formerly untitled project is high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.
Homeland alum Baccarin plays Federova, while First Wives Club’s Bathe plays Turner. The cast also includes Kamal Angelo Bolden, Costa Ronin, Noah Bean, Jordan Johnson-Hinds and Mark D. Espinoza.
2021 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Wootton will exec produce The Endgame via his Nicholas Wootton Productions, Coburn, exec produces via his Jake Coburn Productions,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Julie Plec's latest project about the undead has set its cast.
The series is described as "a story of romance, friendship, death, sex, and scandal."
Vampire Academy is based on a series of young adult paranormal romance novels by international bestselling author Richelle Mead.
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.
Plec is on board as Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer / Director, and she'll be joined by Marguerite MacIntyre,...
The series is described as "a story of romance, friendship, death, sex, and scandal."
Vampire Academy is based on a series of young adult paranormal romance novels by international bestselling author Richelle Mead.
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.
Plec is on board as Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer / Director, and she'll be joined by Marguerite MacIntyre,...
- 8/30/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Peacock’s “The Vampire Academy” series has set its main cast, including “Mortal Kombat” actress Sisi Stringer in the lead role of Rose Hathaway.
Also set to star in the 10-episode drama are Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, Andre Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov, Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Tatiana Vogel, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mia Karp, Rhian Blundell as Meredith, Jonetta Kaiser as Sonya Karp and Andrew Liner as Mason Ashford. Read full character descriptions below.
Based on the young adult paranormal romance novels by author Richelle Mead, “Vampire Academy” follows two young women whose friendship “transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter royal vampire society.” It is described as a “serialized and sexy drama” that “combines the elegance of aristocratic romance and the supernatural thrills of the vampire genre.”
“The Vampire Diaries” boss...
Also set to star in the 10-episode drama are Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, Andre Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov, Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Tatiana Vogel, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mia Karp, Rhian Blundell as Meredith, Jonetta Kaiser as Sonya Karp and Andrew Liner as Mason Ashford. Read full character descriptions below.
Based on the young adult paranormal romance novels by author Richelle Mead, “Vampire Academy” follows two young women whose friendship “transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter royal vampire society.” It is described as a “serialized and sexy drama” that “combines the elegance of aristocratic romance and the supernatural thrills of the vampire genre.”
“The Vampire Diaries” boss...
- 8/30/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jordan Johnson-Hinds has joined the cast of of NBC’s untitled bank-heist drama pilot a from Nick Wootton and Jake Coburn and will appear opposite Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé. The series also hails from Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written by Wootton and directed by Justin Lin, the untitled project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
The Nurses and Blindspot alum joins as...
Written by Wootton and directed by Justin Lin, the untitled project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
The Nurses and Blindspot alum joins as...
- 7/12/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Americans and Homeland alum Costa Ronin is set as a lead opposite Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé in NBC’s untitled bank-heist drama pilot from Nick Wootton and Jake Coburn, Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written by Wootton and directed by Justin Lin, the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
Ussr/Russia-born Ronin will play Sergey Vodianov.
Written by Wootton and directed by Justin Lin, the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
Ussr/Russia-born Ronin will play Sergey Vodianov.
- 7/1/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kamal Bolden and Noah Bean are set as male leads opposite Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé in NBC’s untitled bank-heist drama pilot from Nick Wootton and Jake Coburn; Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company; and Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written by Wootton and directed by Justin Lin, the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Turner (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
Bolden will play Elgin Turner, a former FBI agent...
Written by Wootton and directed by Justin Lin, the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Turner (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
Bolden will play Elgin Turner, a former FBI agent...
- 6/23/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Morena Baccarin (Homeland) and Ryan Michelle Bathé (First Wives Club) have been tapped as the two leads in NBC’s untitled bank heist drama pilot from Nick Wootton and Jake Coburn; Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company; and Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written by Wootton and directed by Justin Lin, the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
Wootton and Coburn executive produce with Plec and...
Written by Wootton and directed by Justin Lin, the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova (Baccarin), a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
Wootton and Coburn executive produce with Plec and...
- 6/11/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Fast & Furious franchise helmer Justin Lin has signed on to direct and executive produce NBC’s untitled bank heist drama pilot from Nick Wootton and Jake Coburn; Julie Plec and her My So-Called Company; and Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written by Wootton, the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova, a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The Untitled Wootton and Coburn Project is a sexy and twisted heist show that reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
Wootton and Coburn executive produce with Plec and her producing...
Written by Wootton, the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project is a high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova, a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout NYC for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The Untitled Wootton and Coburn Project is a sexy and twisted heist show that reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth.
Wootton and Coburn executive produce with Plec and her producing...
- 6/10/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Fast & Furious” director Justin Lin will executive produce and direct the untitled project co-created by Nick Wootton and Jake Coburn from Universal TV.
Per the logline, the pilot (which Wootton wrote) is a pulse-pounding, high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova, a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout New York City for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The female-led drama was ordered in April for NBC’s 2021-2022 broadcast season, along with “Getaway” from writers and executive producers JJ Bailey and Moira Kirland.
Julie Plec and Emily Cummins are also executive producing under their My So-Called Company banner. Universal Television will produce, with My So-Called Company under an overall deal at the studio. Lin will be executive producing under his banner,...
Per the logline, the pilot (which Wootton wrote) is a pulse-pounding, high-stakes two-hander about Elena Federova, a recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout New York City for a mysterious purpose, and Val Fitzgerald, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan. The female-led drama was ordered in April for NBC’s 2021-2022 broadcast season, along with “Getaway” from writers and executive producers JJ Bailey and Moira Kirland.
Julie Plec and Emily Cummins are also executive producing under their My So-Called Company banner. Universal Television will produce, with My So-Called Company under an overall deal at the studio. Lin will be executive producing under his banner,...
- 6/10/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Vampire Academy is getting the TV show treatment with two creatives who already know a lot about vampires.
Peacock today announced a straight to series 10-episode order for Vampire Academy, from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive producer Julie Plec, which she is adapting with longtime collaborator Marguerite MacIntyre, who will also serve as executive producer and co-showrunner.
From executive producer, Julie Plec comes a story of romance, friendship, death, sex, and scandal.
Vampire Academy is based on a series of young adult paranormal romance novels by international bestselling author Richelle Mead.
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.
“Julie Plec created one of the...
Peacock today announced a straight to series 10-episode order for Vampire Academy, from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive producer Julie Plec, which she is adapting with longtime collaborator Marguerite MacIntyre, who will also serve as executive producer and co-showrunner.
From executive producer, Julie Plec comes a story of romance, friendship, death, sex, and scandal.
Vampire Academy is based on a series of young adult paranormal romance novels by international bestselling author Richelle Mead.
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.
“Julie Plec created one of the...
- 5/19/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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