If you’re a fan of Peacock’s hit seriesVampire Academyand headed to New York Comic Con next week you are in for a treat. Collider is thrilled to exclusively announce thatJulie Plecis set to partake in a live fan Q&A moderated by Collider’s ownMaggie Lovittnext Thursday, October 6th, to discuss the series and answer all of your burning questions. The panel will be held at the Community Lounge in the River Pavilion, which is one of the more intimate locations at the Javits Center, so die-hard fans will want to keep an eye on this event.
Vampire Academyis a brilliant and fresh new adaptationofRichelle Mead’s beloved internationally bestselling series by the same name, which is a story of friendship, romance, and danger. The series starsSisi StringerandDaniela Nievesas Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir, two young women whose friendship transcends their strikingly different classes in a world of privilege, glamour, and vampires. Unlike other vampiric tales, the world ofVampire Academyis filled with moroi, dhampirs, and strigoi; each with their own specific roles. Moroi are powerful and royal vampires who rule over their world, but they require the protection of their Guardians—the half-vampire dhampirs—to keep them safe from the dangerous and deadly strigoi.Vampire Academyalso starsKieron Moore,AndréDae Kim,J. August Richards,Anita-Joy Uwajeh,Mia Mckenna-Bruce,Jonetta Kaiser,Andrew Liner,and Rhian Blundellwho flesh out this world of danger and political intrigue.
In addition to co-showrunning the series withMarguerite MacIntyre, Plec also executive produces and writes the series alongside her longtime collaborator. The duo are certainly no strangers to the world of vampires, having both worked onThe OriginalsandLegacies, which were spin-offs of Plec’sTheVampire Diaries. The series is also executive produced byEmily Cummins,Jillian DeFrehn,Susan Montford,Don Murphy, andDeepak Nayer. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
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By the time that the panel arrives next week,Vampire Academywill have aired “Beyond the Wards,” the seventh episode of the season, so be sure you’re all caught up before arriving. The ten-episode series has already delivered quite a few twists and turns that will certainly keep book lovers on their toes about where the story is headed.
Julie Plec’s live Q&A will be held onThursday, October 6 from 1:30-2:30 PMat the Community Lounge in the River Pavilion, located at the Javits Center. New episodes ofVampire Academyarrive every Thursday on Peacock.
