Nieves is repped by ICM and Brave Artists Management. But with a sudden death in her family, Lissa is thrust into a role she’s neither trained for nor is emotionally equipped to handle. Lissa is uninterested in the political machinations of the Royal Court or the hypocrisy of Moroi royal society. Growing up the younger sister to the heir apparent, Princess Vasilisa Dragomir is a carefree, kind-hearted, royal princess coasting through her studies and happily chasing fun. Nieves (“Sex Appeal,” “Five Points”) will play Lissa Dragomir, a Royal Moroi vampire. Stringer is repped by Anonymous Content, CBM Management, and Peikoff Mahan.

She might be the strongest fighter in her class, but her success will depend entirely on her willingness to toe the line when it counts. She always jumps into action, and more often than not, this results in demerits. Fiery and outspoken, Rose is a true fighter in spirit and in practice. “The first thing we did was ask, ‘Why would we want to tell that as a memory when we could watch it happen in real time?’ So we backed up the beginning of the story in the context of the girls’ friendship, while still doing other elements of the story that were specific to the first book.Stringer (“Mortal Kombat”) will play Rose Hathaway, a vampire-human hybrid known as a Dhampir. “So much of Rose and Lissa’s friendship - what they experienced growing up, the things they saw, the trauma that happened to them, the losses they suffered - was told as part of their backstory,” Plec says. The relationship between this princess and her guardian-in-training remains the heart of Vampire Academy, but the show won’t necessarily present their story “in the way you think you’re supposed to see it.” They let us celebrate casting from all over the world, letting these actors be their true, authentic selves, rather than just casting based on what it says the character looks like in the books.”Īnother key change involves the story’s main characters, best friends Lissa Dragomir (played by Daniela Nieves) and Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer). As co-showrunner Julie Plec explains, “No one told us that we needed to have uniform accents or any kind of cultural uniformity. The show’s international scope also extends to its diverse cast. “So you get all this visual candy, plus the whole world comes together in one dominion. “One thing that will be a surprise for fans is that, not only is the show not set in Montana or Pennsylvania, but it’s in this beautiful, epic setting because we were able to shoot it in Spain,” co-showrunner Marguerite MacIntyre tells TVLine. Davis, Yellowstone, Days, Poker Face, John Wick Spinoff and More

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