Disney has finally unveiled the first official trailer for its latest live-action series, Vampirina!
It was only a few weeks ago that Disney Branded Television first revealed the beloved animated Disney Jr. TV series would be revived as a family sitcom for The Disney Channel.
Vampirina is an already beloved character from the popular book saga and the record-breaking Disney Jr. series. “Vampirina: Teenage Vampire” is the first live-action portrayal.
You can check out the trailer below, as well as the newest poster.
The official synopsis is as follows:
“Vampirina: Teenage Vampire” tells the story of a tween vampire girl who leaves the safety of Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school. Living amongst humans for the first time, she pursues her passion for music while keeping her vampire identity a secret, something that’s made more challenging when her overprotective father charges an overzealous ghost to live with her at the school.”
Kenzi Richardson stars as the titular character, who also goes by Vee. Jiwon Lee plays as Sophie, Vee’s kind and girly-girl roommate; Shaun Dixon plays the intriguing and laid-back Elijah; Milo Maharlika plays the 600-year-old ghost, Demi; and Faith Hedley plays Britney, a super-talented legacy student.
The recurring cast features Kate Reinders (“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”) and Jeff Meacham (“black-ish”) as Vee’s loving vampire parents. Kim Coles (“Living Single”) is Dean Merriweather of Wilson Hall Academy of the Arts. Guest Cast: EmmyⓇ Award winner Mykal-Michelle Harris (“Raven’s Home”) as the delightful and dangerous Ruby, Jenna Davis (“M3GAN”) as magnetic classmate Megan, viral sensation Ariel Martin (aka Baby Ariel; “ZOMBIES”) as megacool popstar Millie Eyelash, and star of “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” Janice LeAnn Brown as her character Billie in a mystical crossover episode.
Dan Cross and David Hoge (Julie and the Phantoms)serve as showrunners and executive producers. Tim Federle (HSMTMTS) is executive producer, with Bronwyn North-Reist as executive producer and Meg Deloatch (“Family Reunion”) as executive producer. The series was developed for television by Randi Barnes.
The series premieres this Friday, September 12 on The Disney Channel, with new episodes dropping weekly. All episodes will begin streaming October 15 on Disney+ and Disney Channel On Demand.
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