Often when news breaks about a beloved but niche fantasy show being cancelled, Netflix is to blame. Weirdly that’s not the case this time, as a different streaming giant is breaking hearts by cancelling the nascent show Vampire Academy.
Recommended VideosPeople are understandably very upset.
I’m very grumpy about the #VampireAcademy cancellation, and also thinking about how—with today’s dire state of streaming—long-running hit series like ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Vampire Diaries’ would absolutely have been canned in their first seasons.
— Maggie Lovitt (@maggieofthetown) January 21, 2023Also this miffed fan:
if i had a nickel for every time #VampireAcademy got taken away from me before i could get frostbite moments, i’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice. this one is worse bc this adaptation was EVERYTHING #SaveVampireAcademy
— allie 👩🏾❤️💋👩🏼 (@enchantedw0nder) January 21, 2023For the uninitiated, Vampire Academy was about two young women from different social classes who need to finish vampire school to enter vampire high society. It’s basically a mashup of a Jane Eyre novel and Twilight – based on novels by Richelle Mead. The short-lived show comes courtesy of showrunners Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre.
Even the shows actors are bummed. Here’s the actress who plays Silver in the show weighing in on the news.
Don’t know what to say. We gave it everything & we’re heartbroken. I’ll love these people forever. So grateful to you @Caryshotwife & @julieplec. The support we received from the fans blew our minds, we always felt so safe in your love. Proud to have been part #VampireAcademy 💔 pic.twitter.com/vCf0x4gLSa
— Louisa Connolly-Burnham (@louisacburnham) January 21, 2023Here’s Rhian Blundell, who plays Meredith.
every one hurts a little harder #savevampireacademy #VampireAcademy pic.twitter.com/GS2eFnBOua
— ❀『 madi 』#ripme (@DRAG0ZERAS) January 21, 2023“Why can’t a fantasy show get a second season” seems to be a common refrain.
vampire academy cancelled? i mean what's the point of creating new shows only to cancel them after one season? 2023 is already sucking pic.twitter.com/3JHLosBtkx
— seni (@livbellys) January 21, 2023Not to be that person, but there are six books to read if you want to find out what happens next.
How could you do this to us. 😱😱😱😱 we need the rest of romitiri’s story!! Bring #VampireAcademy back!!!! #SaveVampireAcademy pic.twitter.com/UI3TpvQQxj
— Linnet Clee 🎀 (@LinnetClee) January 21, 2023Some are still clinging to the hope they can bring it back.
To everyone who is upset about #VampireAcademy, @peacock has less than 50 comments on most of its recent tweets. They may not see your Vampire Academy posts, but they will see your comments. Let them know how much of their audience they've alienated
— Mitchlyn B. Roberts (@mitchbwriting) January 21, 2023There is hope, however. Deadline is reporting that Universal Television is “exploring other options” to keep the show going, especially since it sold very well overseas.
While Peacock is jettisoning the series, it still wants to work with Plec, who’s working on her next Peacock project. It’s called Freeman, a drama set in a small Georgia town. If you’re hungry for more Vampire Academy on the screen, there’s a movie that came out in 2014. Just a heads up it got terrible reviews and sits at 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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