‘Vampire Academy’ star Sisi Stringer: ‘I fell flat on my face’
nypost.comPeacock series “Vampire Academy,” it was a dream come true from her younger years. “I read the books when I was a teenager,” Stringer, 25, told the Post, referring to the titular series of novels by Richelle Mead that the show is based on. “My sister was really into them, so I stole her books and read them when I was younger, and loved it.
When I got the call saying I got the part, I messaged my sister, and her response was a paragraph of capital letters and nonsense.
She was so excited; she couldn’t even write fully formed sentences. And she also sent a voice note of her screaming. That definitely matched the excitement that I felt.”Premiering Thursday, Sept 15 on Peacock, “Vampire Academy” is “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” meets “Gossip Girl.” Created by Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre (both known for “The Vampire Diaries”) it’s set in a world where there are several different types of vampires, and a strict social class system.
Rose Hathaway (Stringer) is a Guardian, a half-vampire who acts as a bodyguard to elite royal vampires, and works hard to protect their society from attacks by Strigoi (the evil types of vampires).
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