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Oh my god.”Īndré Dae Kim: “Do you remember that fan edit that we got that was like deep fakes of our faces with the movie – the Vampire Academy movie? That wasn’t creepy that was so weird to see our faces rendered onto other people. So, I’d say the Strigoi were like really scary.”Īndré Dae Kim: “Were you talking about the show or the fan art?”ĭaniela Nieves: “Oh, like something creepy from the fan art. They had these black teeth, with the fangs and the red bloodshot eyes, and they are swinging at you too as they are trying to kill you…in the show. The Strigoi are like the evil vampires and our makeup team that was run by Ana Lozano – who is amazing as well – they really intricately made them so scary that while we were on set it was like, ‘Okay, action!’ and she (jumped) and goes, ‘That’s quite scary, isn’t it?’ She started laughing and she couldn’t get through it because they were just so creepy and scary in person. Jen (Kirby) who plays Alberta, she’s absolutely brilliant, and she had her first scene with the Strigoi.

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Was there anything that was really creepy where you were like, “Now wait a minute – that’s just pushing it too far,” from the fans?ĭaniela Nieves: “Oh my god, you know what’s so funny is that we had this scene one time… I wasn’t in it, but I heard about the story and it cracked me up. So, yeah, it was the same for me.”ĭaniela Nieves: “And it was crazy too because after we booked it, I think we all started really feeling like, ‘Oh wait, this is like a thing.’ It got released that we got cast and I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, no big deal.’ And then soon there were like 50 edits of us with like, ‘Dragomir this…,’ and us making out.”ĭaniela Nieves: “I was like, ‘Oh, wow, these fans really love these books.’ It just feels like a responsibility and an honor to be like, wow, we are the ones representing that.”Īndré Dae Kim: “A little bit of a motivation to keep the essence of those characters while we are training.” That’s great.’ And now I get to work on this show and be a fan at the same time. It was kind of a general audition and after booking the show I read the first book. I was obsessed, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, this story of friendship and this vampire world is so incredible.’ I’m so happy to be a part of it.”Īndré Dae Kim: “I was the same way. ( Laughing) So, I got the book series, read them…I binged the first book in two days. And then after that, I realized it was a book series.

I just really went into it seeing the sides, the way they were, and the relationships between Rose and Lissa and Christian and Lissa. Personally, for me, I feel like I hadn’t even heard of the books before I did it. How much did you know about Vampire Academy before signing on to star in the series?ĭaniela Nieves: “Not much.

Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir and André Dae Kim as Christian Ozera in ‘Vampire Academy’ (Photo by: Peacock)ĭaniela Nieves and André Dae Kim Interview: Teamed up for interviews at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, Daniela Nieves and André Dae Kim discussed getting into their characters, the source material, and wearing fangs. Kim plays Christian Ozera, a member of vampire royalty whose parents willingly turned into Strigoi (evil vampires).įans of Richelle Mead’s books know what to expect from Christian and Lissa’s relationship, while newbies only need to know Christian’s a bit of a bad boy and Lissa’s well respected among the royals. Nieves stars as Lissa Dragomir, the last surviving member of the royal Dragomir bloodline. Vladimir’s Academy, an institution populated by vampires – including the moroi (vampire royalty) – and guarded by dhampirs (half-human/half-vampires). Premiering on Thursday, September 15, 2022, Vampire Academy is set at St. Daniela Nieves ( Save Me) and André Dae Kim ( Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Locke & Key) star in Peacock’s Vampire Academy series, based on the bestselling books by Richelle Mead.

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