Vampirina Becomes a Teenager as Disney Channel Offers a First Glimpse at the New Live-Action Series
Get a first look at “Vampirina: Teenage Vampire” before it debuts on Friday, September 12th.
Vampirina is making the jump from animated Disney Jr. series to live-action Disney Channel series, and we’ve gotten our first look at the teenage vampire’s new form.
UPDATE – August 12th, 2025:
- As expected, we’ve gotten our first teaser for Vampirina: Teenage Vampire and a release date for the series.
- The first two episodes of the music-driven series will premiere on Disney Channel on Friday, September 12th, at 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT, with new episodes weekly.
- All 16 episodes will be available October 15th on Disney+ and Disney Channel On Demand.
- Some guest stars for the series were revealed, including:
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as the delightful and dangerous Ruby
- Jenna Davis (M3GAN) as magnetic upperclassmen Megan,
- Viral sensation Ariel Martin (aka Baby Ariel; ZOMBIES) as megacool popstar Millie Eyelash
- Wizards Beyond Waverly Place star Janice LeAnn Brown will appear as her character Billie in a mystical crossover episode.
- Disney Channel also shared a poster and some images from the series.
Previously – August 11th, 2025:
- The latest in Disney Channel’s recent string of new live-action series following Wizards Beyond Waverly Place and Electric Bloom is a reimagining of the beloved preschooler series, Vampirina – subtitled Teenage Vampire.
- Disney Channel’s official X account showcased a first look at Kenzi Richardson as the titular Vampirina, otherwise known as Vee, promising more to come tomorrow (August 12th).
- Vampirina: Teenage Vampire follows a tween vampire girl who leaves the safety of Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school.
- There, she will be living amongst humans for the first time as she pursues her passion for music while keeping her vampire secret, something that’s made more challenging when her overprotective father assigns an overzealous ghost to live with her at the school.
- The series is based on the books written by Anne Marie Pace and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, and inspired by the Disney Jr. animated series Vampirina by Chris Nee.
- The new live-action series, geared toward an older audience, stars:
- Kenzi Richardson (international tour of The Lion King) as Vee
- Jiwon Lee (Rise Up, Sing Out) as Sophie
- Shaun Dixon (The Neighborhood) as Elijah
- Milo Maharlika (Les Miserables Broadway National Tour) as Demi
- newcomer Faith Hedley as Britney
- It looks like we may find out tomorrow just when Vampirina: Teenage Vampire will premiere on Disney Channel.
More Disney Channel News and Recaps:
- The first teaser has been released for season 2 of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, and we’ve also learned of a slew of special guest stars for the new season.
- The new Disney Channel series, Electric Bloom, debuted early last month on the network and is now set to arrive on Disney+ with its first 13 episodes in September.
- Speaking of Electric Bloom, be sure to check out Alex’s recaps of the nine episodes that have debuted so far via our Electric Bloom tag.
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