Vampirina: Teenage Vampire is an American musicalcomedy television series developed by Randi Barnes and inspired by the Disney Jr. series, Vampirina, which in turn is based on the Vampirina Ballerina series of books written by Anne Marie Pace. It premiered on September 12, 2025 on Disney Channel, with all episodes of the first season being released on Disney+ in the United States on October 15, 2025. The series stars Kenzi Richardson, Jiwon Lee, Shaun Dixon, Milo Maharlika, and Faith Hedley.
Vee Hauntley, a teen vampire girl, leaves Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school. While living amongst humans, she pursues her passion for music and keeps her vampire identity a secret to hide from the Van Helsing vampire hunters, which becomes a challenge when her overprotective parents send an overzealous ghost to accompany her at the school, and one of her classmates tries to hide his identity as a Van Helsing himself.
Cast
Main
Kenzi Richardson as Vampirina "Vee" Hauntley, a 13-year old vampire with a passion for singing. The episode "First Day of School" reveals that her full name is Vampirina Bubonica Hauntley.[1][2]
Jiwon Lee as Sophie Choi, Vee's kind and nervous roommate and best friend, who is a DJ.
Shaun Dixon as Elijah Summers, Vee's crush who is secretly a Van Helsing and is reluctant to follow in his family's footsteps.
Milo Maharlika as Demi, a 600-year-old overzealous ghost tasked with watching over Vee. The episode "First Final" reveals his full name is Demetrius Montague Philosan.
Faith Hedley as Britney Hightower, a talented legacy student at Wilson Hall and Vee's frenemy.
Recurring
Kim Coles as Dean Merriweather, the dean of Wilson Hall[3]
Ariel Martin as Emily Eisenberg / Millie Eyelash, a kind and famous popstar who visits Wilson Hall[3]
Production
On November 1, 2024, Disney Branded Television gave a series order to a live-action adaptation of Vampirina. The series is developed by Randi Barnes, who serves as the showrunner and an executive producer of the pilot. Barnes stepped down from showrunner duties for the rest of the season, and Dan Cross and David Hoge were hired to replace her. Tim Federle and Bronwyn North-Reist also serve as executive producers. Kimberly McCullough directed and served as an executive producer on the pilot.[1] On August 12, 2025, it was announced that the series, under the new title of Vampirina: Teenage Vampire, would premiere on September 12, 2025. It was also announced that there would be a special crossover episode with Wizards Beyond Waverly Place with Janice LeAnn Brown reprising her role as Billie, which premiered on October 24, 2025.[5][6]
Vampirina "Vee" Hauntley is a teenage vampire who dreams of performing music and living openly as a vampire. After a nightmare about being rejected by humans, she leaves Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school in America. Her ghost friend Demi secretly tags along, sent by her parents to protect her from the Van Helsings, a family of vampire hunters. At school, Vee meets her roommate Sophie, and they bond over their shared love of pop star Millie Eyelash. Vee impulsively signs them up to perform at the first-year showcase, which makes Sophie uneasy. Demi becomes suspicious of Britney, a snobby classmate, and warns Vee she might be a Van Helsing. When Sophie discovers Vee's secret, she feels betrayed and distances herself. Meanwhile, Vee befriends Elijah, a classmate who secretly loves hip-hop but hides it from his strict, traditional parents. During the showcase, Vee starts performing alone—until Sophie returns and joins her onstage. Elijah surprises everyone by joining in with a rap, and the trio wins the show. Afterward, Demi realizes Britney's ring stands for "Wilson Hall," not Van Helsing. But in a twist ending, Elijah puts on a ring marked "V.H." — revealing he is the real Van Helsing.
The Welcome to Wilson Hall Welcome Dance is in full swing and Vee and Elijah want to ask each other out. Vee cannot control when she fangs out and Elijah now has super strength that destroys anything he touches. Meanwhile, Sophie is struggling to find her DJ identity, until Elijah calls her "DJ PJ" since she wore her pajamas to the dance. Britney tricks Vee into thinking the theme is "Enchanted by the Bard," in which Vee shows up to the dance dressed in that theme and is humiliated when everyone laughs at her. She starts to fang out again, but she realizes that she still has a chance to be crowned princess at the dance. Vee and Britney initiate a dance battle, which Britney ultimately wins and gets crowned princess. Vee storms off and Britney apologizes to her and tells her that Elijah would love to dance with her. Vee and Elijah dance together and notice how freakishly strong they are. She sees Elijah's ring and notices the "V.H." initials and realizes he is a Van Helsing. Elijah realizes that Vee is a vampire when she fangs out right in front of him. They both run off in fear.
Vee and Elijah are still shaken up about the events that transpired at the dance. In the morning, they challenge each other to a fight, but end up backing out because it's their parents that are enemies, not them. They end up staying friends and promising to never hurt each other, but Demi threatens to hurt Elijah if he breaks that promise. As Vee, Elijah and Sophie are walking, Elijah finds his mother sitting in his dorm room. Vee finds her parents on her window in their bat form. They find out it's parents day at school and Vee and Elijah are nervous that their parents will cross paths. They do everything they can to keep their parents away from each other. At the assembly, Dean Merriweather calls for a stage fight with volunteers from the audience. Vee's mother, Oxana and Elijah's mother, Mrs. Summers both volunteer and do the sword fight. Vee tries to stop it, by asking Mrs. Summers to stand down, but she already did. Oxana and Mrs. Summers shake hands and the audience applauds them. Mrs. Summers realizes that she lost her family ring and Vee's parents offer to help. As Mrs. Summers almost reveals what the initials on the ring are, Elijah reveals that he loves hip-hop, rap and pop music. His mother angrily storms off and Elijah finds the ring and runs after her. The two talk about it and ultimately, Mrs. Summers is okay with Elijah switching his classes because she wants him to be happy. The next day, Mrs. Summers sees Elijah and Vee in the cafeteria and calls someone, telling them that she needs them at Wilson Hall immediately because she thinks Elijah is getting distracted from what's important.
Guest stars: Jeff Meacham as Boris Hauntley, Kate Reinders as Oxana Hauntley, Kim Coles as Dean Merriweather, Tammy Townsend as Mrs. Summers
Guest stars: Ariel Martin as Millie Eyelash, Kim Coles as Dean Merriweather, Hannah Whitley as Moriah, Jon Martens as Lucien
Music
The debut single from the series, the theme song "S-L-A-Y", performed by star Kenzi Richardson and written by Kari Kimmel and Jackson Hoffman, was released on September 12, 2025. The full soundtrack to the series was released on October 10, 2025.[15] Other songwriters and producers for the show include Jason Mater, Matthew Tishler, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Lucky West, Paris Carney, Brandon C. Rogers, William Behlendorf, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Adam Schmalholz, Thomas Armato Sturges, Doug Rockwell, Tova Litvin, Jeannie Lurie, Josh Cumbee, Jordan Powers, John Kavanaugh, and David Goldsmith.
Release
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire premiered on Disney Channel on September 12, 2025.[5] All episodes of the first season were released on Disney+ in the United States on October 15, 2025, with episodes 11–16 being released prior to their televised premieres.[5]
Ratings
Viewership and ratings per season of Vampirina: Teenage Vampire
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