New TV show from Vampire Diaries creator cancelled in major U-turn from streamer | The Sun

THE Vampire Diaries co-creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson's have had their latest series scrapped by Peacock.

The new show called Dead Day is no longer going ahead at Peacock, even though it was commissioned for a full series last January.

The plot was based on the comic book of the same name by Ryan Parrott.

It followed a group of characters as they navigate the annual 'dead day', where for one night only, hordes of the deceased come back to either torment the living or celebrate with their loved ones.

Variety announced the news of its cancellation at the steaming service.

Dead Day the latest series to get axed in a scheduling shakeup that has been happening at various streaming services in recent months.

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But the Dead Day series might still go ahead as Peacock is set to shop the series around to potential buyers.

Kevin and Julie were the brains behind hit teen drama The Vampire Diaries.

The much-loved series ran for eight seasons and grew a huge fan base.

Co-creator Kevin still has a relationship with Peacock despite Dead Day's cancellation.

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Earlier this month, Peacock exclusively released the new slasher Sick, which Kevin, who penned the original 1996 Scream in addition to its sequel and 1997's I Know What You Did Last Summer, co-wrote with Katelyn Crabb.

The film, which was directed by John Hyams, followed two young women quarantining at a secluded lake house during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, only to find their bucolic safety shattered by the arrival of a knife-wielding killer.

It has been announced that he will be penning an episode of their upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake, which was announced in October 2022.

The series, which will also feature the return of original Friday the 13th Final Girl Adrienne King, comes from Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller and is set to follow the origins of Jason Voorhees and his mother Pamela.

Meanwhile, Julie hasn't had as much luck as Peacock has also canceled her new YA adaptation Vampire Academy after one season.

However, the co-creator is still attached to their upcoming series Freeman in addition to other projects currently in development.

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