Vampirina is a Disney Junior show based on the Vampirina Ballerina series of books written by Anne Marie Pace and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, published by Disney-Hyperion. It premiered on Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and the Disney NOW app on October 1, 2017.
Plot[]
The story tells of a young vampire girl, who becomes the new kid in town when her family moves from Transylvania, Romania to Pennsylvania to open a local bed and breakfast called the Scare B&B for visiting ghouls and goblins. Vee must learn to adapt to human culture with the help of her friends Poppy and Bridget, all while keeping her vampire identity a secret from most others.
Characters[]
- Isabella Crovetti as Vampirina "Vee" Hauntley
- Lauren Graham as Oxana Hauntley
- James Van Der Beek as Boris Hauntley
- Patti LuPone as Nanpire
- Brian Stokes Mitchell as Grandpop
- Wanda Sykes as Gregoria
- Jordan Alexa Davis as Poppy Peepleson
- ViviAnn Yee as Bridget
- Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Gore and Wolfie
- Mitchell Whitfield as Demi
- Benji Risley as Edgar Peepleson
- Cree Summer as Edna Peepleson
- Ian James Corlett as Chef Remy Bones
- Donald Faison as Dragos the Dancer
- Andrew Rannells as King Pepi
- Sanai Victoria as Phoebe Ravenson
- Emily Churchill as Alice Ravenson
- Donald Ian Black as Desmond Ravenson
- Lesley Nicole as Mary-Margaret Mummyton
- Anna Camp as Bride of Frankenstein
- Skylar Astin as Frankenstein
- Rachel Bloom as Esmeralda
- Chris Sullivan as Steve
- Sara Ramirez as Mama Calaca
- Henry Winkler as Deiter
- Jorge Gutierrez as Papa Calaca
Production[]
The show is led by many of the executives behind Doc McStuffins, the hit Disney Junior preschool series led by executive producer Chris Nee and co-executive producer Norton Virgien. Nicky Phelan will direct the series, and animation studio Brown Bag Films is producing in association with Disney Junior. Also, this cartoon is developed for television by Chris Nee, the creator of Doc McStuffins.
Home media[]
The first four episode pairs were released on DVD on September 5, 2017.
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- In the original books, Vampirina had an older teenage sister and an infant brother. They were most likely removed to make room for the other supporting characters on the show.