Vampirina is a Disney Jr. 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 Jr., and the DisneyNOW app on October 1, 2017.
A live-action series for the Disney Channel based on the original series was greenlit on November 1, 2024.
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.
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. Ironically, the episode, "Little Terror", revealed that Vampirina always wanted to be a big sister.
- Despite not being the first and last character to speak in the show, Vampirina was actually the first and last character to sing in the show.
- On November 10, 2017, Nika Futterman made a special guest appearance in the episode, "Cuddle Monster". In that episode, she voiced Buttons the Cuddle Monster. A day later, Nika Futterman reprised her role as Sticks the Badger in Sonic Boom one last time.
- Gregoria and Edna's voice actresses, Wanda Sykes and Cree Summer, previously voiced Granny May in the WordGirl franchise. Wanda Sykes voiced her in The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl, and Cree Summer voiced her in the official WordGirl TV series.