EXCLUSIVE: Mandela Van Peebles (Mayor of Kingstown) and Em Haine (Fargo) have joined the cast of Syfy’s Reginald The Vampire (w/t) as series regulars and will appear opposite star Jacob Batalon.
Based on Johnny B. Traunt’s Fat Vampire book series, the series hails from writer and executive producer Harley Peyton.The Syfy dramedy has also added Aren Buchholz (Supernatural), Savannah Basley (SurrealEstate), Marguerite Hanna and Georgia Waters (Siren) as recurring.Imagine a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires.
Reginald Andres (Batalon) tumbles headlong into it as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate every kind of obstacle – the girl he loves but can’t be with, a bully manager at work and the vampire chieftain who wants him dead.
Fortunately, Reginald discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. A new show with a lot of heart and just enough blood, “Reginald the Vampire” proves the undead life is just as complicated as life itself.The series is currently in production and will premiere on Syfy this year.Van Peebles will play Maurice Miller, who finds himself in the least expected circumstance, vampire life coach for Reginald.
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