Supernatural Drag Drama ‘Vamping’ in the Works at Vertigo, SquareOne

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Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Vertigo Films and Germany’s SquareOne Productions are teaming on Young Adult focused supernatural drag drama “Vamping.”Billed as a mix of “Pose” and “The Vampire Diaries,” the eight-part series is set against the backdrop of Berlin’s hedonistic, nocturnal LGBTQ+ club culture.

It follows young British drag queen, Everett who, after a triumphant performance at Berlin’s hottest drag club, finds that he has unwittingly been turned into a vampire.

He sets off to uncover the truth and finds himself the protagonist in an impending culture war between vampire tribes.“Vamping” was created by the U.K.’s Matthew Jacobs Morgan (“The Rig”) and German-American multi-disciplinary artist and screenwriter Sophie-Yukiko Hasters.

As a central figure of the QTPOC (queer and trans people of colour) community in Berlin, on the series Sophie-Yukiko Hasters brings her experience of German Ballroom Culture; where she oversees the German faction of the Iconic House of Saint Laurent — one of the oldest Ballroom Houses featured in the acclaimed documentary, “Paris is Burning.” Vertigo Films and SquareOne Productions, the production arm of Munich-based distributor SquareOne Entertainment, previously collaborated on the StreetDance film franchise.Al Munteanu, founder of SquareOne Productions, said: “’Vamping’ is a supernatural drama about Drag Queen Vampires.