‘Vampire Diaries’ Creators Julie Plec, Kevin Williamson Reunite for Peacock Series ‘Dead Day’

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Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Vampire Diaries” creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson are teaming up again on the supernatural drama series “Dead Day” at Peacock.Based on the AfterShock comic book series of the same name, “Dead Day” has been given a straight-to-series order at the NBCU streaming service.

Plec and Williamson will serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners on the series.“We have been looking for a project to do together and ‘Dead Day’ has all the ingredients we love as storytellers,” said Plec and Williamson. “Love, death, thrills and tears — and we know Susan Rovner and her team at Peacock is the perfect fit for this project.”The series follows an ensemble of characters as they navigate the annual “dead day,” when for one night the dead come back to complete unfinished business, be that to celebrate a night back on earth or to torment the living. “’Dead Day’ combines an exciting, high-concept premise with relatable characters and real emotion,” said Lisa Katz, president of scripted content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We jumped at the opportunity to work with Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, who not only have tremendous individual track records with their high-quality storytelling, but have created magic together before.”Plec will executive produce via My So-Called Company, while Williamson executive produces under his Outerbanks Entertainment banner.

Ben Fast of Outerbanks also executive produces along with Emily Cummins of My So-Called Company. Lee Kramer, Jon Kramer, and David Sigurani of AfterShock Media also executive produce.

Ryan Parrott, the author of “Dead Day,” will serve as consulting producer. Universal Television, where Plec is under a rich overall deal, will.