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VAMPIRE ACADEMY, PEACOCK (VIA SKY/NOW)

IN 1897, Bram Stoker published Dracula, and he had absolutely no idea what he was starting — 125 years later, we’re still in love with vampires. After Buffy, the Twilight saga, True Blood and The Strain, now there’s Vampire Academy, an eagerly awaited ten-part series based on a bestselling young adult series by Richelle Mead. It’s set at prestigious St Vladimir’s, a hidden boarding school for training vampire royals and their half-human guardians. There, we follow the good vampire princess Lissa Dragomir and her best friend and guardian, Rose Hathaway (Daniela Nieves and Sisi Stringer, pictured), as they look to navigate their way through a world full of politics, intrigue, a lot of romance and evil vampires in the shape of the Strigoi. The first of Mead’s books was previously made into a flop of a film in 2014, but this good-looking adaptation promises to have much more to sink your teeth into. Episodes one to four are available today, with the rest to follow weekly.