Film
In June 2010, Preger Entertainment optioned the film rights to the Vampire Academy series.[1] On July 6, they announced that producer Don Murphy joined them to help bring the series to the big screen.[26]
On December 17, 2012, Daniel Waters was hired to write a script based on the first novel. On February 1, 2013, it was announced that Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, and Danila Kozlovsky were cast as Rose Hathaway, Lissa Dragomir, and Dimitri Belikov respectively. Principal photography commenced on May 28, 2013, in London,[27] at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England and officially ended on July 20, 2013.[28]
It was released in North America on February 7, 2014, and globally between March and July of the same year. It was distributed in the United States by The Weinstein Company. The film was a financial failure, grossing only $15.4 million worldwide against a $30 million budget, making the film a box office flop. Critically it was almost universally panned upon release.
Despite the movie financial failure, Preger Entertainment announced on August 4, 2014 that they had found investors for a sequel based on the second novel. However, to convince them that there's enough demand, they launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo to help fund the rest of the production cost. The campaign was launched on August, 6 2014 and Piers Ashworth was hired to write a script. The campaign failed to reach its goal, resulting in the project cancellation.[29][30]
Television
In May 2021, Peacock announced a straight-to-series order for a series based on the books, developed by Julie Plec.[31] It was canceled after one season.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel based on the first Vampire Academy book was published on August 23, 2011.[32] The graphic novel is adapted by Leigh Dragoon and illustrated by Emma Vieceli. A graphic novel for the second book in the series, Frostbite, was also released in May 2012.[33]
