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Netflix gets Ian Somerhalder to star in another vampire-themed drama series
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One year after leaving The Vampire Diaries, Somerhalder is joining V-Wars, a vampire-themed drama based on Jonathan Maberry's novel series of the same name from comic book publisher IDW. Somerhalder will star and direct the drama, which was given a straight-to-series order in 2014. According to Deadline, "Somerhalder will star as Dr. Luther Swann, who enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne, into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans."
TOPICS: Ian Somerhalder, Netflix, The Vampire Diaries, V Wars, Jonathan Maberry
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