If the TV series follows the books, there is the potential for six or seven seasons and a spinoff, since the books have a spin-off series.

This TV show reunites Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre from The Vampire Diaries.

(September 2021) Filming began in Spain in locations such as Pamplona, Olite, Viana, and Zaragoza, as revealed by Bille Woodruff, who directed the pilot, and Julie Plec.

Since the movie Vampire Academy (2014) wasn't a success, plans for a second movie were canceled. Then in May 2021, a TV series of the books was announced. Mortal Instruments (2013) had low ratings, then Shadowhunters (2016) lasted for three seasons until it was canceled by (Freeform) Netflix. (Netflix aired it internationally; Disney's Freeform produced and aired it in the USA.)

Julie Plec described the series as a "modern-day Bridgerton with vampires."