'Vampire Diaries' Star Paul Wesley Has Been Cast In A New Show With This Actress From 'The Originals'

12 June 2018, 13:18

Paul Wesley Danielle Campbell
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Nicky Idika

By Nicky Idika

The CW alums will appear in a new TV thriller called 'Tell Me A Story'.

Vampire Diaries star Paul Wesley has been cast in a new CBS All Access drama called Tell Me A Story. According to Deadline, the actor is set to star opposite fellow CW alum Danielle Campbell, who played Davina Claire in The Originals.

Paul Wesley (left), Danielle Campbell (right)
Paul Wesley (left), Danielle Campbell (right). Picture: Getty/Jason Merritt/Alberto E. Rodriguez

Tell Me A Story will take some of the world's best known fairy tales and reconstruct them into brooding stories of murder, greed, and other dark themes.

Don't let the fairy tale angle scare you away, though. Tell Me A Story is a thriller set in modern day New York City and will also star Sex and The City's Kim Catrall as the grandmother of Danielle Campbell's character.

Paul Wesley will play Eddie, a bartender who is fond of drugs and alcohol. Meanwhile, Danielle Campbell will play a character named Kayla who is dealing with the recent death of her mother.

Paul Wesley spent eight seasons on the CW's Vampire Diaries in the role of Stefan Salvatore, a 160 year old vampire living in the town of Mystic Falls. Danielle Campbell starred on the Vampire Diaries spin-off,The Originals, as the prolific witch, Davina Claire.

TVD and The Originals fans. Are you excited for Tell Me A Story?