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Meet the entire cast of 'V Wars'

Everything you need to know about Ian Somerhalder's new role - by Milly Haddrick
  • 05 Dec 2019

V Wars officially drops TODAY, and in preparation for your new favourite show hitting Netlfix, we thought we'd round up the entire cast for you (and explain their characters).

WATCH: V Wars Official Trailer | Netflix 

Fair warning: V Wars is going to be a hell of a lot darker than The Vampire Diaries. 

In the upcoming series, Ian Somerhalder will no longer be giving us Damon Salvatore vibes, but instead will be portraying Dr Luther Swann, a man who is forced to confront the world of monsters and horror after a mysterious disease transforms his bestie Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes), into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans.

 

Get ready for some A+ vampire content and read up on all the character of V Wars before you go home and binge watch it tonight!

V Wars

SO PSYCHED.

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Ian Somerhalder as Dr. Luther Swann

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Dr. Luther Swann is a medical doctor who is called in to examine the mysterious virus that is turning people into vampires. 

Luther finds himself in between a rock and a hard place when he has to study the virus that turns his best friend into a vampire.

Speaking exclusively to Girlfriend magazine, Ian revealed how excited he was to change it up from Damon Salvatore.

"I feel SO lucky to have played the character Damon Salvatore for 8 years. I think he was literally one of the best-written roles in television ever. It was a blast. He was snarky, he was sexy, he was funny, he was dynamic. He was also at times, a huge prick. But people still loved him. But coming off that, when I found Luther Swann… while he might not be a vampire he still is a superhero to me," Ian shared. 

"But his superpowers is that he is a great dad, a great scientist, and a great husband. He’s a good, normal f***ing dude. And then he is thrown into this situation that literally rips his world and everyone else world around him apart."

Adrian Holmes as Michael Fayne

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Michael Fayne is Dr. Luther Swann's best friend who becomes infected by the mystery virus and turns into a vampire. Michael then becomes the leader of the vampires which (understandably) puts a strain on his and Luther's relationship. 

Peter Outerbridge as Calix Niklos

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Peter Outerbridge - who's been in TV shows such as The Umbrella Academy and Orphan Black - is portraying a scientist from Homeland Security who contacts Dr. Swann in order to help him find a cure for the mystery virus. 

Calix seems to be a tricky character, as he has good intentions but he's also willing to throw anyone under the bus. 

Laura Vandervoort as Mila Dubov

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Laura's world gets turned upside down when her sister gets infected with the mystery virus and the vampires begin to roam amongst the humans. 

Jacky Lai as Kaylee Vo

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Kaylee Vo is an ambitious investigative reporter. 

Kimberly-Sue Murray as Danika

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Danika is Mila's sister who turns into a vampire after becoming infected by the virus.

Danika also begins to stir up trouble for Dr. Luther Swann.  

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Milly is the Digital Content Editor for Entertainment. A devout tea and chocolate enthusiast, Milly is a lover of all things pop culture (with a little dash of politics).

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