Prime Video Officially Confirms New Series From 'The Vampire Diaries' Creator

Image via CBS Television Studios Published Oct 16, 2026, 1:42 PM EDT Ryan O'Rourke is a Senior News Writer at Collider with a specific interest in all things adult animation, video game adaptations, and the work of Mike Flanagan. He is also an experienced baseball writer with over six years of articles between multiple outlets, most notably FanSided's CubbiesCrib. Whether it's taking in a baseball game, a new season of Futurama or Castlevania: Nocturne, or playing the latest From Software title, he is always finding ways to show his fandom. When it comes to gaming and anything that takes inspiration from it, he is deeply opinionated on what's going on. Outside of entertainment, he's a graduate of Eureka College with a Bachelor's in Communication where he honed his craft as a writer. Between The IV Leader at Illinois Valley Community College and The Pegasus at Eureka, he spent the majority of his college career publishing articles on everything from politics to campus happenings and, of course, entertainment for the student body. Those principles he learned covering the 2020 election, Palestine, and so much more are brought here to Collider, where he has gleefully written on everything from the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes to Nathan Lane baby-birding sewer boys. Sign in to your Collider account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Julie Plec hasn't slowed down since bringing one of television's most addictive worlds to life as the co-creator of The CW's The Vampire Diaries. In addition to running eight seasons of the smash-hit supernatural teen drama and developing interconnected series in The Originals and Legacies, she returned to adapt another fantastical, if short-lived, tale of creatures of the night with Vampire Academy at Peacock and found success co-creating the acclaimed political drama The Girls on the Bus. More recently, however, Prime Video gave her a home as part of their vaunted slate of YA shows with We Were Liars, which is currently preparing for Season 2. Now, she's officially back in businesses with the platform. Plec has set her next series with the Amazon streamer, and it'll take her into the world of competitive tennis. Titled Rally, it'll unfold in the cutthroat environment of an elite tennis academy, as ambitious young players learn that greatness in the "loneliest sport in the world" demands sacrificing everything, including the connections held most dear. Universal Television, Entertainment 360, and Amazon MGM Studios are producing, with U.S. tennis legend Andre Agassi executive producing, alongside Guymon Casady, Emily Cummins, and Justin Gimelstob. Release Date 2009 - 2017-00-00 Network The CW Showrunner Julie Plec Directors Chris Grismer, Joshua Butler, Marcos Siega, Kellie Cyrus, J. Miller Tobin, John Behring, Jeffrey G. Hunt, Rob Hardy, Leslie Libman, Paul Wesley, Lance Anderson, Darren Genet, John Dahl, Wendey Stanzler, Jesse Warn, Garreth Stover, Geoff Shotz, Ian Somerhalder, Liz Friedlander, David Von Ancken, Kevin Bray, Mike Karasick, Brad Turner, Carol Banker Writers Brian Young, Michael Narducci, Holly Brix, Elisabeth R. Finch, Andrew Chambliss, Alfredo Septién, Bryan Oh, Jose Molina, Turi Meyer, Gabrielle Stanton, Shukree Hassan Tilghman, Bryan M. Holdman, Céline Geiger, Mike Daniels, Charlie Charbonneau, Alan B. McElroy, John Herrera, Andrew Kreisberg, Elizabeth Craft, Michael J. Cinquemani, Sarah Fain, Sean Reycraft, Nina Fiore Cast Elena Gilbert / Katherine Pierce