Candice King to Reunite With 'Vampire Diaries' Creator Julie Plec On New Series 'We Were Liars'
06.03.2024 - 04:49
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Candice King has been cast in a brand new show!
The 36-year-old actress is set to join Mamie Gummer and Caitlin Fitzgerald in the TV adaptation of E Lockhart‘s novel We Were Liars, according to Deadline, which is set for Prime Video.
This will reunite Candice with The Vampire Diaries co-creator Julie Plec, who is developing the new series with The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico writer Carina Adly MacKenzie.
Find out more details inside…
It was first revealed that Julie and Carina were developing the new show in January 2023, with Julie writing the first episode and Carina the second. They will also executive produce, along with author E Lockhart and Emily Cummins.
According to Deadline, the series is “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend every summer on their private island.”
Candice, Mamie and Caitlin will be starring as the Sinclair sisters, Bess, Carrie and Penny. Learn more about the characters below…
Bess Sinclair (Candice King) – Bess, the youngest sister, “never has a hair out of place, and if she gets her way (which she usually does) her three children wouldn’t, either. She sits on five philanthropic boards, never misses a PTA meeting, and is happily married to a man her father deems worthy of the family dynasty. At least, they seem happy, posing together in the Boston society pages. This summer, her perfect family image is dangerously close to shattering… and it may be all her fault.”
Penny Sinclair (Caitlin Fitzgerald) – Penny is the “cool and polished” sister “whose favorite snack is exactly six unsalted almonds, and her expensive athletic wear always matches. She