Vampire Academy fans aren’t the only ones who want to see Dimitri (and Rose) again — so does Kieron Moore.
During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly about his new Netflix series Boots, Moore, 28, expressed support for Vampire Academy fans, saying, “I’m so excited for them [to see this]. They’re so loyal and have been so beautiful [to] me. It’s this beautiful thing where I’m very lucky with the Vampire Academy fans.”
Moore is grateful for viewers who have continued to watch his projects after the Peacock series was canceled far too soon.
“They trusted me with Dimitri and they’ve been so loyal as fans. But it’s been this really nice thing where they’ve gone on to watch me in other stuff and support me,” he shared. “And everyone knows this, if [author] Richelle Mead ever wants me to do a Dimitri spinoff, I am so down.”
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Vampire Academy, which premiered in 2022, quickly got Us invested in protagonist Rose’s (Sisi Stringer) romance with Dimitri (Moore). Their love story was cut short when Peacock pulled the plug on the series despite the online support for the show.
Despite the cancellation, Moore isn’t giving up on the hope that he’ll have the opportunity to reprise the role in the future. He also wouldn’t mind reuniting with former onscreen love interest Stringer in another project.
“Obviously we both want to respect Vampire Academy if it returns [in some form]. But I think with everyone on the cast, we’re all just supporting each other’s ideas and careers right now,” Moore told Us. “Sisi is so talented and if she asked me to do anything, I would do it.”
Moore has already found ways to work with his Vampire Academy costars, who became some of his best friends since the show’s end. He worked with Louisa Connolly-Burnham on her upcoming film The Intimacy Coordinator, and with Max Parker in Boots.
“We’re the only two British boys on this show and it’s a huge responsibility. We really want to make sure that we’re doing these characters a service and we had to earn our stripes a little bit. [We made] memories for a lifetime. I feel very lucky that I get to go on this journey with someone so close to me,” Moore gushed to Us. “At the same time, I’ve also made more friends like Max on this job. I’ve met beautiful friends. I speak to some of these boys every single day. We’re [in] a group chat still. I’m just really excited. Whatever happens with the show, I’m really excited for people to see it and have an opinion on it. I’m really excited for all of these boys to have their moments and they’re the next stars for sure.”
Based on Greg Cope White‘s memoir, Boots sets up a story about a gay teen who joins the American military alongside his straight best friend during the 1990s and amid the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding LGBTQ+ servicemen and women. Moore’s Slovacek, meanwhile, is an ex-con who joins the Marines to avoid a stay in prison.
“This just felt like the right time. After Vampire Academy, I wanted to test myself as a character. That was important for me — for my humility and growth as an actor — where I just thought this was a really good pivot away after Vampire Academy to show what I can do,” he explained. “So I was really committed.”
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Moore was thrilled at the chance to develop a character who is more than meets the eye.
“I’ve had my own stories with bullies and there’s been bullies all my life. People look at me and think I was the bully. I’m like, ‘You have no idea.’ I was a very gentle kid, but I remember what that was like,” he recalled. “I remember getting to this age where you humanize people [like that] and you see what their upbringing was like and you get this level of understanding that they might not ever see in themselves. I didn’t want Slovacek to be reflective of that. He has a lot [to] work on.”
He continued: “But I think it’s such a beautiful form of masculinity. He needs a friend and he needs guidance but he’s just so singled off in the world. He’s a work in progress. I would love it if people watch it and go, ‘He’s a nightmare.’ But then if they watch it again, by the end they go, ‘Oh, he just doesn’t know how to make friends. This is how he makes friends.’”
While Boots appeared to wrap up every character’s story at the end of the season, fans want more. Luckily, Moore didn’t rule out a possible return if there was interest.
“I think we only scratch the surface for Slovacek ahead of season 2. If we get to go again, it’d be a really wonderful story to explore him a little bit more. I’m just hoping that audience members are curious about him,” he concluded. “All of the characters are remarkable but I know that for me and people around me, everyone knows the Slovacek that doesn’t really get the time to become something. I think he’s a very representative of a lot of young men out there that just need some guidance. They’ve got a skill and abundance, passion and abundance.
Boots is currently streaming on Netflix.
