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While the character doesn't make his debut until the second book in Mead's series, the show is introducing fan-favorite Adrian early. E! News exclusively reported that Leo Woodall, who will appear in the upcoming second season of The White Lotus, is set to play St. Vladimir's Academy's bad boy.

Adrian will make his debut in episode six, and Peacock described the royal Moroi as "charming, devastatingly good looking, and fun loving," adding that he has "a penchant for art collecting, throwing ragers, and drinking too much…a flaw less to do with addiction than a battle to medicate an inner darkness he tries to hide."

Showrunner Julie Plec also teased Adrian's arrival in an interview with E! News this summer, referring to his signature line from the books, saying, "You might hear the phrase 'Hello, little dhampir.'"