EXCLUSIVE: A popular TV couple from the 2010s is back: Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley, who played the two leads on the hit CW series. The Vampire Diariesare reuniting to star in the film adaptation of another book, You deserve to know. The project from Alex Cooper’s Unwell and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment ended up at Hulu for development in a competitive situation.
Posted by Grand Hotel developer Brian Tanen based on the 2025 novel by Aggie Bloom Thompson, You deserve to know follows three suburban couples—neighbors and best friends. When one of their husbands is murdered, a shocking trail of secrets is revealed and their friendship is thrown wide open.
Dobrev and Wesley play Gwen and Scott, respectively, two neighbors on opposite sides of a murder investigation that leads them to collide.
In addition to starring, Dobrev and Wesley executive produce alongside Tanen and Thompson, as well as Unwell’s Cooper, Matt Kaplan and Kapital Entertainment’s Mina Lefevre and Kaplan. Co-executive producers are Jaden Kaplan and Dylan Hammalian of Kapital, and Paul Kim and Kendall Boucher of Unwell. Studios “Kapital” and “20th Television”.
Kaplan brings Dobrev and Wesley together, having previously worked with each of them individually. Dobrev starred in the multi-camera comedy “Capital” Fam for CBS, and Wesley starred in the company’s psychological thriller Tell me a story for CBS All Access (now Paramount+).
Brian Tanen and Aggie Bloom Thompson
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Meanwhile, Capital was developing a medical drama. Vital Signs with ABC’s Tanen and Dead letters with Unwell on Netflix, starring Lucy Hale, and sold two of Thompson’s other books to Peacock and Netflix. Tanen is also co-writing a series adaptation of her book with Tinks. Shift for Capital and Amazon.
You deserve to know marks Kapital’s second high-profile sale on Hulu in the past month, following What’s leftstarring and executive produced by Kerry Washington. Kaplan also produced the series. Black cake for the streamer.
This also marks Tanen’s return to Hulu, where he was an executive producer and co-showrunner of the series. With love, Victor. Previously, he was an executive producer and showrunner at ABC. Grand Hotel, which he also adapted from the Spanish format and Lifetime’s Devious maidsand co-executive producer at Netflix Atypical. Tanen is repped by UTA and Hansen Jacobson Teller.
Dobrev and Wesley starred together in the first six seasons of the series. The Vampire Diaries as Elena and Stefan, who started out as a couple and then fell in love with Stefan’s brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder) in one of the most iconic YA TV love triangles of the 2010s. Wesley remained with the series for all eight seasons, and Dobrev returned for the series finale.
Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries
Dobrev recently starred in and produced a short film. General entrancewhich premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. She then starred in an action thriller. Exit along with Russell Crowe, Aaron Paul and Teresa Palmer, as well as stars and executive producers It happened one summer based on the novel of the same name. As Deadline reported, Dobrev is attached to headline and executive produce the erotic thriller series. Night float in work on the Fifth Season. She is repped by CAA, Lighthouse Management + Media and Hansen Jacobson Teller.
Wesley recently played a recurring role alongside Christina Hendricks in the upcoming third season of the Apple TV series. Buccaneers. He also recently wrapped the fifth and final season of the Paramount+ series. Star Trek: Strange New Worldswhere he plays the iconic James T. Kirk. Wesley, who also recently starred in the film Shutter. History of evil presented by Verve and Anonymous Content.
Thompson, whose books also include I don’t forgive you, such a wonderful family And All the dirty secretsis represented by WME and Kathy Shea Boutilier of the Donald Maass Literary Agency.