Netflix and Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps are teaming up once more for the Vampire action thriller Uprising, an adaption of Raymond Villareal’s novel A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising. 21 Laps are liable for creating such major hits as Stranger Things, Shadow & Bone and more.

Netflix tapped Bumblebee and Kubo and therefore the Two Strings director, Travis Knight, to helm Uprising. Jeremy Slater, better known for his work on Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy, penned the newest draft, with previous drafts by Jay Basu and JD Payne & Patrick McKay, who are now moved on to writing and showrunning Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings.

Travis Knight
Director Travis Knight

Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen are producing for 21 Laps as a part of their overall affect Netflix which was recently expanded. Here’s everything else we all know about Netflix’s Uprising:

What’s the plot of Uprising?

As described above, Uprising may be a live-action adaptation of Raymond Villareal’s 2018 novel A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising. Here may be a brief description of the movie from Deadline:

The film is about after a worldwide viral outbreak turns people into vampires and follows CIA agent Lauren Webb, who works against the clock to uncover the reality behind a growing uprising that threatens to wipe out humanity.

Here is that the official plot description for the novel itself as found in Production Weekly:

This panoramic fictional oral history begins with one small mystery: the body of a girl found in an Arizona border town, presumed to be an illegal immigrant, disappears from the town morgue. To the young CDC investigator called in to consult the local police, it’s an impossibility that threatens her understanding of drugs . Then, more bodies, dead from an inexplicable disease that solidified their blood, are delivered to the morgue, only to also vanish.

Soon, the United States government – and eventually biomedical researchers, disgruntled lawmakers, and even an insurgent faction of the Catholic Church – must come to terms with what they’re too late to stop: a plague of vampirism which will sweep first the us , then the planet . With heightened strength and wonder and a gentle diet of fresh blood, these changed people, or “Gloamings”, rapidly rise to prominence altogether aspects of recent society. Soon people are starting to be “re-created”, willingly accepting the danger of death if their bodies can’t handle the transformation.

As new communities of Gloamings arise, society is split , and popular Gloaming sites come under threat from a secret terrorist group . But when a charismatic and wealthy businessman, recently turned, runs for political office – well, all hell breaks loose. Told from the attitude of key players, including a cynical G-man , an audacious campaign manager, and a war veteran turned nurse turned secret operative.

Who is cast in Uprising?

As of June 2021, no cast are announced for Netflix’s Uprising.

What’s the assembly status of Uprising?

Netflix’s Uprising is currently in active development at the streamer with cast and production dates to be revealed soon.

What’s the discharge date of Uprising?

Netflix hasn’t set any release dates for Uprising as of yet.