Network television isn’t done with vampires just yet. According to Variety, CBS’ single-camera comedy pilot Eternally Yours has added three new series regulars to its cast as the project continues to take shape. The show, from Ghosts creators Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, centers on a married vampire couple who have been together for 500 years — and the complications that arise when their daughter starts dating a human.
The newly announced additions are Rose Abdoo (Hacks, Gilmore Girls), Tristan Michael Brown (Pretty Freakin’ Scary, Bunk’d), and Shylo Molina (The Afterparty, The Really Loud House). They join previously reported cast members Ed Weeks, Jaren Lewison, Allegra Edwards, Helen J. Shen, and Parker Young.
A 500-Year Marriage Meets Modern Dating
The official logline describes Eternally Yours as “an eternal love story” about two vampires (played by Edwards and Weeks) navigating the strains of immortality — and the far more terrifying challenge of accepting their daughter’s human boyfriend (Lewison).
If the premise sounds like Meet the Parents with fangs, that appears to be the idea. The series leans into domestic comedy rather than gothic horror, positioning vampirism as both metaphor and punchline. But the newly announced characters add an extra supernatural wrinkle.
The Human in the Dark
Rose Abdoo will play Phyllis, who unknowingly lives with a family of vampires — including her husband Jesse (Young). The catch? She has no idea they’re undead. According to Variety, her memory is wiped daily to erase knowledge of the vampires in her life. That repeated mental reset has understandably begun to affect her psychological stability. Even more intriguing: she has given birth to half-vampire twins, Mort and Henry.
The idea of selective amnesia recalls everything from sitcom hijinks to darker genre explorations of memory manipulation. In vampire mythology terms, it’s a twist on hypnosis and thrall traditions — here reframed as a domestic farce.
The Half-Vampire Generation
The twins, played by Tristan Michael Brown (Mort) and Shylo Molina (Henry), represent a hybrid next generation. Mort’s powers are less than impressive — he can read the family dog’s mind — and he struggles with feeling ordinary next to his gifted brother. Despite that, he dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian. In other words, a half-vampire navigating both supernatural inadequacy and normal teenage insecurity.
Henry, on the other hand, is described as a romance-novel-level heartthrob “like a young Robert Pattinson.” He possesses super strength and super speed, but is burdened by existential angst about the state of the world. He sounds less like a sitcom side character and more like someone who wandered in from a CW teen vampire drama. Together, they hint at one of the more interesting themes emerging in modern vampire storytelling: not just immortality, but inheritance.
From Gothic Terror to Suburban Satire
Vampires have long evolved with the culture — from predatory aristocrats to tortured antiheroes to sparkling teen icons. Now, in Eternally Yours, they’re suburban parents with centuries of relationship baggage.
It’s not the first time television has explored undead domesticity. Shows like What We Do in the Shadows leaned into absurdity, while earlier genre hybrids have mixed romance, horror, and humor. What sets Eternally Yours apart — at least on paper — is its commitment to the long-married vampire couple dynamic. Five hundred years together raises questions no therapy session could solve.
Behind the Scenes
Port and Wiseman serve as writers and executive producers. Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, and Jason Wang also executive produce, with Trent O’Donnell attached to direct and executive produce. CBS Studios is producing the pilot.
Whether Eternally Yours moves beyond pilot status remains to be seen. Network vampire comedies face a tricky tonal balancing act: too broad, and the mythology feels thin; too dark, and the laughs evaporate.
Still, the premise suggests something promising — a generational vampire story filtered through modern family sitcom dynamics. Immortality, it turns out, may be the easy part. Accepting your daughter’s boyfriend? That’s eternal.
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