‘Twilight’ Officially Meets ‘Blade’ in CBS’ New Vampire Sitcom [Exclusive]

Eternally Yours is a new vampire sitcom airing on CBS that explores a married couple who are going through a dry spell after 500 years together. Since it’s against vampire law to get a divorce, the two have to find ways to communicate and work through their issues, all while dealing with the crazy antics of their expanding coven. Given the vampire side of things, the show gets pretty creative in the lore that it is establishing for its vampire ensemble. At New York Comic Con, Collider spoke with the cast and creator Joe Wiseman about what kind of vampire lore they would like to see in the show.

In the first episode, Charles (Ed Weeks) and Liz (Allegra Edwards) are talking with their daughter, Emma (Helen J. Shen), and friend Jesse (Parker Young) when they all reveal that they are allowed to walk outside, in a way similar to how the Cullens move in the Twilight franchise. The pilot episode establishes a significant amount of vampire lore to give audiences a solid foundation for who these bloodsuckers are. When talking with Collider on the press line, Young spoke about what kind of vampire he hopes Jesse will become, immediately referencing one of the most iconic vampires in pop culture history: Blade. “I want to be Blade,” Young said. Blade is a reference to the vampire Marvel hero, who can walk in the daylight and uses his status as a vampire to help hunt down and kill other evil vampires. “I want to kill; I want to slice some people with swords. I want to be a vampire hunter hunter. Someone has to thin out those [guys]. That’s why I’m there.”

‘Eternally Yours’ Creator Breaks Down the Vampire Lore

“Pilot” — Coverage of the CBS Original Series ETERNALLY YOURS scheduled to air Thursday, October 8, 2026 (8:30 PM, ET/PT) Pictured: Ed Weeks as Charles, Allegra Edwards as Liz, Jaren Lewison as Max, Helen J. Chen as Emma, Photo: Bertrand Calmeau/CBS ©2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Image via Bertrand Calmeau/CBS

When Wiseman was asked the same question, he revealed less about what lore he wished to include and more about the thought process he and co-creator Joe Port have when it comes to establishing the rules of this universe. “When we got picked up, and when we were writing the pilot as well, we started doing research. It’s as ridiculous as it sounds,” Wiseman said. “Like, ‘Okay, what are the rules for vampirism?’ And I guess I hadn’t really realized how all the different books, movies, and TV shows take great liberties with a lot of different stuff.” Wiseman continued, explaining:
“For the most part, they all have fangs, and they drink blood. Beyond that, sunlight usually kills you, but in Twilight, we know it’s different. So we basically realized that we had a tremendous amount of freedom as far as what we could do. So we started talking about what is going to support storytelling, and so we try not to establish a rule unless we have to because rules are fun, but they are also restrictive. So we don’t want to impose anything on the characters and in our storytelling until we have to, until there’s a reason to explain something or to usually support some story we’re trying to tell.”
You can see Eternally Yours on CBS and Paramount+. A new Halloween-themed episode will air this Thursday at 8:30 PM ET. Stay tuned at Collider for more.