Overview
- Paul Wesley confirmed on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Wednesday that he and Nina Dobrev will co-star in Hulu’s TV adaptation of Aggie Blum Thompson’s novel You Deserve to Know.
- Reports describe Dobrev’s character as the wife whose murder drives the plot and identify Wesley’s character as one of the key suspects, though full casting and a release date have not been announced.
- Wesley said he and Dobrev intentionally decided not to play romantic partners to avoid comparisons to their Stefan and Elena roles from The Vampire Diaries.
- Production choices included an executive producer, Aaron Kaplan, asking whether they wanted to be cast as a couple and Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper serving as a producer who initially had reservations.
- The reunion follows years of on‑off discussions between the actors, reflects an evolved off‑screen friendship, and could influence how fans receive the series as it moves through casting and production.