Ian Somerhalder has been announced for a new Netflix vampire show 'V-Wars'.According to The Hollywood Reporter , the show will be based on the IDW comic of the same name by author Jonathan Maberry, which follows the adventures of Dr. Luther Swann, who enters a world of horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne, into a vampire."As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into opposing camps pitting normal people against the growing number of these vampires. Swann races against time to understand what’s happening, while Fayne rises to become the powerful underground leader of the vampires."Ian Somerhalder will be playing the doctor and it looks like he'll be perfect for the role."We could not have dreamed of a better choice than Ian Somerhalder to bring his keen understanding of this genre from his years of starring in The Vampire Diaries to lead the cast of V-Wars as Dr. Luther Swann and to be a creative force on this series, as well as to serve as a director this season. We are thrilled to partner with Netflix to bring the multifaceted world that Jonathan Maberry created to audiences worldwide." said IDW Publishing.Stay tuned for more information!