“Bram Stoker’s Dracula” has been a terribly hard tale to tackle but that hasn’t stopped everyone in film and television from attempting to crack it. If anyone were to do it, I would put my faith in the team behind the BBC series “Sherlock”.
Variety reports that the writers and producers of the hit BBC detective series are reuniting for a new take on the Bram Stoker vampire classic. Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat will write the series, and Sue Vertue’s Hartswood Films will produce.
Work on the new series has yet to begin in earnest, as Gatiss and Moffat are currently working on solo projects. But talks are already underway with the BBC – which enjoyed huge success with “Sherlock” – on broadcast rights in the U.K.
“Dracula” will adopt the same format as “Sherlock,” with a miniseries run of feature-length episodes.
“Sherlock” propelled Benedict Cumberbatch to international stardom for his portrayal of Holmes. With scripts not yet written, casting for “Dracula” is some way off.
It is not yet clear whether, like “Sherlock,” “Dracula” will have a modern-day British setting. Stoker’s 1897 novel has the titular count attempt to move from Transylvania to England in his search for new blood.
