From the makers of “Sherlock”, Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider’s Web) stars as “Dracula” in a brand new mini-series inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel. The series, a Netflix/BBC co-production, will consist of three 90-minute episodes, and over in the UK the blood-sucking fun will begin on BBC One on New Year’s Day, January 1st, 2020.
Once the three-day reign of terror concludes on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, Netflix will bite into “Dracula” on January 4, 2020.
Here’s the announcement trailer with an even crazier BBC trailer at the bottom.
Episode titles are as follows:
- “The Rules of the Beast”
- “Blood Vessel”
- “The Dark Compass”
Written and created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, the series is inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel and will re-introduce the world to Dracula, the vampire who made evil sexy.
The official plot description for the series teases, “In Transylvania in 1897, the blood-drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London.”