DRACULA: The BBC & Netflix Share First Look At The Titular Vampire From SHERLOCK Creators' Upcoming Miniseries

DRACULA: The BBC & Netflix Share First Look At The Titular Vampire From SHERLOCK Creators' Upcoming Miniseries

The BBC and Netflix have shared a bloody first look and unveiled the full cast of their upcoming Dracula series, which will star The Square and The Bridge star Claes Bang as the titular vampire.

By RohanPatel - Jul 04, 2019 05:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Dracula
Source: Deadline
After being announced last October, The BBC and Netflix have unveiled a first look at their upcoming three-part Dracula miniseries, which will star Claes Bang (The Square) as the legendary and undeniably evil vampire from Bram Stoker's classic tale. 

The series hails from Sherlock creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, who penned all three chapters, and the project is being described as a way to reintroduce the world to the bloodthirsty king of vampires. While plot details are being kept locked away in a Transylvanian coffin, the series will pick up in 1897 - the same year as the novel's publication - as Count Dracula sets his sights on Victorian London.

Bang will headline the series with a now-confirmed supporting cast that includes John Heffernan (Eye in the Sky), Joanna Scanlan (No Offence), Dolly Wells (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Sacha Dhawan (Iron Fist), Jonathan Aris (Morgan), Morfydd Clark (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits), Lyndsey Marshal (The League of Gentlemen), Chanel Cresswell (This Is England), Matthew Beard (An Education), Lydia West (Years & Years), Paul Brennen (Happy Valley), Sarah Niles (Catastrophe), Sofia Oxenham (Poldark), John McCrea (God’s Own Country), Phil Dunster (Humans) and newcomer Millicent Wong.

No premiere date has been set, but The BBC will air the series in the UK while Netflix will distribute in the United States and across the world. 



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RolandD
RolandD - 7/4/2019, 5:12 AM
Interesting.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 7/4/2019, 5:23 AM
OT: Mad provided a lot of good dumb luaghs as a kid and teen. Bummer. https://www.thewrap.com/mad-magazine-to-be-shuttered-after-67- /
TheLight
TheLight - 7/4/2019, 5:26 AM
I kind of like that they gave him back this look, lol. He looks like the dad that dresses up only for dinner, lol.
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 7/4/2019, 5:51 AM
The last BBC Dracula version was tragic, but this has a proven creative team. Looking forward to it.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 7/4/2019, 6:47 AM
He looks great in the role. I love the book, the original film, and the Gary Oldman movie. I hope this continues to add to the great lore of the Count.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/4/2019, 8:09 AM
He looks cool
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 7/4/2019, 8:25 AM
Looks really good, hopefully this starts a reemergence of vampire media like zombies had a couple years ago.
Biggums
Biggums - 7/4/2019, 10:51 AM
@CurlyBill - Abandon all hope.
If a fantastic work of art (imo!) Starring, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, to name a few, With Rick Baker in makeup, couldn't revive the fantasy genre, I doubt much else could.
gremlin22
gremlin22 - 7/4/2019, 10:04 AM
I liked the NBC series a few years back that starred Jonathan Ryse Meyers, hope this just as good.
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 7/4/2019, 10:42 AM
Cool but can't beat the GOAT.

Biggums
Biggums - 7/4/2019, 10:45 AM
MAJOR Sir Christopher Lee vibes.
Never bad thing.
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 7/4/2019, 11:10 AM
They’re filming this on the same location where they filmed parts of the Christopher Lee movies right? I heard that somewhere.
JohnnyTBP
JohnnyTBP - 7/4/2019, 11:14 AM
I miss the NBC version very much
ClarkFarley2012
ClarkFarley2012 - 7/7/2019, 5:27 AM
@JohnnyTBP - I thought I as the only one.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 7/4/2019, 11:23 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we found the MCU Doctor Doom.

On that note, where's my Squirrel Girl movie Marvel?
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 7/5/2019, 1:02 AM
@UltimaRex - Nikolaj Coster-Waldau should be the MCU's Doctor Doom.
Deklipz
Deklipz - 7/7/2019, 11:28 AM
@SonOfAGif - That would actually be pretty damn good casting!
Jacory
Jacory - 7/4/2019, 1:21 PM
I'm down. The NBC series was great, and Dracula is a classic character.
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 7/5/2019, 10:06 AM
Anyone who likes the look of this needs to check out moffats old 2007 miniseries JEKYLL... really good reimagining of jekyll and hyde.
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