From the creators of "Sherlock" comes "Dracula," a miniseries consisting of three 90-minute episodes and inspired by Bram Stoker's classic novel. The series, a Netflix/BBC co-production, places Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider’s Web) in the titular role as the legendary vampire. The BBC premiere was recently set for New Year's Day, January 1st, 2020 and Netflix has now announced when the blood-sucking drama will arrive on the streaming service.
Three days after Dracula strikes fear into the hearts of BBC One and BBC iPlayer viewers in the UK, he'll bite into Netflix subscribers on January 4th, 2020.
You can watch the Netflix announcement trailer below, followed by the BBC trailer.
Bang will star alongside John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Joanna Scanlan, Morfydd Clark and Lujza Richter.
Jonny Campbell ("Westworld") directed the opening installment with Damon Thomas ("Killing Eve") and Paul McGuigan ("Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool") helming Episodes 2 and 3, respectively.
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 brand new mini-series is inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel and will re-introduce the world to Dracula.
"In Transylvania in 1897, the blood drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London. This retelling of the classic story follows Dracula from his origins in Eastern Europe to his battles with Van Helsing's descendent and beyond."
Executive producers are Gatiss, Moffat and Sue Vertue for Hartswood Films, Ben Irving for BBC and it will be handled by Larry Tanz for Netflix.