Network: NBC
Episodes: 10 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: October 25, 2013 — January 24, 2014
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Katie McGrath, Nonso Anozie, Victoria Smurfit, Thomas Kretschmann, Matt Barber, and Michael Nardone.
TV show description:
This horror/thriller series is a reimagining of the classic Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. It takes place in the late 19th century.
The mysterious Dracula (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has arrived in London and is posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society.
He’s especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night — a useful concept for someone who must avoid sunlight. He is aided by his loyal confidant, R.M. Renfield (Nonso Anozie).
Dracula has another reason for his travels however. He hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier.
Everything seems to be going according to plan until he becomes infatuated with Mina Murray (Jessica De Gouw), a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.
Episode #10 — “Let There Be Light”
At long last, American entrepreneur Alexander Grayson executed a public demonstration of his miraculous electromagnetic resonator device, which promises to provide free, wireless electricity to all of London.
The demonstration was postponed after a previous attempt only a fortnight ago reportedly poisoned the surrounding neighborhood, causing children and elderly residents to become ill. Mr. Grayson insists that the poisoning was the result of sabotage, most likely by his rivals at the United Imperial Lubricant Company, although Scotland Yard has yet to find any evidence to support the claims.
This weekend’s demonstration, the second such attempt for Mr. Grayson, was to be his magnum opus, the result of years – possibly even decades – of research and construction that would revolutionize the world as we know it and put his oil industry rivals out of business entirely. What began as a day of triumph and victory ended as one of the most tragic and destructive days in London’s recent history.
At approximately 6:22 in the evening, moments after Grayson fired up his resonator to shed miraculous, wireless light on the entire district, the machine suffered a catastrophic malfunction. Grayson and his engineering team went to great lengths to evacuate the area as quickly as possible, and indeed the brave men spared many lives by doing so.
However, only five minutes after the machine was activated, a mechanical malfunction led to the largest manmade explosion in British history, centered directly in the heart of downtown London. The damage was catastrophic. At least a dozen people were killed in the explosion, and, while the numbers are still being tallied, estimates predict the number of injured persons to be in the hundreds, possibly even into the thousands.
Miraculously (and despite being in the belly of the beast itself during the explosion), Mr. Grayson managed to escape relatively unscathed, save for a few bumps and bruises. He is currently exiled in Carfax Manor and refusing to speak to the press, other than to briefly announce that he suspects foul play and sabotage to be the cause of the malfunction.
As London continues to recover from the horrific tragedy, hundreds remain missing. Most notably, Mr. Browning, a prominent member of British high society, has not been seen since the day of the explosion, despite the fact that Mr. Browning was not on site when the accident occurred. Miss Lady Jayne Wetherby is also unaccounted for, and she was last scene hailing a carriage toward the demonstration, only moments before the explosion. Also missing is Mr. Grayson’s right-hand man, Mr. Renfield, who was last seen returning to Carfax Manor on the day of the demonstration.
First aired: January 24, 2014. (Courtesy NBC)
What do you think? Do you like the Dracula TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
It’s a must keep show!!!
To quote Darcy “I love love love” “Dracula” so please don’t cancel it.
Love the show! Loved Jonathan Rhys Meyers as King Henry VIII in “The Tudors,” he is also perfection in the role of Dracula. Please don’t cancel the show, I’m definitely hooked.
I find the program visually stunning. The set decoration and costuming are sumptuous. Each week is an interesting plot that is developing. I would hope the program has the opportunity to develop and offer interesting relationships of revenge, lust, love, and hate. There seems to be a lot of potential. The acting is good and the storyline is classic. I do hope it is renewed for an entire season. I see its ratings were good, dipped, and then climbed back up. That indicates some longevity of interest and a fan following.
Please renew Dracula. Great show
I am so hot for this show and I can’t wait to watch it. I was nervous to see if they cancelled since they died up the session a little neatly just in case. The Show is seething with so many twists and the passion… who needs a sauna !
Do not cancel this series.
Love this show give it a chance.
I love the Dracula series hope it will run another season one of the only shows I take the time to watch .
THE BEST MATURE ADULT SERIES ON TV. THIS SHOW COULD DEVELOP AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE BEST HORROR TV SHOWS EVER WITH JUST A LITTLE TWEAKING.
Love this show! Dracula.. Has a taken a classic and has given it an original twist!!! Finally!!!
Have been enjoying the latest modern twist on Dracula with excellent performances, screenwriting and costumes. Closer to reality than the competition!
Please do not cancel Dracula I love it.
I am not worried anymore about Dracula possibly not running anther season! I am sure it will run for at least one more. After watching the finale, its pretty obvious that there is much more of the story that needs to be told! …. order of the dragon and Jonathon, Alexander and Jonathon, Jonathon and Mina, Alexander and Mina, Mina and Lucy (whom is now a vampire), the children turned vampires, is Renfield really dead!!!!?,…I hope not! is Lady Jane really dead?!….I wish she wasn’t because I would have liked her to be in the next season, you know, THE… Read more »
Renfield dead? Nah, he’s too popular a character to do in. He’s injured and surely somebody will find him sooner or later.
Please don’t cancel Dracula!!! The cast are amazing, so are the background music and story plot! If there are problems, fix them and keep going on!!