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?
GREAT show, was trying to find out when it was coming back on only to find out it’s been cancelled. They couldn’t cancel one of the dozen crap shows airing?
Loved this show, was waiting for it to come back. Disappointed it was cancelled.
I’ve been waiting for this show to come back on and now I find out it’s canceled? What?! That’s just unacceptable. Bring it back please.
Dracula should have never been cancelled. I loved this show. It was very entertaining. I wanted the next season. To go forward. I still keep looking for it on tv. Please let this show poget back on the air,I am waiting f or what’s next
It better be renewed…. I am totally tired of someone putting new shows and then cancelling them after the first season….
Renew it!!!!!… I was looking forward to see what happened next
please bring it back
Please, Please bring it back!!!!! Something for me and my husband look forward to watching together.
Bring it back!!!!!!!!!!
Bring it back!!!!!
Have just realised that series two of Dracula has been cancelled, we all watch and enjoy this show in our house and are devastated that we can’t see Jonathan continue in the part that so obviously was made for him.
I started typing in my thoughts on the people that make decisions about what they think the viewers want to watch! If they had half a brain they would see by now we loved ‘Dracula’ and we wanted it back!!! NBC truly needs to have someone read them all the comments sent in, obviously to vain to read anything negative about then and their mistakes!! NBC I of your biggest mistakes was to cancel Dracula… The Voice is almost over then what can ‘YOU’ offer us?? I’ll go to HBO or perhaps a ‘ SMART ‘ network will pick the… Read more »
I would love to see this show come back I feel that it was a great show I am very sad that this show was canceled PLEASE BRING THIS SHOW BACK !!!!!!!!!!!
So many people rating this show so high yet its cancelled??? Well typical incompetent idiots that cancelled it!!!
Bring it back. Everything great gets cancelled
Must renew the show. I’m so in love and obsess with Dracula. Please, please, please…
I want the show back. all the good shows get canceled.