# Dracula (2020)

> A sardonic, blood-soaked reinvention of Bram Stoker's count as he carries his plans from Transylvania to Victorian London.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/73774

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 3
- Episode runtime: 90 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: horror, drama
- Created by: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Claes Bang
- Network: BBC One
- Cast: Claes Bang, John Heffernan, Joanna Scanlan, Dolly Wells, Mark Gatiss, Morfydd Clark, Lydia West, Lujza Richter
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9139220/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: sardonic, gloomy, sensual, bloody, witty

## What critics say

Reception is mixed: audiences found this bold, sardonic reimagining of Dracula entertaining and distinctive, while some felt it strayed too far from Stoker's novel.

## Synopsis

Dracula (2020) is a British three-part gothic horror miniseries created by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat and Claes Bang for BBC One. Claes Bang plays the blood-drinking Count, who sets his plans against Victorian London, while John Heffernan plays Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor drawn into the Count's orbit, and Morfydd Clark plays Mina. Joanna Scanlan's Mother Superior and Dolly Wells's Sister Agatha van Helsing add a formidable church presence to the menace. Mark Gatiss appears as Frank Renfield. The engine is a battle of wits and appetite: the Count pursues his ambitions across borders and bloodlines while the characters who oppose him scramble to understand what they are up against before it is too late. Each of the three ninety-minute episodes moves from a gothic castle to a haunted ship and then to the city, so the story travels in long, eerie movements rather than one-off cases. Set in 1897 Transylvania and Victorian England, the look is gloomy and candlelit, with a dark wit running beneath the dread. Its sardonic, sensual tone and bloody gothic atmosphere will appeal to viewers who enjoy Penny Dreadful and the clever reinventions of Sherlock, and to anyone seeking a stylish, self-aware take on Bram Stoker's novel.

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