Kindred: The Embraced season 1 - Metacritic

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FOX
1996

FOX
1996

Kindred: The Embraced

Summary Kindred: The Embraced was a prime-time drama by Aaron Spelling that revolved around the lives and loves of the clan-based vampire society of San Francisco. The series was inspired by the role-playing game Vampire: the Masquerade by Mark Rein Hagen but took many liberties such as allowing vampires who have recently fed to withstand sunli...

FOX
1996

FOX
1996

Kindred: The Embraced

Season 1

Season Premiere: 1996

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Summary Kindred: The Embraced was a prime-time drama by Aaron Spelling that revolved around the lives and loves of the clan-based vampire society of San Francisco. The series was inspired by the role-playing game Vampire: the Masquerade by Mark Rein Hagen but took many liberties such as allowing vampires who have recently fed to withstand sunli...

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Episode 1 • Apr 2, 1996 • 1 h 8 m

The Original Saga

A sizzling affair and macabre death with a vampire leads detective Frank Kohanek (C.Thomas Howell) to the violent world of the undead ruled by the Prince of the Vampires, Julian Luna (Mark Frankel).

Episode 2 • Apr 3, 1996 • 46 m

Prince of the City

Julian prepares to defend his throne against the vicious Kindred mobster Eddie Fiori. But a beautiful and captivating reporter,named Caitlin Byrne, distracts Julian. Frank gets way too close to the secret of the "Masquerade".

Episode 3 • 1996

While Julian's interest in Caitlin intensifies, a psychotic vampire leaves a grisly trail throughout the city. Daedalus, unknowingly leads Frank and Julian to a vicious showdown with a newly embraced killer named "Starkweather".

Episode 4 • Apr 10, 1996 • 1 h

Romeo and Juliet

Caitlin is getting closer to learning Julian's secret identity while the passion between Cash and Sasha explodes into violence when she is embraced by an enemy clan, igniting an ancient blood bath and potential deadly feud.

Episode 5 • Apr 17, 1996 • 1 h

Live Hard, Die Young, and Leave a Good Looking Corpse

Lillie must deal with Zane, the rebellious newly-embraced young rocker she sired. Zane's insatiable desires threatens the Kindred's secrecy when he becomes involved with Caitlin and Sasha.

Episode 6 • Apr 24, 1996 • 1 h

The Rise and Fall of Eddie Fiori

As Eddie plots Julian's death and a jealous Lillie plots her revenge against Julian and Caitlin, a mysterious assassin known as a "Shape-changer" uses Cash and Sasha to get to Julian also.

Episode 7 • May 1, 1996 • 1 h

Bad Moon Rising

Caitlin's own secret past is revealed when she falls into a trap set by jealous Lillie. Meanwhile the Kindred must deal with a evil Nosferatu who is terrorizing the city.

Episode 8 • May 8, 1996 • 1 h

Cabin in the Woods

Caitlin takes Julian to a cabin in the woods for some romance but the Bruja clan attacks. Frank is warned not to investigate the vampires. In order to prevent a vampire civil war, Archon takes responsibility for a crime from his past.

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Entertainment Weekly

Jun 11, 2013

Knottily mystifying.

By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW

Jun 26, 2013

Fun, swanky nonsense.

By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW

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