Dracula (2020): Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: January 4, 2020

Summary: Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat's version of Dracula (Claes Bang) is set in 1897 as the count sets out for new victims in Victorian London.

Genre(s): Drama, Horror

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Jan 2, 2020

It’s a bloodstained love letter to a classic, beautifully and delicately scented with just the faintest hint of ham gothic yarns need; a homage to all the great Counts who have gone before, but still entirely its own thing. And again, like the best of Gatiss and Moffat’s Sherlocks, with the searching intelligence that promises to flesh out the foundational story. Enjoy sinking your teeth into it all. Read full review

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The Telegraph Michael Hogan

Jan 3, 2020

This Dracula is astonishingly accomplished: fearsomely gripping, fiendishly clever and, in every sense, bloody good. Read full review

John Anderson

Jan 3, 2020

“Dracula,” the latest in a long, long line of genetic mutations fathered by the 1897 Bram Stoker novel, is quick with a quip. And no small amount of irreverence. ... While there is humor in this “Dracula,” there is also real dread. ... Mr. Bang, who plays Drac rather louche, can also bring a visceral ferocity to the scenes in which his character is challenged or—heaven knows—thwarted. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jan 6, 2020

Parts of the premiere's first half are a bit slow and some of the script’s attempts at humor and modern dialogue feel off in terms of tone, but the action really kicks in for the final half-hour in a way that makes it almost impossible for you not to watch another. Read full review

Tim Surette

Jan 6, 2020

It's a shame that the season finale is awful, because the first episode of Dracula is fanf---ingtastic. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Jan 6, 2020

To call his retelling tedious is understating the problem. ... Laggardly scripting also obscures performances that might otherwise win over the audience. ... [Dolly] Wells’ Agatha is the first episode's saving grace. She gets some of the funniest lines and delivers them with a dry, peppery mien that gives one hope that she’ll survive. Read full review

Steven Scaife

Jan 6, 2020

Whether it’s introducing farcical, overwritten solutions to things like navigating Dracula’s mazelike castle or miniature plot twists that are easy to guess, the series simply feels tiresome in its relentless pleading with us to be impressed. Read full review

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AthanasiosT

Jan 4, 2020

Congratulations BBC. Excellent is a one word description for all the aspects of this show : Writing; the adaptation perfectly follows but doesn't copy the classic story, dialogues are smart and sharp. Casting; superb acting from everyone. Directing, photography; Gothic atmosphere is capturedCongratulations BBC. Excellent is a one word description for all the aspects of this show : Writing; the adaptation perfectly follows but doesn't copy the classic story, dialogues are smart and sharp. Casting; superb acting from everyone. Directing, photography; Gothic atmosphere is captured and depicted. Even the -fashionable- diversity is not forced, but nicely blended in. After Hammer's Christopher Lee, I didn't expect to find another Dracula worth of my time, but I'm glad I was proven wrong. Netflix, please give the Witcher to BBC for a reboot.… Expand

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Tooth2k

Jan 8, 2020

This is the most fun& original Dracula yet. The count is usually depicted as a self loathing creep, or a one dimensional caricature of ‘evil’. This guy really IS evil, revelling in his omnipotence& gloating over his victims& Literally chewing up the scenery. Great job, BBC& Netflix!

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TheDevilCorrect

Jan 4, 2020

My first thought was it's a very cool depiction of Count Dracula, and updated too. My second thought was, wow Claes Bang would make an excellent James Bond.

I wasn't really thrilled with episode 3 (but the graveyard scene is a must see), nor the conclusion, but it's I feel the first twoMy first thought was it's a very cool depiction of Count Dracula, and updated too. My second thought was, wow Claes Bang would make an excellent James Bond.

I wasn't really thrilled with episode 3 (but the graveyard scene is a must see), nor the conclusion, but it's I feel the first two episodes made up for it. For this genre, the end was fine, but not extraordinary.… Expand

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GalvatronType_R

Jan 6, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A great show that is completely undone by its abysmal third act.

First, the good. Claes Bang is superb as the Count. Silky, seductive, malevolent, and surprisingly funny. The costumes, sets, and overall production value are off the charts. The dialogue is exquisite, almost Tarantino level good.

Now the bad. Transporting the Count and the story forward to the 21st century was a grave mistake (see what I did there?). This twist completely abandoned the characters and setup from 1897 in favor of introducing vapid, unlikeable, couldn’t care less about them badly written modern characters. I actually laughed every time Dracula slaughtered these sheep. What a terrible disastrous move the third act is.

On a side note, this show is incredible in Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio. Do yourselves a favor and watch and listen to this show on a 4K stream.… Expand

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MattBrady99

Feb 21, 2021

Maybe the real Dracula is the friends we made along the way.

For a show that started off so promising but got so terrible as it went along. Thanks Steven Moffat. However, I got to say that the actor who played Dracula, Claes Bang, did a great job, even though his Dracula is basicallyMaybe the real Dracula is the friends we made along the way.

For a show that started off so promising but got so terrible as it went along. Thanks Steven Moffat.

However, I got to say that the actor who played Dracula, Claes Bang, did a great job, even though his Dracula is basically Benedict Cumberbatch 'Sherlock'.… Expand

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silverseb

Jan 8, 2020

This is one the stupidiest adaptation of Dracula that i've evere seen.
The ending is so stupid it is hard for me to express
A waste of time for the people and a waste of money for BBC

6 of 9 users found this helpful63

ThiagoSimoes

Mar 19, 2020

Terrible. From the very beginning nothing makes sense and it only gets worse.

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 4, 2020
- No episode information is currently available for this season