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- Netflix
- Jan 4, 2020
- Netflix
- Jan 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.
Created By: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
- Netflix
- Jan 4, 2020
- Netflix
- Jan 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.
Created By: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
75
63% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
75
63% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This Dracula is astonishingly accomplished: fearsomely gripping, fiendishly clever and, in every sense, bloody good.
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.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 207 User Ratings
6.2
56% Positive
115 Ratings
115 Ratings
17% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
27% Negative
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 207 User Ratings
6.2
56% Positive
115 Ratings
115 Ratings
17% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
27% Negative
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
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.
“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.
It's a shame that the season finale is awful, because the first episode of Dracula is fanf---ingtastic.
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.
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.
Tonally bbcs Dracula 2020 doesn't ever quite know what genre it is or wants to be flirting with ideas of longevity, hunger and fear without taking the time to discuss them using it's medium to the fullest. There is some decent cinematography and notable practical effects but these aren't enough to create any tension within the oddly modern screenplay. The cast are excellent but the screenplay ultimately fails to connect with the material or the setting in a meaningful way.
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SEASON 1
The main problem with this Dracula is that each episode is of a wildly differing quality. Episode 1 is the best but things go down hill from here. Episode 3 is just a crashing bore and not even the charisma from lead actor, Claes Bang, can save it. Some invention, but overall forgettable.
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SEASON 1
