What is “Dracula?” “Dracula” is a new fall 2013 TV show set to premiere Oct. 25 on NBC and air Fridays at 10PM. The series stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and is a retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic “Dracula” story.
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This time, the titular vampire arrives in London in the late 19th century posing as an American entrepreneur. Dracula tries to sell Londoners on modern science—electricity, in particular—but he’s not really trying to make money. Instead, Dracula wants revenge on the people who cursed him centuries earlier, and therein lies the central conflict of this NBC 2013-14 TV show, produced by the folks behind the hit “Downton Abbey.”
“What is ‘Dracula?’” is a question NBC answers with the following description: a twisted, sophisticated and sexy take on Bram Stoker’s classic novel, proving that some stories never die.” Will this new fall 2013-14 TV show be a hit? There are reasons that even vampires might look on the bright side and say yes. Meyers is a Golden Globe-winning actor known for “The Tudors,” and “Dracula” is an iconic story that’s been told zillions of times without losing its popularity. That bodes well for this fall addition to NBC’s 2013-14 TV schedule.
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You might also answer the question, “What is ‘Dracula?’” by calling this new fall 2013 TV show an attempt to cash in on the vampire craze. Of course, as Zap2it writer Carina Adly MacKenzie points out, we might have reached a critical mass of bloodsuckers on TV. “Did TV really need another vampire show, particularly one on a broadcast network where things can get sexy, but not too sexy?” MacKenzie writes of “Dracula,” previewing the NBC new fall 2013 TV series. “We’re intrigued by the flashback moments in this promo trailer more than anything else.”
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