Dracula Showrunners Explain How the Vampire Show Could Be Resurrected for a Second Season – Gizmodo

Claes Bang stars as the bloodthirsty vampire lord in Dracula. Photo: Netflix

BBC and Netflixs three-part Dracula miniseries ended on a pretty final note, but with the shows surprising success its possible that Count Dracula could wind up coming back for more.

In an interview with RadioTimes, Dracula co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat explained how they could bring the vampire, played by Claes Bang in the miniseries, back if they were to get another season. But the bigger question would be: Is it worth it? The third episode ended with Dracula, having conquered his fear of death, choosing to drink the cancerous blood of Zoe Helsing (Dolly Wells) and dying alongside her. It weirdly then shows him having sex with Zoes ancestor Agatha (also played by Wells) on the surface of the sun. It was definitely...a choice. But one that might not stick.

I mean its a show about resurrection, Moffat said. Thats literally what the main superpower of the main character is. Dracula started the show dead and then died again in episode two and came back. And then died again. Sister Agatha died and came back. I mean everyones dying on that show.

While Moffat and Gatiss said they have no idea if the BBC and Netflix have plans to bring the show back for a second season, they were in favor of the proposal and even had an idea of how it could be done. Taking inspiration from Dracula: Prince of Darkness, the third movie in Hammer Films Dracula series, Gatiss hinted that the way that movie got around Draculas demise might not be such a bad idea.

Apparently if you pour blood onto Draculas ashes he comes back, he said. Who knows? It does seem weird that they would want to bring Dracula back after hed accepted death and found peace. Granted, the ending was super clunky, but you have to wonder whether reviving the character just to get another season would be a mistakeone that undoes everything the original ending symbolized.

However, if they do decide to revive Dracula they can count on their star to return. Bang told Radio Times that he would absolutely would return to the role for a second seasonadding that he wants to make sure his co-star Wells was involved too, given her crucial role.

I hope its not the end, he said. I have to say, I so want to do a second series. Just because I want to, but also because I want to see how Steven and Mark will bring him and Agatha back to life.

Dracula is currently available to watch on BBC and Netflix.

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