Dracula (2020)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 4, 2020
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8

Critic Reviews

  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Michael Hogan
    Jan 3, 2020
    100
    This Dracula is astonishingly accomplished: fearsomely gripping, fiendishly clever and, in every sense, bloody good.
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Jan 2, 2020
    100
    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.
  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Jan 6, 2020
    80
    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.
  5. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Ed Cumming
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    At its best, this new version by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss is a loving tribute to the Hammer Horror kind of Dracula, which keeps the novel’s more macabre attractions, adds fresh wit and energy, and only occasionally drags.
  6. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    “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.

Awards & Rankings

68
#68 Best TV Season of 2020
2
#2 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020
8
#8 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

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User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 208 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 208
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 208
  3. Negative: 56 out of 208
  1. AthanasiosT
    Jan 4, 2020
    10
    Congratulations BBC. Excellent is a one word description for all the aspects of this show : Writing; the adaptation perfectly follows butCongratulations 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.… Full Review »
  2. Justadude84
    Jan 4, 2020
    10
    Mr Gatiss and Mr Moffat's Dracula is the most fun I've had with a vampire story in ages. It has equal parts charm, wit, and fright, andMr Gatiss and Mr Moffat's Dracula is the most fun I've had with a vampire story in ages. It has equal parts charm, wit, and fright, and manages the tricky task of paying homage to Bram Stoker's Dracula while making the story feel exciting and contemporary. Nicely done.… Full Review »
  3. Nashi
    Jan 4, 2020
    10
    Great just f*****g GREAT, the series is perfect in so many point. So, i don't wanna spoil or something but the ending is soo magic, you haveGreat just f*****g GREAT, the series is perfect in so many point. So, i don't wanna spoil or something but the ending is soo magic, you have to see one of the best series from January… Full Review »
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