Dracula (2020)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 4, 2020
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  1. 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, and manages the tricky task of paying homage to Bram Stoker's Dracula while making the story feel exciting and contemporary. Nicely done.
  2. 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 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'sCongratulations 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
  3. HtetOoWaiYan
    Jan 6, 2020
    9
    Ooh... 2020 starts well.

    I thought the show's gonna be a plain adaptation from the book (which I still might enjoy), but it turns out to be a modern take on Dracula with wacky dialogues and some unexpected-but-welcome decisions. All three episodes are a smart mix of horror and humor, and I like every second of it. The first and second episodes are solid 8 out of 10. But, the final    Ooh... 2020 starts well.

    I thought the show's gonna be a plain adaptation from the book (which I still might enjoy), but it turns out to be a modern take on Dracula with wacky dialogues and some unexpected-but-welcome decisions. All three episodes are a smart mix of horror and humor, and I like every second of it.

    The first and second episodes are solid 8 out of 10. But, the final episode is just remarkable both in the storytelling and the technical aspects. The actors are terrific, especially the two leads, Claes Bang and Dolly Wells. I must say Bang makes himself a fantastic Dracula.

    Dracula (2020) is not too over the top and not too grounded either, the balance of it is what I adore about it.    … Expand
  4. nanamihs
    Jan 5, 2020
    10
    835/5000
    This series is perfect! It brings us rich scriptwriting and genius. The horror is explicit there, the elegance of the dracula with seduction was conveyed to perfection. from bram stoker, falls into the trap perfectly. I like the confusion the show has, it makes you wonder what is going on all the time, and then reveals it with a big surprise. clearly observes the talent of the    835/5000
    This series is perfect! It brings us rich scriptwriting and genius. The horror is explicit there, the elegance of the dracula with seduction was conveyed to perfection. from bram stoker, falls into the trap perfectly. I like the confusion the show has, it makes you wonder what is going on all the time, and then reveals it with a big surprise. clearly observes the talent of the production. Only thing that the series to be lost was in the relationship of Luci and in the fitting of Jack and the doctor there, but closing with a golden key the end. in a very magnificent and philosophical way.    … Expand
  5. ThiagoSimoes
    Mar 19, 2020
    0
    Terrible. From the very beginning nothing makes sense and it only gets worse.
  6. 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 have to see one of the best series from January
  7. silverseb
    Jan 8, 2020
    2
    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
  8. SeussMyTub
    Jan 12, 2020
    2
    Boy, this was a three part limited series, and it went from a promising first episode to a complete crapfest by the third. Ugh, so utterly disappointing. What could have been a good classic tale of Gothic horror comes totally undone by the final act. It's like two different TV shows were mashed together halfway. What a waste.
  9. Ryanfold
    Jan 4, 2020
    10
    So epics. I’m only 2 of 3 in, but I’m totally hooked!!!

    What a sleeper hit!
  10. Deadheadbill
    Jan 6, 2020
    1
    Where to begin? It's just sooo bad. The intended funny scenes are groan inducing. The forced "modern sensibilities" onto a Dracula story are again...groan inducing. There is no sense of Gothic Horror that should accompany any decent telling of the Dracula mythos. Bram Stoker must be rolling in his grave.
  11. Yourmumsbills
    Jan 9, 2020
    0
    I had high hope for this, based on the writers previous work. But sadly this was awful. I'm not sure if this was supposed to be comedic or serious? the writing is all over the place, the acting (from a mostly very talented cast) is really bad and most importantly the main character of Dracula is just ridiculous. I really wish they'd just written some more Sherlock instead of this terrible cr*p.
  12. Yurchik
    Jan 7, 2020
    0
    Van Helsing is a woman... This is a new trend!? Do the main characters is female!? Or I don't understand something!?
  13. HermesRatatoskr
    Jan 6, 2020
    1
    Poorly written, laughably acted and carelessly put together - I have no idea why this dreadful piece of work has impressed so many paid reviewers.
    As is now typical of Netflix (and increasingly the BBC) the show looks like it was made on the cheap and wears its disrespect for its source material as a badge of apparent honour.
    Oh, and please - enough with the sneering at Catholicism, Netflix.
  14. TheDevilCorrect
    Jan 4, 2020
    8
    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 two episodes made up for it. For this genre, the end was fine, but not extraordinary.
  15. Someguy780
    Jan 5, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First two episodes where vaguely interesting followed by episode three. Which was the biggest train wreck off a cliff I have seen in a bit. With a weird time skip into modern day and a complete **** the bed ending after I would not recommend this show to anyone.… Expand
  16. GarethB
    Jan 5, 2020
    3
    Starts with a flourish but ends with a whimper. The tale of Dracula has its corpse dragged through the instagram era.
  17. otavio98
    Jan 6, 2020
    10
    Amazingly creative! Such a good story. I didn't liked Dracula so far, now I'm fan!
  18. Gnewa
    Jan 6, 2020
    0
    What a pile of junk, all the promise of a great show that just continued to burn to a crisp as the story progressed. Your typical BBC PC bile. Why am I forced to pay this waste of space corporation my hard earned money.
  19. Andrewzc
    Jan 7, 2020
    10
    Excellent script, casting, acting and production values. If you're not from the UK and are wondering if some of the BBC haters on here ever watch the programmes they hate, and are wondering why they bother two things. First, many of them don't actually watch the programmes (or if they do, they're masochists given the level of hatred they exhibit. Secondly, they are politically motivated:Excellent script, casting, acting and production values. If you're not from the UK and are wondering if some of the BBC haters on here ever watch the programmes they hate, and are wondering why they bother two things. First, many of them don't actually watch the programmes (or if they do, they're masochists given the level of hatred they exhibit. Secondly, they are politically motivated: the hard right and hard left hate the BBC and want to see its licence fee funding removed. Their reviews are driven entirely by their desire to shut the organisation down. Hope that helps.… Expand
  20. Vl_cz
    Jan 5, 2020
    0
    Первый эпизод был многообещающим, казалось, что сделают сериал по оригинальному произведению. Но потом появились монашки феминистки, негры, геи и прочие прогрессивные темы, которые начали портить впечатление. Третий эпизод - это вообще просто позор какой то, он настолько плох, что затмевает все немногочисленные достоинства сериала.Первый эпизод был многообещающим, казалось, что сделают сериал по оригинальному произведению. Но потом появились монашки феминистки, негры, геи и прочие прогрессивные темы, которые начали портить впечатление. Третий эпизод - это вообще просто позор какой то, он настолько плох, что затмевает все немногочисленные достоинства сериала.
  21. Manolux
    Jan 5, 2020
    1
    Otra producción de Netflix donde la homosexualidad, el feminismo y la inclusión racial son usados; esta vez, para destruir un personaje icono como lo es Dracula.
  22. KGardnerXX
    Jan 4, 2020
    3
    I watched all three of these episodes today I’ve seen the work of Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat many times before on Sherlock and Doctor Who so I was hoping for the same quality of work. But I’m afraid this just doesn’t work.

    It’s hard to describe what I was feeling while watching this. It was painfully dull at times while I was watching a straight forward Dracula horror movie with all    I watched all three of these episodes today I’ve seen the work of Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat many times before on Sherlock and Doctor Who so I was hoping for the same quality of work. But I’m afraid this just doesn’t work.

    It’s hard to describe what I was feeling while watching this. It was painfully dull at times while I was watching a straight forward Dracula horror movie with all the boring bloody scenes while the actor playing Dracula acted suave and glib as he murdered people. I kept feeling that I was watching a movie from ten or twenty years ago. The plot had been changed a bit but it’s still stank of boring writing and boring acting.

    Then I got what I was expecting with all their writing, the inevitable twist. You’ll see it if you bother to watch all the way through, but I guarantee you’ll feel like you’re in an M Night Shyamalan movie, and that’s not a compliment. It was so obvious and inevitable that when it came, I almost didn’t bother to finish it.

    To be clear, I usually love these guys work. I loved Moffat’s run on Doctor Who and Gatiss’ work on Sherlock, but this is too much of the same old thing and it just doesn’t work this time. Instead of new and interesting, you get the feeling of a horse that has gone to the same well once too many times. It’s not new, it’s a gimmick that just makes you roll your eyes.

    So, i know many of you out there will want to watch out of the reputation of these men, but do yourselves a favor and just binge watch some of their old episodes on the fore mentioned shows. It’ll be much better and a lot more fun.    … Expand
  23. lex_spellman13
    Jan 8, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esta serie es una producción muy buena, recién he visto dos capítulos y te atrapa, además de que te deja con la intriga de que es pasará en el siguiente capítulo y todo esto hace que corras a ver el capítulo siguiente.… Expand
  24. UncleWillard
    Jan 4, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dracula himself starts out okay, buy we soon learn from sister Agatha who the real villain is; the patriarchy! Of course she's a Van Helsing, but.hownever did she learn about science and mythology under the yoke of the patriarchy? I was hoping for a better standoff in episode one, but she basically sacrifices the entire convent to get some pretty basic answers. I predict shell.hobble back to England with, ironically helpless Mina and well go fom there. Also ironically, and I'll wager unintentionally, the men are the most interesting characters in this bastardization of the horror classic. As they were in the original. I hoped for more from the BBC, but alas, they're bloody gutless.… Expand
  25. OlivierPiel
    Jan 4, 2020
    1
    This is not high-brow artistic musing on romanticism. RIP Nosferatu. Ironic how at the same time Werner Herzog sold himself to Disney Plus to be unceremeniously and anonymously dispatched to an early death...
    The corpse of the BBC is now peddling campy juvenile mercantile entertainment for the masses through Netflix. Plebs and American critics rejoice! 90 on Metacritic! Yeeehheee. It's    This is not high-brow artistic musing on romanticism. RIP Nosferatu. Ironic how at the same time Werner Herzog sold himself to Disney Plus to be unceremeniously and anonymously dispatched to an early death...
    The corpse of the BBC is now peddling campy juvenile mercantile entertainment for the masses through Netflix. Plebs and American critics rejoice! 90 on Metacritic! Yeeehheee. It's higher than Tarkovsky, Antonioni, Resnais or Bergmann....or Herzog's own work.
    It even fails to deliver any real scary moments, going for the lazy cheap dark humor to flatter an audience with an average intellect .    … Expand
  26. R_1974
    Jan 5, 2020
    0
    Grausam schlecht mit viel unfreiwilliger Komik .Anstatt an einer vernünftigen Story zu Arbeiten wurde hier auf die LGBT Keule viel wert gelegt, dafür dürfte die Presse deswegen dann begeistert sein. Immer das gleiche Muster.....Star Wars, Ghostbusters,Witcher etc.
  27. Kalele005
    Jan 7, 2020
    9
    this show was simply amazing it was three great episode i just think that the third episode was neccessary but was the weakest episode, now i just hoping for a season 2 that bring us back in the dracula's past like seen his decent to sadness,madness and debut as the first vampire at his origins or maybe tell us more about his past event, i can't help myself i really did enjoy the first twothis show was simply amazing it was three great episode i just think that the third episode was neccessary but was the weakest episode, now i just hoping for a season 2 that bring us back in the dracula's past like seen his decent to sadness,madness and debut as the first vampire at his origins or maybe tell us more about his past event, i can't help myself i really did enjoy the first two episode and was shocked at the end of the second episode, thanks to the creators of this show to have created a emotional journey all along and a meaningful one, they choose the right actors, the right animator effects the right music composer, it was a dark and gothic athmosphere, i just a bit disappointed that we didn't see more badass action scene it would be my only complain otherwise this show is a huge respect for what have already been done in the past,it's my netflix favourite this year.… Expand
  28. Tooth2k
    Jan 8, 2020
    10
    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!
  29. Qtips93
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    Amazing show, even though it seems like it’s over I still have my fingers crossed for season 2
  30. Bencc
    Jan 4, 2020
    3
    After a middling start, it gets continually more and more rediculous. Finally concluding in an outstandingly dissatisfying final episode. The plot is almost non existent, the characters are under developed. Imagine the worst elements of the mofatt Dr who and Sherlock compiled into a three part mini series.
  31. critic_acid
    Jan 5, 2020
    1
    The lifeless corpse of a good idea.

    Just like the many victims of count Dracula, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss' adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula was dead on arrival but still managed to stagger on for three episodes. Caught between the dead scary thriller and full-blooded campness, 'Dracula' manages to achieve neither. The writing is unimaginative and the jokes repetitive.    The lifeless corpse of a good idea.

    Just like the many victims of count Dracula, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss' adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula was dead on arrival but still managed to stagger on for three episodes.

    Caught between the dead scary thriller and full-blooded campness, 'Dracula' manages to achieve neither.

    The writing is unimaginative and the jokes repetitive.

    The deaths, of those who fall prey to Dracula, are too frequent and not gory enough, leaving you feeling numb as Dracula quips some variation of "What a pleasure to... EAT you," before taking another victim. Eye-roll!

    And the character of Dracula lacks sex appeal as dose the whole series. Come on people Dracula's meant to be the sexiest of all the monsters!

    The filming is visually is boring. The majority of the mini-series is shot in the same style as Sherlock and struggles to find its own identity.

    While some of the practical effects are genuinely impressive and a nice nod to the genre the moments where they shine through are far too few.

    All in all, a valiant effort to do something different however, the decision to play it safe, not to fully committing to being either a true thriller-horror or an unashamedly camp comedy-horror, makes this a failure and one of the worst offerings by Moffat and Co. so far.

    Perhaps it's time the BBC found some new writing talent instead of trying to endlessly revive the ghosts of past successes.    … Expand
  32. Djigabon
    Jan 5, 2020
    3
    This is how you make a 3 episode series and still make it take forever for anything to happen.
  33. ingiel
    Jan 5, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sherlock creators has just proven that last two seasons of shelock weren’t an accident. The first two were. It was an accident that they created something good and went to their true selves in the ending of sherlock. Draculas first episode is interesting and great but the second and third are just the worst, boring, ridiculus, badly edited, extremely badly writen. The creators of sherlock should do one thing for the cinema and just retire. Please retire.… Expand
  34. steveyme
    Jan 10, 2020
    6
    Painfully politically correct, modern accents in olden times, and in parts incredibly slow. Eps 1+2 were poor, but Episode 3 is flat out unwatchable.
  35. 3dpo
    Jan 6, 2020
    4
    Just silly. It has it's moments, but everything comes crashing down in the final moments. It builds well, then... splat! The first word that came to mind when the credits rolled was, "Silly."
  36. landetc
    Jan 4, 2020
    5
    Dracula is trying to refresh the original source famously and modernly. Bats, a dark castle, an impudent hunter and an invincible monster are complemented by clumsy humor, frisky montage and annoying agenda. In fact, in the round dance of the secondary attributes of the genre, we can see only one-time entertainment with sometimes graceful violence and another math-play about a strong womanDracula is trying to refresh the original source famously and modernly. Bats, a dark castle, an impudent hunter and an invincible monster are complemented by clumsy humor, frisky montage and annoying agenda. In fact, in the round dance of the secondary attributes of the genre, we can see only one-time entertainment with sometimes graceful violence and another math-play about a strong woman and male treachery. Boredom. Sir Abraham Stoker deserves much more.… Expand
  37. Willar
    Jan 4, 2020
    6
    The first two episodes are oddly funny but it falls apart in the last episode. It doesn't follow the book very closely but it is still reasonably enjoyable. Overall a decent spoof.
  38. Gwz
    Jan 24, 2020
    7
    I do like this Dracula. He's not a sexy vampire but a monster with little to no regards to his prey. I'm fine with the new twists in the story, and the Van Helsing character is great. I'm not even going to give episode 3 some flack like everybody else. It was flawed sure, but interesting. It's a retelling in the same vein as BBC Sherlock (from the same pen, which shows). Let's just hopeI do like this Dracula. He's not a sexy vampire but a monster with little to no regards to his prey. I'm fine with the new twists in the story, and the Van Helsing character is great. I'm not even going to give episode 3 some flack like everybody else. It was flawed sure, but interesting. It's a retelling in the same vein as BBC Sherlock (from the same pen, which shows). Let's just hope there is no season 2, yeah?… Expand
  39. Bertaut1
    Jan 27, 2021
    8
    A sarcastic posthumanist Dracula won't be to everyone's taste, but I thoroughly enjoyed this unique take on the Count

    Adapted from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and running a hefty 270 minutes (divided into three episodes of 90 minutes each), this series seeks to capture the tone of the novel, if not necessarily the plot. There are some problems, and fans of    A sarcastic posthumanist Dracula won't be to everyone's taste, but I thoroughly enjoyed this unique take on the Count

    Adapted from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and running a hefty 270 minutes (divided into three episodes of 90 minutes each), this series seeks to capture the tone of the novel, if not necessarily the plot. There are some problems, and fans of the novel have taken especial (and not entirely unjustified) umbrage with the unexpected narrative shift in the last episode, but all in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this version.

    Hungry, 1897; Jonathan Harker (John Heffernan), an English lawyer sent to Transylvania some months prior, is physically deformed and mentally fragile, and is staying at a small convent. Having written an account of his experiences, Harker is interviewed by the acerbic Sister Agatha (a superb Dolly Wells), who is hoping he can fill in some of the details he left absent from his document. And so he tells how he came to Transylvania to meet the elderly Count Dracula (an exceptional Claes Bang), and of the subsequent horrors he experienced.

    Whereas the novel begins just before Harker arrives at Castle Dracula, the show begins with him already in a nunnery in Hungry, having fled the castle, and the novel's multi-perspective epistolary narrative is replaced with a more basic single-character flashback-style narration. Opening this way is a wise move, as it alerts the audience that this isn't a 1:1 adaptation.

    Each episode looks and feels substantially different from the other two; the first is a basic gothic horror full of deep shadows, huge towers, labyrinthine interiors, and ominous opulence; the second is a ship-based murder-mystery (except, of course, we all know who the killer); and the third is a gaudy, postmodernist-infused examination of youthful vapidity, corporate greed, and the all-conquering power of superficiality. Arwen Jones's production design across all three episodes is also stunning; from the twisting staircases and dead-end tunnels of Castle Dracula to the weather-beaten Demeter (the doomed ship in the second episode) to Dracula's residence in the third episode, everything on screen seems completely real and lived in.

    And there are also some extraordinary visual moments here. A close-up of a fly crawling on an eyeball, for example, which then crawls behind the eyeball is particularly disturbing, as is a scene where Dracula literally climbs out of a wolf. The exterior shots of Castle Dracula are also amazing, and why wouldn't they be as the show uses the incredible Orava Castle in Slovakia, which was also used for Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922).

    The acting is also terrific, particularly Bang as the sarcastic Count and Wells as perhaps the most irreverent nun ever committed to screen. Much of the strength of their performances comes in how well they handle the dry humour. So, for example, when the convent is surrounded by bats, and Agatha is asked "why would the forces of darkness wish to attack a convent", she replies (completely deadpan), "perhaps they're sensitive to criticism." Later, explaining to Harker how he has had artists paint the sun for him, he then says, "And Mozart wrote such a pretty little tune", before mumbling to himself, "I really should have spared him". The nonchalant way Bang delivers the line is hilarious. As the show goes on, Bang gets to show more of his range, bringing out not just Dracula's confidence and sarcasm, but so too his pride, frustration, boredom, and fears, culminating in an exceptional final scene, with Bang doing some wonderful silent acting.

    Thematically, the show deconstructs much traditional vampire lore, particularly the power of crucifixes; why would Dracula fear the cross when he doesn't believe in God? Along the same lines, his immortality is examined in light of the boredom that it must entail. Similar deconstruction of his need for blood sees it presented more like an addiction than a necessity.

    As for problems, many viewers despised the last episode, and I can see why (although I loved it), as it takes things in a new, unexpected direction that asks more than a little leap of faith from the audience. Certainly, if the first two episodes form a broadly coherent unit, the third disrupts everything, and is thematically, aesthetically, and tonally divorced from its predecessors. Some of the humour in this episode also pushes things a little too far. I'm also not sure the show needed to be as long as it is; three 60 minute episodes probably would have sufficed.

    That aside though, I loved this adaptation, which captures much of the tonal qualities of the original very well. It deviates wildly from the book, but featuring a suitably posthumanist Dracula for our jaded times, Gatiss and Moffat may not have pleased traditionalists, but this is a fine attempt to bring Dracula into the 21st century without ever losing sight of his origins and raison d'être.    … Expand
  40. Gamexss
    Feb 15, 2020
    10
    Bayıldım!!!
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  41. notor12
    Jan 6, 2020
    6
    Many of these reviewers obviously never watched beyond the first episode. The first episode is indeed pretty decent but things get very dumb very fast after that. This certainly does not deserve a 90 critic score. A 75 is an appropriate score in my opinion, at best.

    It is fairly average netflix fare overall and the main problem is Dracula's constant smarminess really robs it of any    Many of these reviewers obviously never watched beyond the first episode. The first episode is indeed pretty decent but things get very dumb very fast after that. This certainly does not deserve a 90 critic score. A 75 is an appropriate score in my opinion, at best.

    It is fairly average netflix fare overall and the main problem is Dracula's constant smarminess really robs it of any terror or horror element as time goes on. The mix of horror and smarm here just doesnt work. His whole bit wears thin quickly then he's just annoying and unlikeable but not scary or menacing anymore. Considering the show completely revolves around him that is a major problem. Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele can pull off horror comedy but these writers definitely cannot.

    Also the general turn of the story after episode 2 just gets really gimmicky and stupid and the editing and storytelling turns nonsensical for no seemingly good reason. It is almost like entire episodes were cut out. I had to double check the order i watched them in because i thought i must have accidentally skipped an episode or three but nope, just the writers being dumb.

    The writers got off to a good start but instead of staying in the contained interesting world they staked out in the first episode to flesh out these people and characters and background they tried to do too much and in my opinion they totally blew it from there on.    … Expand
  42. AymanI
    Jan 12, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent two-part series that has tantalizing stories with a dark and gruesome lead actor. Third episode fails in fitting Dracula in the modern world and suffers an end which leaves a lingering bad taste on the episode, and for some the series.… Expand
  43. MrCynicalNZ
    Jan 4, 2020
    6
    This really should have been only two episodes, shorter episodes. They all started to drag, and the third, even in a world where vampires exists, strains credulity with shallow characters and lazy writing (around Renfield especially)

    It is typical Moffat/Gatiss, great start, average middle, terrible ending.

    I'm just there for Sister Agatha
  44. MrVanelf
    Jan 5, 2020
    6
    Гейтисса и Моффата мало интересует перенос классики в чистом виде, скорее деконструкция образа Дракулы как такового. Хорошая задумка, но слабая реализация. Отбросив классические атрибуты готического романа о любви, крови, времени и прощении, авторы Шерлока решили превратить Дракулу в очередной пазл, решение которого должно было стать то ли откровением, то ли препарированием образа Дракулы.Гейтисса и Моффата мало интересует перенос классики в чистом виде, скорее деконструкция образа Дракулы как такового. Хорошая задумка, но слабая реализация. Отбросив классические атрибуты готического романа о любви, крови, времени и прощении, авторы Шерлока решили превратить Дракулу в очередной пазл, решение которого должно было стать то ли откровением, то ли препарированием образа Дракулы. Не вышло ни того, ни другого. Финальный удар правдой по лицу старого вампира выглядит весьма натужной попыткой указать на очевидные вещи, а сюжетная и жанровая каша финального эпизода заставляет с грустью вспоминать о пыльных замках и старых временах, когда схватка со злом велась по наивным, но искренним принципам. В 2020 году битва против Дракулы заключается не в том, чтобы отомстить за убитых и сохранить будущие жизни, а чтобы в финале сказать ему в лицо, что он Лох и опозорился.

    По итогу: Не самая удачная попытка превратить Дракулу в постмодернистскую деконструкцию.    … Expand
  45. Gondar
    Jan 6, 2020
    8
    Lots of fun if you're willing to hang in for the 4 1/2 hours of all three episodes. Much of the writing and story is marvelous and sure to please Sherlock fans. Unfortunately there are spots of inconsistency and difficult to follow bits. Of course, this could just be an excuse to re-watch it!
  46. Porandori
    Jan 11, 2020
    8
    I think that you are too critical of this series ... everyone has a subjective idea of what to look like and this is great because it means that we are different and we have something to offer someone. This series was the vision of a person who wrote the book. I think that against the background of everything you watch it was not bad ... it was interesting and intriguing what would happenI think that you are too critical of this series ... everyone has a subjective idea of what to look like and this is great because it means that we are different and we have something to offer someone. This series was the vision of a person who wrote the book. I think that against the background of everything you watch it was not bad ... it was interesting and intriguing what would happen next and despite the fact that I feel unsatisfied, I generally think that this is a good story.… Expand
  47. HipSGuinness
    Feb 3, 2020
    8
    A very nice and interesting renew for the old vampir.
    Story are strange but It's a refresh and the End is interesting.

    For the realisation, It's a match : cool, strange or soft.
  48. DanteAsturo
    Feb 5, 2020
    8
    Es una serie con una premisa bastante interesante y adaptada de una manera bastante apropiada la mitología y el lord de los vampiros.
  49. Redphone
    Mar 23, 2020
    7
    While the last episode is disjointed from the others and I really wish they had kept one time period, you can’t go wrong with a classic Dracula story. The female lead was great and the effects, wardrobes, and backgrounds were fantastic and I’m glad they kept Dracula villainous since making them overly sympathetic seems to be the modern trend. Shame I do not think there will be another season.
  50. foxgrove
    Feb 2, 2020
    3
    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.
  51. Voodoo123
    Jan 14, 2020
    6
    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 theTonally 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.… Expand
  52. MattBrady99
    Feb 21, 2021
    4
    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 basically Benedict Cumberbatch 'Sherlock'.
  53. Malwark
    May 5, 2020
    2
    The show is ridden with plot holes, poor character development, forced diversity and just stupid desicions that degraded the whole experience. The actor that plays Dracula is doing a terrific job while the other actors are mediocre at best. The first episode is fantastic in terms of visuals, but even that falls flat in episode 2 and commits suicide on the 3rd.It could have been great butThe show is ridden with plot holes, poor character development, forced diversity and just stupid desicions that degraded the whole experience. The actor that plays Dracula is doing a terrific job while the other actors are mediocre at best. The first episode is fantastic in terms of visuals, but even that falls flat in episode 2 and commits suicide on the 3rd.It could have been great but it is sadly a major insult to the book written by Bram Stoker. There are other adaptions that succed better than this piece of garbage. It does not deserve the ridicously high scores it has sadly recieved.… Expand
  54. Diptanshu
    Apr 24, 2020
    8
    entertaining series!great acting specially the dracula he's portrayal was perfect!music was great!1st episode was terrifying and nice start to series the nun's gathering scene the wolf teared and dracula arrives the story telling of bride to be it was entertaining 1st episode!then 2nd episode felt like who's the murderer quiz type the voyage to england with chess game storytelling amazingentertaining series!great acting specially the dracula he's portrayal was perfect!music was great!1st episode was terrifying and nice start to series the nun's gathering scene the wolf teared and dracula arrives the story telling of bride to be it was entertaining 1st episode!then 2nd episode felt like who's the murderer quiz type the voyage to england with chess game storytelling amazing the ending was shock as sudden change to timeline felt wow!then 4rd episode at start was ok but then the mobile the lab/cell thing felt like a vampire spoof and whole lucy thing was way too much terrible it felt stretched but the beautiful colors and scenes were engaging to watch and then the ending it was amazing the weakness of dracula and sacrifice was great!overall entertaining series!… Expand
  55. GalvatronType_R
    Jan 6, 2020
    6
    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
  56. danszthedude
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    First 2 episodes are great, but the last...
    FYI - that woman in episode 3 is freaking ugly...
  57. Rick444
    May 2, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Episode 1 despite authors obsession with mentioning homosexual sex, constantly pointing out that the cross has no power and embarrassing kinda 'dance off' like scene between the sisters and dracula, the episode ends up exceeding low expectations with good acting, good pacing and surprisingly decent action.

    Episode 2 starts drifting away with slow pace into nowhere and... Episode 3 just gets nowhere and is entirely skippable due to total boredom and irrelevance. Ah yes modern England modern England... Who cares? I already watched Sherlock Holmes and even that was not that great show    … Expand
  58. geewah
    Jan 21, 2021
    7
    A fresh and different spin on one of entertainment's more revered villans.
    The 3 part show is letdown by the final instalment though which is a shame for this intelligent re-telling.
  59. DuduzinhoDoMau
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    Muito daora vê uma obra baseada em um livro antigo. acho que é uma releitura, mas sem duvida não é ruim

Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

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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
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jan 6, 2020
    40
    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.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Tim Surette
    Jan 6, 2020
    50
    It's a shame that the season finale is awful, because the first episode of Dracula is fanf---ingtastic.
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  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.
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