Van Helsing (2016)

Name: Van Helsing (2016)
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense
Released: September 23, 2016
Rating: 54

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SyFy | Release Date: September 23, 2016

Summary: Vanessa Helsing (Kelly Overton), the daughter of the legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing awakens five years in the future where vampires rule the world.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Keith Uhlich

Sep 23, 2016

Season 1 Review: You'd think this would lead to all manner of generic story beats. But LaBute and his writers (as well as stalwart TV director Michael Nankin, who does some truly terrific, atmospheric work in these first three installments) manage to give the material a distinctive tweak or two. Read full review

Scott D. Pierce

Sep 23, 2016

Season 1 Review: It gets off to a slow start, but Van Helsing picks up in the second episode. It is also super violent and super gory. If you like that sort of thing, you might want to give this a chance. Read full review

Mary McNamara

Sep 23, 2016

Season 1 Review: The characters take forever to make narrative connections that seem immediately obvious and no one seems remotely curious about what exactly is happening to the world. Yet even as her hours-long insistence that she is nothing “special” grows tedious, Vanessa is delightfully cranky. Read full review

Tom Long

Sep 23, 2016

Season 1 Review: Van Helsing obviously wants to be “The Walking Dead” with vampires, but it lacks that show’s production values, cast and over-the-top imagination. Read full review

Collider Allison Keene

Sep 20, 2016

Season 1 Review: It is excessively gory and often grotesque (the foley artists must have had a ball with this one), but that can’t make up for the fact that it’s just not particularly unique or compelling. Read full review

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cylun

Jan 6, 2021

The story has good and bad moments. It doesn't seem to follow an overall arc. Every season just drives it further but with new ideas. This unfortunately causes inconsistencies and confusion. There are some very frustrating moments in this show that seem to be just plot armor to have a newThe story has good and bad moments. It doesn't seem to follow an overall arc. Every season just drives it further but with new ideas. This unfortunately causes inconsistencies and confusion. There are some very frustrating moments in this show that seem to be just plot armor to have a new conflict to tell because they ran out of previous subplots. The acting of Kelly Overton is something I can't make up my mind about. It's odd and unexpected the least, but it kind of suits the character regardless. There were some moments where I considered stopping to watch. Overall, it still keeps me thrilled enough to continue. The core ideas about the universe aren't very clichè, fortunately. I'd put it into an indie vampire/zombie genre. Overall storytelling methods, however, are very clichè and annoyingly predictable.… Expand

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Zumbie101

Oct 13, 2020

Tried very hard to get into the show but just couldnt. Very boring characters, premise and setting. Cliche storylines that are very predictable.

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ShelbyShark

Jun 5, 2021

I sincerely hope that all the geeks and flawed creatures who support feminism and LGBT people will be removed from the world and will no longer release such bluvotin to the light!!! YOU MUST NOT EXIST, YOU ROTTEN CREATURES!!! You clog up the brain of stupid youngsters!!!! HOW CAN Van HELSINGI sincerely hope that all the geeks and flawed creatures who support feminism and LGBT people will be removed from the world and will no longer release such bluvotin to the light!!! YOU MUST NOT EXIST, YOU ROTTEN CREATURES!!! You clog up the brain of stupid youngsters!!!! HOW CAN Van HELSING BE A **** WOMAN!!!!… Expand

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LordRaijin

May 13, 2022

This show seems to be suffering from an identity crisis... couldn't decide if it wanted to become a vampire-inspired tv show or zombies. I didn't appreciate this show shoving this feminine LGBT agenda onto me, and the misandry going on is just too real... I can just imagine the backlash thisThis show seems to be suffering from an identity crisis... couldn't decide if it wanted to become a vampire-inspired tv show or zombies. I didn't appreciate this show shoving this feminine LGBT agenda onto me, and the misandry going on is just too real... I can just imagine the backlash this show would've received if it was in reverse! If the Brotherhood sexually mutilated women vampires in order for them to join their cult. The characters have no interesting background... The story is mediocre and Cliche. Very predictable!… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season 5

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  Air Date: April 16, 2021
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Season 4

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  Air Date: September 27, 2019
Season 3

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  Air Date: October 5, 2018
Season 2

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  Air Date: October 5, 2017
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  Air Date: September 23, 2016
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  Air Date: September 23, 2016