BBC and Netflix’s “Dracula” Bites into Two New Cast Members

February 11, 2019

“The Crown’s” John Heffernan, pictured, and “Doll & Em’s” Dolly Wells have joined the cast of BBC and Netflix drama “Dracula”, reports Deadline.

The pair will star in the spooky series alongside The Girl in the Spider’s Web’s Claes Bang, who appears as Dracula.

The trio will star alongside No Offence’s Joanna Scanlan, His Dark Materials’ Morfydd Clark and Phantom Thread’s Lujza Richter, while co-writer Mark Gatiss, who has previously appeared in shows including “Doctor Who” and “Sherlock” will also appear on screen.

Written and created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, the series is inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel and will re-introduce the world to Dracula, the vampire who made evil sexy.

“In Transylvania in 1897, the blood drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London.”

Filming will begin in the spring for the series, which will consist of three 90-minute episodes.

Dracula was commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content and Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama. Gatiss, Moffat and Hartswood Films boss Sue Vertue Exec Produce alongside the BBC’s Ben Irving for BBC and Netflix’s Larry Tanz.

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