Vampire fans, here's something for you to sink your teeth into... NBC are Sky Living are looking to fill the void left behind by the conclusion of The Twilight Saga this year by teaming up to co-produce a ten episode television series featuring the granddaddy of all bloodsuckers, Count Dracula. The series has been penned by comic book writer Cole Haddon (The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde) and will see Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Elvis, The Tudors) taking on the role of Bram Stoker's legendary undead creation. "In the world of Twilight and True Blood and all the contemporized stories, we thought we'd go back to the original," said NBC Entertainment president Robert Greenblatt, who also promised the series would present "a new version of the classic Bram Stoker tale". Stoker's 1897 novel has of course served as the inspiration for countless screen adaptations, not least the upcoming feature film Harker, which is reportedly set to star Russell Crowe (Man of Steel) as the nefarious Count.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new series "takes place in the 1890s and finds Dracula living a double life in London as an American businessman interested in bringing modern science to Victorian society. His true plan to exact revenge on those who burdened him centuries ago, however, is derailed when he falls in love."
