Dracula: Could there be a season 2? Moffat and Gatiss on the possibility

Will there be a second season to Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s bloody gothic horror revival of Dracula? The creators weigh in on the possibility.

While the ending to BBC’s Dracula mini-series seems unquestioningly final, fans of supernatural fantasy and science fiction have seen far less likely resurrections come to pass. Think of all the times The CW’s Supernatural has brought the Winchesters back from the dead, or all The Master’s unlikely regenerations in Doctor Who, or Sherlock’s return in Gatiss and Moffat’s Sherlock. Or, more relevantly, all the times past Draculas have managed to cheat death. There’s a reason Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee were both able to appear in multiple Dracula sequels, despite the character’s timely demise on several occasions.

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One could argue that by the end of Dracula, our villainous Count was dying but not yet dead. Both Gatiss and Moffat played coy on the possibility of a second season, but deliberately left the idea open to speculation. Moffat mostly refused to talk about the future of the series since he was asked before anyone had even seen it. To talk about it would mean potential spoilers for the end of season one. Gatiss seemed more enthusiastic about the idea, teasing, “It’s very hard to kill a vampire. Do you know what I mean? What they do is resurrect.” Wink, wink, I presume Gatiss also added.

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At the same time, the response to the series’ modern-day twist at the end of episode two was met with mixed reviews. While it was interesting to see Dracula in a modern-day setting and dealing with contemporary issues and attitudes, one could argue that the show lost a measure of that luscious gothic atmosphere that made it so delightful and frightening to watch.

Dracula is an immortal, amoral creature and as such is a man constantly ahead of his time. What makes the Victorian setting so perfect for him is that he is constantly pushing the boundaries of social and sexual conventions. Bram Stoker’s novel is, at its heart, a story about sexual repression, transgression, and expression. Very edgy in 1896; not quite so edgy 123 years later. Dracula stands out in 1896, but just sort of fits in come 2020.

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That’s not to say I wouldn’t watch it, of course, especially if they actually followed up on his whole world domination scheme and the mysterious references to that shadowy organization bankrolling the Jonathan Harker Foundation. That being said, Moffat and Gatiss work very much on their own schedule and have many of their own projects to finish before even contemplating the future of Dracula.

Source: Radio Times

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