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‘True Blood,’ ‘Angel,’ & 9 bloody good vampire TV shows, ranked

By Mads Lennon

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS -- "Pilot" -- Season 1, Episode 1 - Pictured (l-r): Kayvan Novak as Nandor, Harvey Guillen as Guillermo, Matt Berry as Laszlo. CR: John P Johnson/FX
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS -- "Pilot" -- Season 1, Episode 1 - Pictured (l-r): Kayvan Novak as Nandor, Harvey Guillen as Guillermo, Matt Berry as Laszlo. CR: John P Johnson/FX /
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8. Bloody good vampire TV shows: From Dusk till Dawn

From Dusk till Dawn: The Series expands upon the popular cult franchise From Dusk till Dawn, which you might know best from the Quentin Tarantino film starring George Clooney, Harvey Keitel Juliette Lewis. The horror television show was developed by Robert Rodriguez and continues the Gecko brothers, Seth and Richie and Santanico Pandemonium.

From Dusk till Dawn expands on the mythology of many characters and adds more to the snake creatures’ fascinating history. The TV series became very popular with fans, but it never got as big of an audience as Netflix hoped. While it aired for three seasons and is technically not “confirmed” to be canceled, the actors were released from their contracts and there haven’t been any significant updates since 2016.

From Dusk till Dawn is streaming on Netflix.

7. Bloody good vampire TV shows: The Strain

As far as vampire television goes, The Strain has always flown a little under the radar for some reason, despite being a fantastic and genuinely creepy series. Airing on FX, The Strain was created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, based on their novel trilogy of the same name.

Even though The Strain never became widely known as some of the other shows on this list, it secured a loyal and devoted fanbase. It ran for four successful seasons and received several accolades during its run from the Saturn Awards, Critics Choice Awards and the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

The show revolves around Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the CDC’s Canary Project. he gets a call to investigate a mysterious airplane landing. Everyone inside is dead. Dr. Ephraim and his team are horrified to discover that they died of a viral outbreak with sinister similarities to an ancient strain of vampirism. If they don’t get control of it, the entire population could be ravaged.

The Strain is available to stream on Hulu.

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