Van Helsing WITHOUT Hugh Jackman ? Hmm – Skatronixxx

SyFy announced they have ordered 13 new episodes of Director Neil LaBute’s (In the Company of Men) new series that looks to bring the Dracula Myth back to Tv.

LaBute will serve as writer and show-runner on the SyFy series that looks to create a new-spin on the Dracula lore. Which will see the enigmatic Vampire showdown with the original novel’s hero and perpetual nemesis Van Helsing’s daughter.

Van Helsing will follow Vanessa Helsing who is resurrected after five years dead, to find the world she once knew dominated by vampires. She becomes humanities last best hope for survival after discovering that she possess a unique power over the horde of bloodsucking fiends.

Deadline reports that the series begins production January 2016 in Vancouver with the series scheduled for a fall 2016 debut. Chad Oakes, Co-Chairman of Calgary-based Nomadic Pictures  (Fargo, Hell on Wheels) who are developing the series. Explains that ‘Van Helsing represents a new mythology in sci-fi by challenging traditional vampire rules. The series is unique in exploring a world completely dominated by vampires, while the human characters have to learn the importance of working together to ensure their survival.’

So are you excited for a new Vampire series? Is this just Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Walking Dead?

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