10 exciting vampire TV series

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Lifehacker has selected the 10 best vampire series for both romantics and daring thrill-seekers.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Fantasy, action, drama.
• USA, 1997.
• Duration: 7 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

One of my favorite childhood TV shows began as an urgent replacement for one canceled show, but soon became a real hit with a huge crowd of fans. He introduces us to the schoolgirl Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, who is destined to exterminate demons and vampires and confront the frightening world of evil creatures.

Battling vampires is just a small part of what the series is about. Its main theme is the fate of a young girl with a traditional adolescent crisis of self-determination.

Angel

• Fantasy, action, drama.
• USA, 1999.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 0.

This vampire drama is often underestimated for the simple reason that it is actually a Buffy spin-off. The series follows Angel's adventures in Los Angeles as a private detective, often dealing with evil forces from the underworld. Having regained his soul, he seeks to help the helpless and save those who have gone astray. Actor David Boreanaz, who plays the role of Angel, masterfully created a complete image on the screen, masterly portraying a vampire embarking on the path of redemption.

Being human

• Horror, fantasy, drama.
• USA, 2008.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Vampire, werewolf and ghost become roommates - madness guaranteed! The plot skillfully uses comic elements of the set, while at the same time focusing on the drama of the protagonists. The original British version of the show starts off strongly and impressively, although closer to the finale it completely changed actors and characters, which clearly did not benefit the series.

The American remake, which was launched in 2011, tried to develop the most interesting plot branches of the original and retained the quality throughout all four seasons. Both versions of the story have their own fans. Usually the favorite is the one that you watched first.

Real blood

• Fantasy, thriller, drama.
• USA, 2008.
• Duration: 7 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 9.

No vampire series treats them as overtly as True Blood. The show will amaze you with unreal poignancy, eroticism and bloodthirstiness. This makes the series one of the best supernatural dramas on HBO.

In True Blood, vampires covertly live among humans, but the recent invention of synthetic blood allows them to reveal their true nature and tell the world about their existence. Many vampires decide to become part of society, but there are also those who oppose coexistence with humans.

The Vampire Diaries

• Horror, melodrama, fantasy.
• USA, 2009.
• Duration: 8 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

A youth fantasy drama based on the book series of the same name by Lisa Jane Smith. The plot takes place in the fictional American city of Mystic Falls. Young girl Elena falls in love with the vampire Stefan. However, the recent return of the mysterious Damon, the brother of her lover, turns their relationship upside down.

Damon forces his brother to return to his ancient occupation and because of this quarrels with him. But they quickly reconcile. As it turned out, Damon is also in love with Elena, like two drops of water similar to his girlfriend from the distant past. Thus, a complex love triangle is formed, and the brothers take the girl and other residents of the city under their protection from the attacks of many fantastic creatures.

The ancients

• Horror, fantasy, drama.
• USA, 2013.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

This family drama is a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries that follows the fate of the first vampires. The plot focuses on the central characters Klaus, Elijah and Rebecca, gradually answering the main questions about vampires: how they appeared and why they are so afraid of the sun's rays.

Multifaceted characters leaning towards the dark side add intrigue. Even if you are not a fan of supernatural horror movies, the high-quality drama and dynamic plot will be enough to keep you in front of the screen.

From dusk to dawn

• Action, horror, crime.
• USA, 2014.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

No, this is not a sequel to the cult film, but its own storytelling with exactly the same plot, directed by Robert Rodriguez.

Brothers Seth and Richie Gekko robbed a bank and want to flee from justice in Mexico. On the way, they take the Fuller family traveling in a trailer hostage and successfully cross the border with their help. The heroes had to go their separate ways after visiting a Mexican strip bar, where they were invited by a local drug lord. However, the fun soon turns into a struggle for survival, surrounded by insatiable bloodsuckers. In the future, the heroes will be divided, but their war with the vampires will not end there.

Strain

• Horror, thriller, drama.
• USA, 2014.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

The story of the outbreak of the virus of vampirism, which begins in New York and gradually spreads to the rest of the world. The series was filmed based on a series of books by Guillermo del Toro, who personally took part in the filming. The final product is more reminiscent of countless plots of a zombie apocalypse than a fantasy vampire. The strong side of the series is manifested mainly in the depiction of human society on the brink of death and the reflection of an almost hopeless situation on the main characters.

In "Strain" the authors consider the biological and chemical aspects of vampirism, choosing a purely scientific approach and describing the process of mutation, life cycle and adaptation to new conditions of existence. Here, vampire demons are not supernatural beings from the other world, but people infected with a virus.

Preacher

• Fantasy, drama, detective.
• USA, 2016.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 1.

The Preacher's writers have created a fresh and modern portrayal of a long-lived Irish vampire named Cassidy. He is charming and incredibly cruel, and his supernatural nature has become one of the main highlights of the series. In The Preacher, Cassidy is a minor character, but without him the story of Priest Jesse, who accidentally found himself between a rock and a hard place in the battle of heaven and hell, would have turned out to be half as bright and cheeky.

Van Helsing

• Horror, fantasy, action.
• USA, 2016.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 5, 8.

A fantastic drama that adds a few new flavors to traditional vampire myths. For example, the show shows that vampirism is curable.

Three years after the colossal eruption of Yellowstone volcano, much of the western half of the United States is shielded from the sun's rays by dense ash clouds. The absence of the sun allows the underground nation of vampires to come to the surface, attacking people and sucking blood, turning them into monsters. At this time, one of the Seattle hospitals becomes a refuge for a small group of survivors, as well as a certain mysterious woman in a coma. She is Vanessa Van Helsing, a descendant of the main enemy of the notorious Count Dracula.