Dracula: The Rules of the Beast

"The Rules of the Beast" is is the title to the first episode of the British horror series Dracula. It was directed by Jonny Campbell with a script written by series creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. It first aired on BBC One on January 1st, 2020. It premiered on Netflix on January 4th, 2020.

Notes & Trivia

 * This series is rated TV-14.


 * This episode had a running time of 88 minutes.


 * The setting for this episode is Transylvania in the year 1897.


 * This episode partially adapts material published in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Allusions

 * The scene with Dracula getting the blood-red eyes is a nod to actor Christopher Lee, who played Dracula in films produced by Hammer Film Productions in the 1960s and 1970s.

Quotes

 * Dracula: I never drink... wine.

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 * Dracula: I'm undead. I'm not unreasonable.

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 * Dracula: Why does death always come as such a shock to mortals?

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 * Dracula: As I've been trying to tell everyone for centuries, you are what you eat.

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 * Jonathan Harker: You're a monster!
 * Dracula: You're a lawyer. Nobody's perfect.