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Dracula S1E1 — The Blood is the Life

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Dracula•Season 1•Episode 1

The Blood is the Life

7.3/10 · 1,045 votesOct 25, 201345 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Alexander Grayson becomes drawn to a woman who looks like his dead former love, while her fiance, Harker, worries about his ability to give her the life she deserves.

Directed bySteve Shill

Written byCole Haddon

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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Dracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes

Jessica De Gouw

Jessica De Gouw

Mina Harker

Katie McGrath

Katie McGrath

Lucy Westenra

Victoria Smurfit

Victoria Smurfit

Lady Jayne Wetherby

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Jonathan Harker

Nonso Anozie

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Renfield

Robert Bathurst

Robert Bathurst

Lord Thomas Davenport

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Abraham Van Helsing

Ben Miles

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Browning

Charlotte Asprey

Charlotte Asprey

Lady Mary Laurent

Miklós Bányai

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Szabó

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Steve Shill

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Director

Cole Haddon

Cole Haddon

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Blood is the Life" is episode 1 of Dracula season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 1,045 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Steve Shill and written by Cole Haddon, it aired on October 25, 2013.

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