Dracula star Claes Bang offers update on season 2
“I’m definitely up for one more.”

BY LOUISE MCCREESH AND GABRIELLA GEISINGER
27/10/2020

Dracula star Claes Bang has offered an update on season two.

The actor – who stars in new movie The Burnt Orange Heresy – played the famous Count in the BBC One and Netflix series, which was written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss and premiered to mostly great reviews at the start of the year.

Since then, the world has gone through a major pandemic, leaving the fate of many TV shows hanging in the balance.

Netflix in particular has been brutal with its axe, and speaking to Digital Spy, Claes revealed that a decision on season two “has not been made”, though he “would love to do one more”.

“I would love to say something about that but I can’t because I think, no – it’s with Netflix and the BBC,” he said.

“I don’t think a decision has been made not to do one. But at this point, a decision has not been made, either, to do one.

“The only thing I can say positively is that I would love to do one more. I would love to get back with those people. It was one of the best things I have ever been on.”

He added: “It was such a pleasure to work with [them] – I mean, it was really, really lovely; all the directors, the writers, producers, and Dolly Wells, and John Heffernan, and Morfydd [Clark], and all of those. It was really, really, really cool.

“So, I’m definitely up for one more. But I don’t think a solid decision has been made to do it or not yet. So I’m going to owe you an answer on that.”

Dracula’s first season ended with the supposed death of the Count and Doctor Helsing (Wells) but speaking previously, Moffat said he wouldn’t rule out a second season.

“I mean, it’s a show about resurrection,” he explained.

“That’s literally what the main superpower of the main character is. Dracula started the show dead and then died again in episode two and came back. And then died again. Sister Agatha died and came back. I mean, everyone’s dying on that show. So, we’ll see.”

The Burnt Orange Heresy is at UK cinemas from Friday, October 30.