List of vampire television series

List of television series about vampires, creatures from folklore that subsist by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited while they were alive.

Vampire television series

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Live Action

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Title Year Country Original language(s) Seasons Episodes Notes References
A Discovery of Witches 2018–2022 UK English 3 25 based on the All Souls Trilogy books by Deborah Harkness.
Age of the Living Dead 2018 US English 1 6
The Vampires of Middle Lane [ru] 2021 - 2022 Russia Russian 2 17
Heartbeat 2023 South Korea Korean 1 16
Angel 1999–2004 US English 5 110 spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Becoming Human 2011 UK English 1 8 Being Human spinoff
Being Human 2008–2013 UK English 5 37
Being Human 2011–2014 US/Canada English 4 52 remake of the British television series
Blade: The Series 2006 US English 1 13 based on the Marvel Comics character and film series
Blood 2015 South Korea Korean 1 20
Blood Ties 2007 Canada English 2 22
Blue Veins 2016 Hong Kong Cantonese 1 33
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997–2003 US English 7 144
Chapelwaite 2021- US English 1 10 based on the short story Jerusalem's Lot by Stephen King
Cliffhangers 1979 US English 1 10 Contains, series: The Curse of Dracula -presumes to be an undercover college teacher in 1979 San Francisco.
Count Abdulla 2023 UK English 1 6 Sitcom about a British-Pakistani Muslim doctor vampire.
Dark Shadows 1966–1971 US English 6 1,225 Gothic soap opera
Dark Shadows 1991 US English 1 12 short-lived remake of Dark Shadows (1966-1971)
Death Valley 2011 US English 1 12
Demons 2009 UK English 1 6 characters Mina and Quincey Harker revealed to be vampires
Der kleine Vampir – Neue Abenteuer 1993 Germany German 1 13 German sequel series to The Little Vampire
Destino Imortal 2010 Portugal Portuguese 1 6
Dracula 2002 Italy/Germany English 1 2
Dracula 2013–2014 UK/US English 1 10
Dracula 2020 UK English 1 3 loosely based on Dracula by Bram Stoker
Dracula: The Series 1990–1991 Canada/US English 1 21
Draculas ring 1978 Denmark Danish 1 7
First Kill 2022 US English 1 8 based on the short story, of the same name, in Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite
Forever Knight 1992–1996 Canada English 3 70 see also Nick Knight (1989) (pilot episode)
Freeze 2006 South Korea Korean 1 5
Firebite 2021-2022 Australia English 1 8
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series 2014–2016 US English 3+ 30+ based on the film series From Dusk Till Dawn
The Gates 2010 US English 1 13
Heirs of the Night 2019–2020 Netherlands/Germany/Norway English 2 26 based on the book series Die Erben der Nacht by Ulrike Schweikert
Hello Franceska 2005–2006 South Korea Korean 3 52
Hemlock Grove 2013–2015 US English 3 33 characters Roman and Olivia Godfrey
Higanjima 2013 Japan Japanese 1 10
I Heart Vampires 2009–2010 US English 2 61
Imortal 2010 Philippines Filipino 2 148 sequel to Lobo
Interview with the Vampire 2022- US English 1 7 based on Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice from her series The Vampire Chronicles
I Woke Up a Vampire 2023-present Canada English 1 16
Juda 2017- Israel Hebrew 2 8+
Kindred the Embraced 1996 US English 1 8 based on the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade
Kamen Rider Kiva 2008 Japan Japanese 1 47
The Lair 2007–2009 US English 3 28
La Luna Sangre 2017- Philippines Filipino sequel to Lobo
Let the Right One In 2022- US English based on the novel of the same name
The Little Vampire 1985 Canada/Germany English 1 13 based on the books by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Legacies 2018-2022 US English spin-off of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals
Lua Vermelha 2010 Portugal Portuguese 1 225
Mad Mad House 2004 US English 1 10
Midnight Mass 2021 US English 1 7
Moonlight 2007–2008 US English 1 16 vampire detective series
MTV Fanaah 2014–2015 India Hindi 2 73
The Munsters 1964–1966 US English 2 70 American sitcom
The Munsters Today 1988–1991 US English 3 72 sequel to The Munsters
The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart 2008-2009 Brazil Portuguese 1 243
My Babysitter's a Vampire 2011–2012 Canada English 2 26
My Date with a Vampire 1998–1999 Hong Kong Cantonese 1 35
My Date with a Vampire II 2000 Hong Kong Cantonese 1 43
My Date with a Vampire III 2004 Hong Kong Cantonese 1 38
O Beijo do Vampiro 2002–2003 Brazil Portuguese 1 215
Orange Marmalade 2015 South Korea Korean 1 12
The Originals 2013–2018 US English 5 92 spinoff of The Vampire Diaries
The Passage 2019-2019 US English based on The Passage series of novels
Penny Dreadful 2014-2016 US/UK English 3 27
Ponti Anak Remaja (Ponti the Teenage Vampire) 2010 Malaysia Malay
Port Charles 1997-2003 US English 6 1,633 utilized vampires in story arcs from 2001 to 2003
Preacher 2016–2019 US English 4 43
Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani (This is a story of love) 2010–2011 India Hindi 1 331
Reginald the Vampire 2022— US English 2+ 11
Salem's Lot 1979 US English 1 2 miniseries based on the novel of the same name
Salem's Lot 2004 US English 1 2 remake of the 1979 miniseries based on the novel of the same name
Split 2009–2012 Israel Hebrew 3 135
Split 2011 Ukraine Russian 1 40 remake of the Israeli TV series
Still Have Time to Love You 2013 Hong Kong Cantonese 1 9
Supernatural 2005-2020 US English 15 327
The Dresden Files 2007 US English 1 12 Supernatural film noir about a private detective who is also a wizard.
The Scholar Who Walks the Night 2015 South Korea Korean 1 20
The Strain 2014–2017 US English 4 46 based on Guillermo del Toro's novel trilogy of the same name
True Blood 2008–2014 US English 7 80 based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris
Ultraviolet 1998 UK English 1 6
V Wars 2019 US English 1 10 Netflix production based on a comic book series
Vampire Academy 2022 US English 1 10 based on the novels series of the same name by Richelle Mead
Vampire ang Daddy Ko 2013-2016 Philippines Filipino 2 169
The Vampire Detective 2016 South Korea Korean 1 12 Vampire Prosecutor spinoff
The Vampire Diaries 2009–2017 US English 8 171 based on the book series of the same name by L. J. Smith
Vampire Heaven 2013 Japan Japanese 1 12
Vampire High 2001–2002 Canada English 1 26
Vampire Host 2004 Japan Japanese 1 12
Vampire Idol 2011–2012 South Korea Korean 1 79
Vampire Prosecutor 2011 South Korea Korean 2 23 vampire detective series
Vampires 2020- France French 1 6 A Netflix production based on a book
The Vampyr: A Soap Opera 1991–1992 UK English 1 2 based on Heinrich Marschner's opera Der Vampyr
Vamp 1991–1992 Brazil Portuguese 1 179
Van Helsing 2016–2021 US English 5 65
Young Dracula 2006–2008–2011–2014 UK English 5 66 CBBC children/youth series
What We Do in the Shadows 2019–2024 US English 2+ 30+ based on the 2014 film What We Do In the Shadows

Animated

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Title Year Country Original language(s) Seasons Episodes Notes References
Adventure Time 2010-18 US English 10 283
Black Blood Brothers 2006 Japan Japanese 1 12
Blood+ (Blood Plus) 2005–2006 Japan Japanese 4 50 an alternate version of Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood Lad 2013 Japan Japanese 1 10
Bunnicula 2016–2018 US English 3 104 loosely based on the three animal characters presented in the original book Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by James and Deborah Howe
Castlevania 2017–2021 US English 3 22 based on the video game series of the same name [1]
Karin 2005–2006 Japan Japanese 1 24
Count Duckula (parody of Dracula) 1988–1993 UK English 4 65 a spinoff; the titular character originated from the 1981 series Danger Mouse
Dance in the Vampire Bund 2010 Japan Japanese 1 12
Diabolik Lovers 2013–2015 Japan Japanese 2 24
Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku 2010 Japan Japanese 1 12
Groovie Goolies 1970-1971 US English 1 16 rerun and repackaged throughout the 1970s.
The Haunted House 2016-present South Korea Korean 5 123
Hellsing 2001–2002 Japan Japanese 2 20
Hellsing Ultimate 2006–2012 Japan Japanese 1 10
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut 2021 Japan Japanese 1 13 based on the light novel series of the same name written by Keisuke Makino.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA) 1993-2002 Japan Japanese 2 13 based on Stardust Crusaders, the third part of the shonen/seinen manga series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written by Hirohiko Araki.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series) 2012- Japan Japanese 5 153 based on the manga series of the same name written by Hirohiko Araki.
Little Dracula 1991 US English 2 26
Mona the Vampire 1999–2006 Canada English 4 65 Canadian television show based on the short stories
Monster Force 1994 US/Canada English 1 13 featuring Dracula as the mastermind of evil, the Prince of Darkness and the main antagonist of the series
Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood 2018 Japan Japanese 1 12 based on the manga series of the same name
Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective 1998 Japan Japanese 1 12
Nyanpire: The Animation 2011 Japan Japanese 1 12
Quacula (parody of Dracula) 1979 US English 1 16 originally aired as a segment of The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle created by Filmation, not to be confused with Count Duckula
Rosario + Vampire 2008 Japan Japanese 2 26
School for Vampires 2006–2010 Germany/Italy German 4 104 based on the book of the same name
Seraph of the End 2015 Japan Japanese 2 24
Shiki 2010 Japan Japanese 1 22 based on the novel and manga of the same name
Trinity Blood 2005 Japan Japanese 1 24
Vampire Knight 2008 Japan Japanese 2 26
Vampire Princess Miyu 1997–1998 Japan Japanese 1 26
Vampirina 2017–2021 US/Ireland English 3 75 based on a series of children's books adapted for Disney Junior

Vampire web series

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Title Year Country Original language(s) Seasons Episodes Notes References
The Hunted 2001–present US English
30 Days of Night: Blood Trails 2007 US English 1 7 prequel to the films 30 Days of Night and 30 Days of Night: Dark Days
30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust 2008 US English 1 6 sequel to the 2007 movie 30 Days of Night
I Heart Vampires 2009–2010 US English 2 61
Valemont 2009 US English 1 5 MTV miniseries
I Kissed a Vampire 2009 US English 1 3
Becoming Human 2011 UK English 1 8 Being Human spin-off
Carmilla 2014-2016 Canada English 3 102 based on the novella of the same name
Immortals 2018 Turkey Turkish 1 8
Nila Nila Odi Vaa 2018 India Tamil 1 13 starring Ashwin Kakumanu, Sunaina
Hunter: the Parenting 2021-present English 2 4 A World of Darkness spinoff

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dornbush, Jonathon. "Netflix Announces Castlevania Animated Series". IGN. Archived from the original on 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
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