Stephen King urges Netflix subscribers to watch ‘smart’ series binged for 36 million hours
Stephen King has championed a 'smart' Netflix miniseries which has been streamed for more than 36 million hours.
The acclaimed author is known to share his series recommendations online - including an 'impossible not to binge' police drama.
Made up of three, 90-minute long episodes, the show could easily be devoured in one weekend. Or in one sitting, if you really wanted to...
Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the duo behind hit shows Sherlock and Doctor Who, run the show. Needless to say, we're off to a promising start!
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The three-parter offers a fresh take on Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula, but instead of a shadowy villain, he is this time portrayed by Claes Bang as 'the hero of his own story.'
Set 1897 Transylvania, the TV series follows Count Dracula’s rise, his terror aboard the ship Demeter and his calculated invasion of London.
Expect to delve into his crimes, vulnerabilities and the dark mythology of the undead, drawn from the original novel - with some bold new additions.
The show is simply titled Dracula. It first aired in the UK on BBC One in January 2020, with each episode dropping on consecutive nights.
It joined Netflix US once the full series had released, racking up tens of millions of views.
Between January 2023 and June 2025 alone, Dracula was binge-watched for 36 million hours, according to FlixPatrol data.
King alerted his 6.8 million Twitter followers to the show, writing: "The BBC incarnation of DRACULA (Netflix) is smart, involving, and bloody terrific. Which is to say it's terrific and VERY bloody."
The show earned a respectable 71 percent from Rotten Tomatoes - which isn't bad at all, especially for the horror genre.
The site's critics' consensus reads: "A delicious blend of horror and humor that more-or-less balances modern sensibilities and the character's beloved legacy, Dracula is a frighteningly fun - if not always faithful - time."
The Age Australia's Debi Enker likened the show to Sherlock, writing: "It's packed with witty dialogue, snazzy special-effects and the kind of jarring rapid-fire editing that creates the desired shock value."
One social media user described the first episode as 'Nosferatu - but better,' while a second fan hailed it the 'most incredible Dracula story by far."
"It's interesting, thrilling, confusing, everything you want it to be," they continued, admitting the first two episodes gave them 'goosebumps'.
Yet, across the board, the show's final episode seems to fall short of expectations when it 'deviates' from the plot.
However, fans still reckon the show is 'worth the watch.' And it hasn't put them off rewatching all three episodes 'countless' times either.
Dracula is streaming now on Netflix in the US.
Topics: Netflix, Streaming, Horror, Stephen King
Ellie Kemp