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.
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| Title | Year | Country | Original language(s) | Seasons | Episodes | Notes | References |
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| A Discovery of Witches | 2018–2022 | UK | English | 3 | 25 | based on the All Souls Trilogy books by Deborah Harkness. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | A Tesla like Dracula, seeks justice/revenge... unexpectedly falls for a lady, reincarnation of his dead wife? | |
| 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 | 1+ | 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 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 |
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| Title | Year | Country | Original language(s) | Seasons | Episodes | Notes | References |
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| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| Title | Year | Country | Original language(s) | Seasons | Episodes | Notes | References |
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| 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 |
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