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      Season 1 – Van Helsing

      2016 Drama Sci-Fi Horror Fantasy Mystery & Thriller List
      82% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 250+ Ratings Audience Score In this reimagining of the classic Dracula story, the world is dominated by vampires, requiring humans to work together to survive. The series centers on Vanessa Helsing, daughter of famed vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, who wakes up after a five-year coma to discover a vampire-controlled world. She soon learns that she possesses a unique blood composition that makes her immune to vampires and able to turn the creatures into humans. That power puts humanity's last hope to return the world to how it once was before the vampires took over in Vanessa's hands. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 29 Buy Now

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      Van Helsing incorporates relatable performances and tried and true sci-fi tropes into a strong fallen-society storyline, though it might benefit from additional action sequences.

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      Tom Long Detroit News Van Helsing obviously wants to be The Walking Dead with vampires, but it lacks that show's production values, cast and over-the-top imagination. Rated: C- Sep 27, 2016 Full Review Keith Uhlich Hollywood Reporter LaBute's concerns with manipulation, miscommunication and abject cruelty -- and maybe, just maybe, a modicum of hope -- are well applied to a story of full societal breakdown. Sep 23, 2016 Full Review Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times With such a twist, similarities to virtually every vampire/plague-created monster tale are only to be expected and not, necessarily, a bad thing. Sep 23, 2016 Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media Grim bloody vampire apocalypse show is not fun enough. Rated: 3/5 Oct 11, 2016 Full Review Jon Espino The Young Folks I'm hoping that changes in the future as the show begins to develop more of its own personality, but the tried-and-true technique will suffice for now. Rated: 6/10 Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Scott D. Pierce Salt Lake Tribune It, too, gets off to a slow start, but Van Helsing picks up in the second episode. It is also super violent and super gory. If you like that sort of thing, you might want to give this a chance. Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Stefan S The premise is interesting, but the show has nothing else going for it. It lacks authenticity; there are tens of stories out there about vampires. The main protagonist, the lady in the series, is just off. She wakes up after three years and starts acting like she owns the place. Imagine this: the world goes to hell, everyone dies, you wake up, and the first thing you do is try to find your kid. I don't want to say it is not realistic, but god damn, no plan, no weapons, you do not have any information whatsoever, and you try to escape right off the bat? Also, why are we ignoring the elephant in the room? If they know her blood can be used to cure people, wouldn't it be easier to just, you know, use the damn tube to collect 1 litre of blood every now and then and slowly revive people? Or at least test how much is actually required to turn a vampire into a human? Is it just me, or is there no actual imagination or even slight realism? I mean, she was sleeping for 3 damn years, and they knew something was unique, yet no tests... Amazing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/04/24 Full Review Wonderland D Good First season! With a good mistery at the core of the story and interesting and characters, it makes for a good watch. The show's more limited budget leads to a more intimate setting that really allows for a more tense and genuine storyline. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/09/23 Full Review Toms c Very much my genre, so I have seen a lot and loved this. Doesn't breakout much from what it is but the lead does an excellent job and keeps this show going. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/11/23 Full Review andrew k Suspension of disbelief not achieved... Vanessa lacks the street smarts that one would expect from Van Helsing. Her dialogs and reactions drastically mismatch situations. Eg. Punching Mohamad for startling her almost feral vampire daughter. "Buffy the vampire slayer" was a more believable Van Helsing type character. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/28/23 Full Review gibbs91 been watching Van Helsing and midway through season 3 I would rather cut my own vas deferens and drink it dry rather than to watch another episode. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/28/22 Full Review Bogdan J I've watched 2 seasons, I don't know why I still bother at this point... Every single classical plot twist, literally one after another after another, it's like watching Dynasty with Vampires. Visuals aren't at all what you'd hope for in this day and age, it's NOTHING like the movie, the writing is sloppy to say the least and down right stupid at its worst, like characters suddently know things they shouldn't know just because they wanted to go on with the story, which I find unacceptable to be honest. From one cliche plot twist to another, I am yet to see anything that is worth this series, that makes this series its own unique story and seriously 2 seasons and you don't know anything about this world, except that it is "infested with vampires" and everyone is just running around like a maniac. 3 Failed attempts at building some structure and now utterly killed it with the "elders" and the "Van Helsing", like come on! I hope to all vampires that it picks up quickly because even I am running out of patience here, I'd rather stare at a blank wall than see another cliche plot twist and lazy writing! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/11/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 2016 Help Me After spending years in a coma, Vanessa is thrust into a post-apocalyptic world ruled by vampires; Vanessa makes a discovery that could save humanity, but makes her a target for vampires. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 23, 2016 Seen You Vanessa is attacked and left for dead in the days leading up to "The Rising," causing Doc, Axel and the marines to retrieve her body and become marooned in a hospital. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 30, 2016 Stay Inside The hospital's power source is damaged, jeopardizing the protective UV lights; Vanessa and Axel head into Seattle to scavenge parts, leaving the others to fight against the vampires and amongst themselves. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 7, 2016 Coming Back Vanessa and Mohamad head into the vampire-controlled streets in search of Vanessa's daughter; Cynthia is found dead at the hospital, and Doc thinks her apparent suicide is actually a deliberate murder; Vanessa is captured by vampires. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 14, 2016 Fear Her Vanessa, now in the clutches of Julius and his vampire brood, is forced to demonstrate her powers; the refugees discover a serial killer among the residents, and plot to wrestle control from Axel. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 21, 2016 Nothing Matters Vanessa and Susan are chased by mutated feral vampires in the sewers, arriving back at the hospital only after a hostile takeover. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 28, 2016 For Me Vanessa and Axel lead the hospital's last stand against a siege by Julius and his vampire soldiers; Dmitri's arrival with his vampire "Death Squad" reveals a possible civil war brewing among the two vampire factions. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 4, 2016 Little Thing Axel leads the surviving members of their group to his old military base for shelter but finds it abandoned, leading to a decision to go underground; separated from Vanessa and the group, Mohamad tries to catch up while navigating hostile territory. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 11, 2016 Help Out The group is trapped inside an underground lab for military experiments, and Vanessa discovers that Axel has been hiding a secret about her past; Mohamad befriends a girl who doesn't fear vampires; Rebecca makes a calculated play. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 18, 2016 Stay Away Vanessa and the group find refuge among a band of humans who have bargained for peace with vampires; the serial killer among Vanessa's group is finally revealed. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 25, 2016 Last Time Vanessa and the group take shelter in Susan's family farm, where drastic action is taken against Sam; Rebecca's latest experiment to create Daywalkers fails, and Dmitri's patience grows thin. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 2, 2016 He's Coming Vanessa and Mohamad find themselves in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse against Sam while heading to a vampire-controlled camp; Sheema discovers a secret that could bring down a cell of the Resistance; Julius takes a meeting with Dmitri. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 9, 2016 It Begins Now in Dmitri and Rebecca's clutches, Vanessa learns secrets from her past and finds herself at a crossroads; Flesh and the Resistance accelerate their timeline to rescue Vanessa; Mohamad and Sheema finally come to blows over their allegiances. Details

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      Tom Long Detroit News Van Helsing obviously wants to be The Walking Dead with vampires, but it lacks that show's production values, cast and over-the-top imagination. Rated: C- Sep 27, 2016 Full Review Keith Uhlich Hollywood Reporter LaBute's concerns with manipulation, miscommunication and abject cruelty -- and maybe, just maybe, a modicum of hope -- are well applied to a story of full societal breakdown. Sep 23, 2016 Full Review Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times With such a twist, similarities to virtually every vampire/plague-created monster tale are only to be expected and not, necessarily, a bad thing. Sep 23, 2016 Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media Grim bloody vampire apocalypse show is not fun enough. Rated: 3/5 Oct 11, 2016 Full Review Jon Espino The Young Folks I'm hoping that changes in the future as the show begins to develop more of its own personality, but the tried-and-true technique will suffice for now. Rated: 6/10 Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Scott D. Pierce Salt Lake Tribune It, too, gets off to a slow start, but Van Helsing picks up in the second episode. It is also super violent and super gory. If you like that sort of thing, you might want to give this a chance. Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Executive Producer
      Neil LaBute, Chad Oakes, Michael Frislev
      Network
      SYFY
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 23, 2016
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