Yahoo News Mark Gatiss says Dracula TV series is "a way's away"
Last we heard, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat will begin work on their first post-Sherlock project in early 2018, though Gatiss has now warned not to expect Dracula any time soon.
The pair will be turning their talents to a reinvention of the horror legend, but – on set for the Doctor Who Christmas special – Gatiss cautioned that the planned series is still "a way's away".
The show was announced in June, with Gatiss admitting, "It was an amazing reaction to basically just putting a flag in the sand. [But] it'll be a while yet."
Of course, Gatiss has played Count Dracula himself – starring in a four-hour audio adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, released by Big Finish in May 2016.
So we couldn't resist asking.... is he planning to take up the cape and fangs again for the new TV series?
"It's the big one, isn't it?" he said with a grin, before quipping, "I think it's time for a female Dracula!"
We'd be up for either option, tbh.
Dracula will adopt the same format as its predecessor Sherlock, airing as shorter series comprising feature-length episodes.
Despite all those Sherlock similarities, though, the show will categorically NOT reimagine Vlad the Impaler as a sexy genius crime-solver. "[It's] Dracula solves crimes!" Moffat joked at a Doctor Who event in June, before adding: "I just made that up – it's not that, it's not that!"
Dracula will be co-written by Moffat and Gatiss and will be produced by Sue Vertue's Hartswood Films.
Doctor Who: 'Twice Upon a Time' airs on BBC One on Christmas Day at 5.30pm.
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