The 'Sherlock' Team's New 'Dracula' Series Finds Its Star

Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ upcoming Netflix adaptation of the classic story Dracula has found its star. Danish actor Claes Bang has been cast as literature’s most famous vampire.

Seen most recently in feature film The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Bang has also starred in several popular Danish TV programs, including The Bridge and Borgen, as well as the Swedish film The Square, which won the Palm d’Or at Cannes back in 2017.

Sure, this guy is relatively new on the international stage. But, considering Moffat’s last adaptation – the megahit mystery series Sherlock – made a star out of its largely unknown-at-the-time lead, Benedict Cumberbatch, we should probably get to work on how to pronounce this Danish actor’s first name. (It’s CLAY-ss, for the record.)