One of the silver screen’s most iconic monster slayers, Abraham Van Helsing will return in a brand new “Van Helsing” television series for CBS, Deadline is reporting this afternoon.
Jonathan Lee (“Lockerbie”) is writing the “Van Helsing” series for CBS. Deadline notes in today’s report, “It is believed to have landed at CBS after a hotly contested auction.”
Rob Doherty (“Elementary”) will be executive producing the upcoming horror series alongside Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman under their deal with Lionsgate Television.
Deadline details, “It is a contemporary take on the monster hunter; Dr. Abraham Van Helsing uses his uniquely inquisitive mind working alongside his ex, relentless FBI special agent Mina Harker, to solve New York City’s most harrowing cases.”
The character of Van Helsing notably got his own solo movie back in 2004, with Hugh Jackman in the title role. More recently, 2017’s The Mummy ended with the suggestion that Tom Cruise was going to become a Van Helsing-like figure for Universal’s failed “Dark Universe,” but the film’s box office underperformance forced the studio to start over from scratch.
And then there’s of course Syfy series “Van Helsing,” which actually centered on new character Vanessa Van Helsing (Kelly Overton), a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing.
Syfy’s “Van Helsing”
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