Perhaps realising their addiction to adapting Victorian literature for modern audiences is proving…insatiable, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat will be teaming-up with his Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss to create the BBC mini-series Dracula (1897), based off of Bram Stoker’s novel. Sue Vertue, Moffat’s wife and collaborator, will produce.
However, reports said the show was still “some ways off.” No casting details were announced.
Sherlock, loosely based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s works, proved to be a big hit, launching stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman into superstardom.
Moffat has penned some of Doctor Who’s best ever episodes, a feat that earned him four Hugo Awards before his promotion to showrunner in 2010. These included “The Empty Child,” “The Doctor Dances,” “Blink,” “The Eleventh Hour,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Name of the Doctor,” “Listen,” and “Heaven Sent.” He also wrote the 2007 BBC series Jekyll, a contemporary take on the Robert Louis Stevenson novella Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring James Nesbitt. It received glowing reviews.
Gatiss is a no slouch, either, having penned Doctor Who episodes like “The Unquiet Dead” and “The Crimson Horror,” as well as films like The First Men in the Moon (2010). He’s also an actor who has appeared in shows like Game of Thrones and Doctor Who. He portrays Mycroft in Sherlock.
