Bradley Whitford WIll Play Van Helsing in a New Podcast Series MINA & LUCY'S GUIDE TO SLAYING DRACULA
Bradley Whitford (The West Wing, Get Out, The Handmaid’s Tale) has joined the podcast series Mina & Lucy’s Guide to Slaying Dracula, in which he will take on the role of Van Helsing. While he’s just voicing the character in the podcast, I could actually see him playing the character in a live-action version of Dracula.
The 20-episode serialized podcast comes from Gen-Z Media, and it was written by Lauren Wells (What We Do in the Shadows) and based loosely on the classic novel by Bram Stoker.
The podcast is described as a “spooky comedy adventure” story that “follows best friends and monster enthusiasts who discover something shocking about their new classmate, and when strange occurrences begin rattling their small town, the friends find themselves confronting the most powerful vampire of legend, Dracula himself.”
Whitford’s Professor Van Helsing is “Mina’s eccentric and protective grandfather, who guards his secret past as the greatest vampire hunter the world has ever known.”
Ben Strouse, Gen-Z Media’s CEO said in a statement: “Bradley’s portrayal of Van Helsing is heartfelt and hilarious. Lauren created such a fun version of the iconic character, and it’s thrilling to see Bradley bring him life.”
The cast also includes Ritchie Coster (The Dark Knight) as Dracula, Broadway star Suri Marrero (The Lion King, Frozen) as Mina Murray and newcomer Genna Du Quesnay as Lucy West, as well as Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray), Julian Chowdhury (That 90’s Show), Anthony Atamanuik (30 Rock), and Che Tafari (The Good Fight).
Strouse went on to say the company targets “older tweens who may have aged out of younger ‘kids’ podcasts while also looking to attract a co-listening audience of young adults, parents and other adults who love big story worlds. by using original music and immersive sound design to bring [stories] to life in a way that feels very familiar to movie-goers.”
You can listen to the trailer below: