Vampires Rule Future Berlin
Hulu Sets September Premiere for Vampire Thriller Series City of Blood
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Elena Lyubarskaya is credited as co-creator alongside Philipp Kadelbach, with Amusement Park Film producing City of Blood.
Franz Hartwig joins Lea Drinda and Soma Pysall in the cast as part of the supporting lineup.
City of Blood is adapted from Berlinoir, a graphic novel by Reinhard Kleist and Tobias O. Meißner.
The series is described as a German original for Hulu/Disney+, underscoring its cross-border production and distribution.
Eight-episode series will expand the story beyond the events shown in the trailer.
Hulu and Disney+ are launching City of Blood on September 16, 2026 — an eight-episode German horror thriller set in a climate-ravaged future Berlin where vampires control organized crime and hunt for political power CBR. The series follows estranged sisters Bea and Phoebe as they get caught in the vampires' grip, where blood has become the city's brutal new currency SuperHeroHype.
The story unfolds across a fractured city: wealthy elites hide inside a climate-controlled dome while outside, extreme heat, corruption, and violence consume the streets AOL. City of Blood adapts the graphic novel Berlinoir by Reinhard Kleist and Tobias O. Meißner, with creators Philipp Kadelbach and Elena Lyubarskaya steering the adaptation ComingSoon.
Sisters Enter a Vampire's Dangerous World
Bea and Phoebe stand at the center of City of Blood's plot. The two sisters reunite after being estranged, only to find themselves pulled into the vampires' rising scheme for power and control SuperHeroHype. Stars Lea Drinda and Soma Pysall bring the sisters to life, with support from Franz Hartwig in a key supporting role ComingSoon.
Blood Becomes Currency in a Collapsing Berlin
The series depicts a Berlin split between two worlds. Inside the dome, the rich live in comfort and safety. Outside, citizens endure sweltering heat and lawlessness TheFutonCritic. Vampires run the show. They control organized crime syndicates and hunt for ways to seize political control SuperHeroHype. Blood itself transforms into the city's most valuable resource — money, power, and survival all wrapped into one AOL.
Adapting Berlinoir From Page to Screen
City of Blood draws its foundation from Berlinoir, a graphic novel that first brought this vampire underworld to life CBR. The adaptation expands the story across eight episodes, giving creators room to develop characters and storylines beyond what appeared in the trailer. Amusement Park Film produces the series, marking a major German-language original for the Disney streaming ecosystem SuperHeroHype.
A Climate-Dystopia Backdrop Sets the Tone
The creators chose a future Berlin facing climate catastrophe as their backdrop. Rising heat forces wealth inside protective domes while the poor struggle in the streets. This world-building adds layers beyond typical vampire stories — it's about class, survival, and how power fractures society AOL. Director Philipp Kadelbach uses this bleak setting to frame the vampires' quest for dominance as inevitable in a city already torn apart TheFutonCritic.
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