Kindred: The Embraced

Embraced - clan of vampires (also: Kindred - clan of vampires or clan of the Vampires) is an eight-part television series on the pen -and- paper role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade is based.

Action

The series takes place in San Francisco. Among the people of the city live undetected vampires that are arranged in different clans. They call themselves blood relatives. An ancient rules, the " masquerade ", prevents discovery by the mortals. The guide holds the Ventura " Prince" Julien Luna, who rules over the vampires and the masquerade respects. A council of the clans, consisting of the leaders of the Gangrel, Toreador, Brujah and Nosferatu, as well as its predecessor Archon Raine, are doing it to the side. The Prince stands partially in conflict with the other clan leaders who are trying to make him its leadership abstreitig, first and foremost, the Brujah, who are dedicated to the life of crime. He also falls in love with a mortal reporter. A detective comes across a vampire lover behind the masquerade and tried the law in the city maintain.

Characters

Main Characters

Supporting Characters

Background

Aaron Spelling, producer success with Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place tried with "Clan of the Vampires" in a vampire series with clear soap opera proportions. Although the material in the horror genre is located, but playing alongside the action elements and the relationship level of the protagonists a major role. After completion of filming Mark Frankel died in a serious motorcycle accident. It was decided the moderately successful series therefore adjust.

In Germany, RTL2 secured the broadcasting rights and sent the pilot on 7 January 1997 at 23:00 clock. Weekly then an episode was aired. For the second broadcast took place on 12 December 2001.

The series is based on the pen -and- paper role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, was partially adapted to the television. Some of the changes include, for example, that the vampires in the series also able to move during the day when they have drunk enough blood. In the German synchronization also the clan of Julien Luna by Ventrue was changed in Ventura. Moreover, far from representing all the clans of the template.

DVD

The pilot film, a compilation of the first two episodes, was published several times in Germany in cut and uncut form both VHS and DVD. Since 2008 is the complete series as a double - DVD front of the house of Koch Media.