Kindred: The Embraced
Kindred: The Embraced is an American television series produced by John Leekley Productions and Spelling Television. Loosely based on the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the series premiered on Fox on April 2, 1996, and ran for eight episodes before it was canceled on May 9, 1996. The series focused on San Francisco Police Detective Frank Kohanek who discovers his city is home to numerous vampires while investigating alleged mobster, Julian Luna. Julian is the "prince" of the city, ruler of five groups of vampires in the city, collectively called "The Kindred". The vampires survive through the "masquerade", disguising themselves as humans, and Julian strictly enforces the laws that govern them to protect their anonymity. Julian and Frank form an uneasy bond as they work together to try to prevent a vampire war and Julian struggles with his romantic feelings for human reporter Caitlin Byrne. The eight episodes of the series have been released on VHS and DVD.
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About Kindred: The Embraced
Kindred: The Embraced is a 1996 English-language drama series created by John Leekley. The cast is led by C. Thomas Howell, Mark Frankel, Kelly Rutherford. It spans 1 season and 8 episodes.
Kindred: The Embraced was produced in United States of America. It was first aired on April 2, 1996.
- Created by
- John Leekley
- First aired
- April 2, 1996
- Last aired
- May 8, 1996
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1 (8 episodes)
- Network
- FOX
- Country
- United States of America
Kindred: The Embraced cast & crew
Kindred: The Embraced was created by John Leekley.
The cast features C. Thomas Howell as Det. Frank Kohanek, Mark Frankel as Julian Luna, Kelly Rutherford as Caitlin Byrne, Stacy Haiduk as Lillie Langtry, Erik King as Sonny Toussaint, and Patrick Bauchau as Archon Raine.
Behind the camera, it was produced by Aaron Spelling and John Leekley.
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Cast of Kindred: The Embraced
C. Thomas Howell
Det. Frank Kohanek
Mark Frankel
Julian Luna
Kelly Rutherford
Caitlin Byrne
Stacy Haiduk
Lillie Langtry
Erik King
Sonny Toussaint
Patrick Bauchau
Archon Raine
Brigid Brannagh
Sasha
Channon Roe
Cash
Jeff Kober
Daedalus
Brian Thompson
Eddie Fiori
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▸How many seasons of Kindred: The Embraced are there?
Kindred: The Embraced has 1 season with 8 episodes in total.
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