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, On August 5, 2013, it was announced that The Complete Series, packaged with the Book of Nod role-playing game supplement, would be released on October 22.

The 2013 release in addition to the Book of Nod supplement included:

  • An extended version of the pilot episode.
  • Deleted scenes for Nightstalker, Romeo and Juliet and Cabin in the Woods.
  • Recaps.
  • Audio commentary for Prince of the City, Romeo and Juliet, Bad Moon Rising and Cabin in the Woods.
  • Vampire: The Masquerade – Origins of the Kindred, a documentary about the Tabletop game.
  • Daedalus: Last Will and Testament, The Saga Continues... a video diary with Daedalus (reprised by Jeff Kober) to Abel, set after the events of the show.
  • The Kindred Chronicles—Part One: Genesis and Part Two: Crafting a Myth, a documentary about the making of the show with interviews with some of the cast and crew.
  • A letter called the "Kindred Requiem" which is a message from the show's creator included in the box set.

Reception

Sci Fi Weeklys Kathie Huddleston called Kindred: The Embraced a "cross between The Godfather and Melrose Place" that held promise, but was very confusing to viewers with the five vampire clans and a particularly confusing pilot episode. While she felt the character of Frank appeared "to be pulled straight out of a bad cop film", she praised the character of Julian as a "multifaceted character who's both good and evil". Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly also compared the series to The Godfather "soaked in blood", calling it "knottily mystifying". Like Huddleston, he disliked the character of Frank, wishing he had been killed by a vampire early in the series, while praising "the elegant, intelligent prince" Julian.

Pyramid magazine reviewed Kindred: The Embraced and stated that "the show is so firmly based on the game it's almost scary. There are differences, of course – some of them significant – but a TV show has to be (not is usually, or is regarded as, but has to be) less complex than an RPG. It has nothing to do, really, with American TV being geared for morons (though I'm not saying it isn't), it's just a matter of simple logistics."

See also

  • Vampire film
  • List of vampire television series

References