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In 1996, Robert Rodriguez co-wrote the movie “From Dusk Till Dawn” with Quentin Tarantino, which focuses on two outlaws that get into trouble when they hide out at a bar filled with vicious vampires. 

The movie achieved cult status, and Rodriguez has brought it back in the form of a TV series that airs on his new network, El Rey, “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.” The full first season recently became available to view on Netflix. 

“From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” has more action than horror, but the supernatural elements of vampires and hallucinations that feature demons give it a decidedly creepy twist. It expands on the story of the Gecko Brothers that were the stars of the movie, but also brings in other characters and their stories that give it the feeling of a crime show with elements of horror and suspense.

The show introduces the characters and plot in the first episode without the audience needing any prior knowledge of the movie on which it is based.

It begins with a bang when the audience sees a young girl running away from unidentifiable tribal men. She is captured and thrown into a pit of snakes and cries out in pain from their bites, and the screen suddenly cuts to present-day Texas.

Texas Ranger Freddie Gonzalez seems to become the protagonist of the show when he and his partner stop at a liquor store in the middle of nowhere for a bathroom break and encounter Seth Gecko and his deeply-disturbed brother Richie Gecko.

Seth just broke out of a five-year stint in jail with Richie’s help, and they are on the run from the authorities after robbing a bank in Abilene and killing four Rangers and two cops.

The show keeps the audience in suspense throughout the episode by showing flashbacks and the inner thoughts of characters.

Rodriguez does a good job at presenting the villains of the show, the Gecko Brothers, as ruthless people that also have their own troubles. The older of the two, Seth, constantly tries to rein in Richie, who is affected by visions of evil beings and often wants to kill innocent people.

Throughout the show, Rodriguez also delves deeper into the stories of other characters that first appeared in the movie, the Fullers, a family on a vacation to Mexico in an RV.

Evil vampires also make up part of the plot of the show, and they can best be described as horrifyingly scary and much more hardcore than vampires we’ve seen in shows like “True Blood” and “Vampire Diaries.”

Overall, this is a series that will ensnare the audience from its very first episode and make them want to binge-watch the whole thing in 24 hours. There is only one season of the show currently available on Netflix, but it has just been renewed for a 13-episode second season.

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