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The Most Iconic Horror Ever Made Is Officially Getting a New Release in 2026
Audible has announced a new full-cast audio drama adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", one of the most enduring stories in horror, due for release this autumn. The production reimagines the classic Gothic tale as an immersive listening experience, promising a fresh way for audiences to encounter the iconic vampire more than a century after the novel's original publication.
Jonathan Bailey will lead the English-language version as Count Dracula, with the Audible Original also being produced in multiple other languages. Full details of the wider cast, exact release date and further production information have yet to be revealed.
In short
- Audible is releasing a full-cast "Dracula" audio drama this autumn.
- Jonathan Bailey stars as Count Dracula in the English version.
- The Original will also be produced in multiple languages.
Explained simply
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is an 1897 novel told through letters, diary entries and other documents. It follows the efforts of solicitor Jonathan Harker, his fiancée Mina and their allies to understand and stop Count Dracula, a vampire who leaves his home in Transylvania for England.
The book helped shape the modern image of the vampire and has been adapted many times for stage, film and radio. An audio drama uses actors, sound and music to tell a story without pictures, drawing on the novel’s written accounts to bring its characters and events to listeners.