Bradley whitford to play van helsing in ‘mina & lucy’s guide to slaying dracula’ halloween podcast; premiere date set

EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Emmy winner Bradley Whitford (_The Handmaid’s Tale_) has lent his voice to _Mina & Lucy’s Guide to Slaying Dracula_, a 20-episode serialized podcast from Gen-Z

Media, producer of audio programming for tweens, teens and families. Whitford stars as the legendary vampire hunter, Professor Van Helsing, in the series, which launches Sept. 21 across all

podcast platforms, with additional episodes releasing in the lead-up to Halloween. Penned by Lauren Wells (FX’s _What We Do in the Shadows_) and based loosely on the classic novel by Bram

Stoker, the serialized spooky comedy adventure story follows best friends and monster enthusiasts who discover something shocking about their new classmate, and when strange occurrences

begin rattling their small town, the friends find themselves confronting the most powerful vampire of legend, Dracula himself. You can listen to a trailer below. Whitford’s Professor Van

Helsing is Mina’s eccentric and protective grandfather, who guards his secret past as the greatest vampire hunter the world has ever known. The cast also includes Ritchie Coster (_The Dark

Knight_) as Dracula, Broadway star Suri Marrero (_The Lion King, Frozen_) as Mina Murray and newcomer Genna Du Quesnay as Lucy West, as well as Marissa Jaret Winokur (_Hairspray_), Julian

Chowdhury (_That 90’s Show_), Anthony Atamanuik (_30 Rock_), and Che Tafari (_The Good Fight_). WATCH ON DEADLINE “Bradley’s portrayal of Van Helsing is heartfelt and hilarious,” said Ben

Strouse, Gen-Z Media’s CEO. “Lauren created such a fun version of the iconic character, and it’s thrilling to see Bradley bring him life.” He noted that with shows like_ Mina & Lucy_,

the company targets “older tweens who may have aged out of younger ‘kids’ podcasts” while also looking to attract “a co-listening audience of young adults, parents and other adults who love

big story worlds” by using original music and immersive sound design to bring [stories] to life in a way that feels very familiar to movie-goers.” GZM’s slate includes more than 20 original

audio mysteries, including chart-topping _Six Minutes_, now in its third season. Other podcasts include the Peabody award-winning _The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel_ and

Peabody-nominated _Treasure Island: 2020_, as well as _The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian,_ which is being adapted for television by Crayola and MIMO Studios, and recent entry

_Nightingale._ Here is the trailer for ___Mina & Lucy’s Guide to Slaying Dracula_: