TV Series · 1996

Kindred: The Embraced

59 min · Drama · Canceled

Composite

7.3

IMDb

7.5 / 10

3,217 votes

TMDB

7.1 / 10

29 votes

Local

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No votes

Synopsis

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Production

Aaron Spelling Producer
John Leekley Producer

Writing

Mark Rein·Hagen Book

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (1 ep)

8. Cabin In The Woods

May 8, 1996 · 59 min

Caitlin takes Julian out of the city, the first time he has left for seven years, to a cabin in the woods. The cabin is near to the town where Julian's family came from. Is this by design or just an accident? An old Brujah clan still survives there, a clan Julian nearly wiped out under orders from Archon. They want revenge on them both and mean to take advantage of the current situation to make sure they get it.