About Van Helsing
Van Helsing is a Syfy post-apocalyptic horror-action drama set in a world that has been overrun by vampires after a massive volcanic eruption blots out the sun and allows the creatures to roam freely. At the center of the story is Vanessa Van Helsing, who awakens from a three-year coma to find civilization in ruins and humanity hunted to the brink of extinction. She soon discovers that her blood carries a unique power that can turn vampires back into humans, making her one of the most important and most hunted people alive.
The series follows Vanessa and a band of survivors as they fight to stay alive, search for loved ones, and uncover the origins of the vampire scourge. Drawing loosely on the legacy of the famous monster-hunter name, the show reimagines the Van Helsing bloodline as the key to humanity's survival rather than a simple band of slayers. Along the way the survivors clash with ruthless vampire factions, militaristic human groups, and ancient forces that have been waiting centuries for the dark to fall.
Over its five seasons the story expands from a tense, contained survival thriller into a sprawling mythology involving ancient elders, time-spanning prophecies, and a battle to seal away the source of the vampire plague for good. The cast of survivors grows and changes as alliances shift, sacrifices are made, and the line between human and monster blurs. By its conclusion the series has followed the Van Helsing legacy across generations in a fight to restore the world and finally bring back the light.