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Apple TV+ might already be making waves with its upcoming Emily Dickinson drama—dubbed by some on the internet as “Sexy Dickinson”—but HBO Max isn’t about to let one fledgling streamer hog all the fun. Friends, countrymen, gothic romance lovers, prepare yourself for a Mary Shelley drama—from none other than Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

According to Deadline, WarnerMedia has ordered a pilot and an additional script for The Shelley Society, which the trade describes as “a mash-up of gothic horror and teen romance featuring young Mary Shelley.” Aguirre-Sacasa and Riverdale writers Tessa Leigh Williams and James DeWille cocreated the series, Deadline reports, describing the HBO Max series, additionally, as “a Victorian X-Files.” Aguirre-Sacasa will serve as showrunner.

Deadline’s full description is tantalizing: “Young author Mary Shelley leads a band of Romantic outlaws—among them, her lovers Percy and Lord Byron—against all manner of supernatural threats and monsters…including Frankenstein author Shelley’s own iconic Creature.” Whether or not Frankenstein’s monster will also be sexy in this televised spectacular remains to be seen—but we can all cross our fingers.

Previous attempts to dramatize Mary Shelley as a character have not always fared well. Last year’s Elle Fanning–starring feature Mary Shelley drew criticism for being too tame given Shelley’s well-documented exploits—which included allegedly hooking up with a married man on her own mother’s grave. Given the turns certain Riverdale characters have taken, it’s pretty easy to see why Aguirre-Sacasa might be the best person to adapt Mary Shelley’s story. But if that wasn’t enough, Aguirre-Sacasa is also bringing an additional spec script to the streaming marketplace: The Brides, a project Deadline notes Aguirre-Sacasa previously worked on with NBC during the 2015–2016 pilot season.

As the trade notes, the three Brides of Dracula first appeared in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel. The “sisters” live with Count Dracula in Transylvania and largely follow the classic female vampire MO: seduce men and then feast on their flesh. Deadline describes the series as a “vampire soap about empowered, immortal women and the things they do to maintain wealth, prestige, legacy—and their nontraditional family.” So…Succession but everyone is a young Marcia? We’ll admit, we’re intrigued—but we’ll have to wait and see if any streamers bite.

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