Brit thespian Nonso Anozie joins Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica DeGouw and Katie McGrath to star in NBC’s upcoming new Dracula serial, which premieres Friday, October 25 at 10/9c.

The 10-episode drama will take place in the 1890s and will follow Alan Grayson (aka Dracula, played by Meyers)…

… living a double life in London as an American businessman interested in bringing modern science to Victorian society. But his true plan — to exact revenge on those who burdened him centuries ago — is derailed when he falls in love with Mina (DeGouw), who seems to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.

Anozie will play a character named R.M. Renfield, Alan Grayson’s loyal confidante, who knows all of Dracula’s secrets (including the fact that he is Dracula, and what his true plan is), and is the stabilizing force that allows his two personas to co-exist.

The new series is a co-production between British Sky Broadcasting, Carnival Films & Television, Flame Ventures and NBCUniversal. It was created by Tony Krantz (24, Sports Night) and former HBO Films president Colin Callender and writer Cole Haddon. 

Here’s a first look at Anozie in some still photos as well as a trailer for the new series, embedded below:

Look for the busy Anozie next in Paramount’s Jack Ryan reboot, in Enders Game, and more.