Blade: The Series (Season 1)

Blade: The Series (2006) is a Spike TV supernatural action series you can watch online on iFILM. Set in Detroit, it follows the half-human, half-vampire hunter known as Blade — played by Sticky Fingaz — as he tracks the vampire house of Chthon through the city's back streets and underground clubs.

His reluctant partner is Krista Starr, played by Jill Wagner: a military veteran pulled into the vampire world while hunting down whoever killed her twin brother. The alliance is fragile. Neither of them fully trusts the other, and the show doesn't pretend otherwise. Neil Jackson plays the primary antagonist with a kind of composed menace that works well against Sticky Fingaz's blunt, physical performance.

The series launched from the film franchise that starred Wesley Snipes and keeps its dark, violent register. It's a short run — one season — but it builds a consistent world for viewers who like their urban fantasy without much sentiment. Stream Blade: The Series (2006) online on iFILM.