Network: Spike TV (USA)
Site: http://www.spiketv.com/#/shows/blade/in
Blade focuses on Marvel Comics' eponymous,
immortal warrior fighting a shadowy underworld
of vampires who want to destroy the human race.
The title character is a half-man, half-vampire who
uses his superhuman powers and skills to fearlessly
battle the demonic creatures of the night in a
blood-drenched crusade to prevent the ascendance of
vampires over mankind.
Blade The Series 1x01 (29/Jun/2006) (Pilot)
Blade The Series 1x02 (06/Jul/2006)
Blade The Series 1x03 (13/Jul/2006)
USA Cable's Spike TV has given the green light to its first original drama series, picking up 13 hours of "Blade" for a summertime (USA) premiere.The show, based on the Marvel Comics character-turned-movie franchise, is scheduled to premiere in June with a two-hour pilot. Kirk "Sticky" Jones ("Over There") takes over the title role, a half-human, half-vampire "daywalker" who protects the human race from vampires, from Wesley Snipes, who played Blade in three films."We're extremely pleased with the pilot for 'Blade,' which delivers a thrilling action-adventure for its built-in fan base as well as a character-driven drama filled with heart-pounding tension and suspense," says Pancho Mansfield, who oversees original programming for Spike.

