Count Abdulla is a British horror comedy television series written by Kaamil Shah. It is about a British-Pakistani doctor who becomes a vampire. It premiered on ITVX on 15 June 2023 before airing on ITV at a later date.
Synopsis
Abdulla Khan (Nik), a British-Pakistani Muslim doctor, is bitten by a vampire (Winstone). His transformation, however, is not only his problem: he's caught between the potent influence of his deeply religious mum Bushra (Wadia) and his hedonistic friends, as he tries to figure out his life.
Cast
Arian Nik as Abdulla Khan
Jaime Winstone as Kathy
Nina Wadia as Bushra Khan
Manpreet Bambra as Amrita
Sia Alipour as Shafi
Jonny Green as Charles Ruthven
Akshay Kumar as Rishi
Moe Bar-El as Yazan Al Kawalti
Mariska Ariya as Nahima
Priya Davdra as Simran
Rishi Nair as Majid
Nikkita Chadha as Preethi
Ruchika Jain as Jaswinder
Episodes
Production
After graduating from London Film School in 2018, Kaamil Shah cold submitted his comedy pilot for Count Abdulla. He signed with an agent, and his script was picked up by Fudge Park Productions after garnering interest. ITV officially ordered the six-part horror comedy in March 2022 for the new ITVX streaming service's comedy slate.
It was announced in August 2022 that Arian Nik and Jaime Winstone would lead the series.