In
Van Helsing, after a catastrophic volcano eruption, the last remaining underground vampires rise up through a dark, ash-filled sky to overtake America. Vanessa Van Helsing (Kelly Overton,
True Blood), a descendant of the legendary line of vampire hunters, awakens from a three-year coma to discover that she’s not only immune to the bloodthirsty predators – but also has the ability to make them human again. With this “cure” threatening the vampire’s existence and a target on her back, can Vanessa save humanity?
An original SYFY co-production,
Van Helsing is produced by Nomadic Pictures, which also serves as the studio. Executive producers are Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev from Nomadic Pictures, showrunner/writer Neil LaBute, Simon Barry (
Don’t Let His Size Fool You
Aleks Paunovic revels in creating dynamic characters that force viewers to look beyond his muscular, 6’5” frame.
Brooke Carlock Lobaugh
Aleks Paunovic is one of those people who dominates a room.
At 6 5 tall, of Serbian and Croatian descent, with a large, muscular build, his presence rarely goes unnoticed. Paunovic grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, with boxing blood in his veins. His father, uncle, and grandfather were all champion boxers in the old Yugoslavia, and Paunovic continued the tradition, winning championships across Canada in his weight category well into his 20s.
However, a love of creativity of the arts equally matched his athleticism, and Paunovic spent several years touring as the bass player of a metal rock band, Specula Black.