WHY WE (HEART) VAMPIRES Special to Premiere on Friday, November 1st on NBC

Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Victoria Smurfit. Photo Credit: NBC

NBC today announced that it will air a one-hour primetime special, WHY WE (HEART) VAMPIRES on Friday, November 1st at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by NBCUniversal News Group's Tamron Hall, WHY WE (HEART) VAMPIRES is a collection of fun, comedic interviews accompanied by entertaining clips from our favorite vampire moments. The special will air before an all new GRIMM followed by DRACULA, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Our fascination with vampires goes back decades, if not longer, and they continue to captivate our imaginations. Produced by NBC News' Peacock Productions, WHY WE (HEART) VAMPIRES will feature a mix of some of Hollywood's greatest vampire experts, including DRACULA's Victoria Smurfit; author Anne Rice; TRUE BLOOD's Kristin Bauer and Carrie Preston; Cassandra Peterson, best known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER's" James Marsters, and more. From our fascination with vampires, to their immortality and super human powers, Hall will explore why these night stalkers continue to have such an enduring appeal.