Season 5, Episode 88: Interview with Madalina Bellariu Ion (Rhea) from “Drained” (2024)

Seduction. Vampires. Romance. Sounds like an Anne Rice movie. Drained is far from being just that… As a matter of fact, the movie is smart and alluring which makes this movie excellent. The film is exceedingly captivating. The character Rhea is fascinating and mysterious, and Madalina played the role extremely well. Romanticism will bite you in the neck! No pun intended, it’s the truth because you cannot have romance without vampires. The elements are there, and Madalina broke them down in this interview. It was wonderful to speak to Madalina about her character in this not so typical movie about vampires. Although she was born less than a stones throw away outside Transylvania, she is the perfect rendition of a female vampire who is the predator, but who also has a tiny trickle of humanity within her. I highly recommend watching this movie if you want to get away from the usual, boring, repeated vampire plot. The tone and pace in this film is what you are looking for if you need to watch something different and Madalina delivers. Now available for steaming on Amazon Prime, Video, Tubi, Google TV, Apple TV, and YouTube.