‘City of Blood’ Release Date, Time, Preview, and Where to Watch

A new vampire drama set against a climate ravaged Berlin is about to land on American and international streaming services, and fans of atmospheric horror have circled the date on their calendars. The German thriller has been generating buzz since its trailer dropped last month, and viewers are now looking for the specifics on when, where, and how to watch it.

City of Blood follows two estranged sisters who reunite only to discover that the city they grew up in has fallen under the quiet control of a vampire faction chasing political power. The series blends dystopian science fiction with supernatural horror, and its premiere is close enough that most of the practical details have already been confirmed.

‘City of Blood’ Release Date and Premiere Time

City of Blood is set to arrive on September 16, 2026, with Lea Drinda, Soma Pysall, and Franz Hartwig leading the cast under director Philipp Kadelbach. The series was co created by Kadelbach alongside Elena Lyubarskaya, and it was produced by Germany’s Amusement Park Film, the same company behind All Quiet on the Western Front.

The season runs for eight episodes total, with Amelie von Kienlin serving as producer. Individual episodes clock in around 45 minutes, and the series carries a TV MA rating as a drama, fantasy, and horror hybrid.

As for an exact premiere time, that detail has not been made public. Disney has confirmed September 16 as the launch date, but the release time and the full episode rollout schedule remain unannounced. Viewers checking for a specific hour should expect the season to follow the platform’s usual pattern of releasing new titles in the early morning Pacific time, though nothing official has been stated for this show specifically.

The trailer itself was released in late August, giving audiences a first look at the dark, dystopian world the eight part thriller inhabits.

What ‘City of Blood’ Is About

The premise is set in a city state on the brink, where a privileged few live beneath a climate controlled dome while those outside struggle to survive in a world ravaged by heat, corruption, and crime. After years apart, sisters Bea Hoffmann and Phoebe Kaya are reunited and uncover a dark secret, learning that vampires are determined to seize political power and that blood has become the city’s new currency.

Caught between human brutality and something altogether more inhuman, the sisters must fight to protect their lives and the people they love, all while confronting an uncomfortable question about who the greater monster actually is, the humans or the vampires.

As decisive elections loom over the city, the sisters probe the forces truly steering Berlin and discover that the blood trade fuels both the economic power and the political ambitions of the vampires. Torn between rival camps, they are left to decide whether the real threat comes from the supernatural beings or from the humans who sustain the system that empowers them.

City of Blood is based on the graphic novel ‘Berlinoir’ by Reinhard Kleist and Tobias O. Meißner. The comic’s alternate vision of a vampire shaped Berlin gave the show its foundation, and the series expands on that world across its eight episode run.

Where to Watch ‘City of Blood’

City of Blood will stream on Hulu in the United States, with Disney+ carrying the series internationally as part of its programming lineup. That distribution split means American subscribers will need a Hulu account, or access through the Hulu on Disney+ bundle, while audiences outside the US can find it directly on Disney+.

Specifically, the series is coming out on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in the United States, and on Disney+ internationally. This is consistent with how Disney has handled several of its mature rated originals, keeping the more graphic horror content under the Hulu banner domestically while folding it into the main Disney+ app abroad.

Streaming trackers list City of Blood as available on Disney Plus and Hulu starting September 16, 2026. Anyone hoping to watch on premiere day should make sure their subscription covers the correct service depending on their region before the release window opens.

Cast, Production, and Early Reception

The eight part thriller features an ensemble of established stars and newer talent from Germany, including Lea Drinda, Soma Pysall, Franz Hartwig, Jördis Triebel, David Schütter, Mouataz Alshaltouh, Jenny Schily, Dagmar Manzel, Melika Foroutan, Jan Georg Schütte, and Lars Eidinger. That lineup gives the show a deep bench of German television and film veterans surrounding its two young leads.

City of Blood was developed with support from the Creative Europe MEDIA Program of the European Union and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg, with additional funding from the German Motion Picture Fund, the Czech Film Fund, and the South Moravian Film Fund. That level of institutional backing points to a production with real scale behind its climate ravaged version of Berlin.

Early trailer coverage has focused on the show’s tone as much as its plot. The AV Club noted that the series is the kind of vampire show where nobody actually says the word vampire in its trailer, letting the show’s seriousness settle in through implication rather than declaration. The site’s writers also pointed out that the series will end up sitting on the platform alongside other genre titles like FX’s ‘The Strain,’ making it a notable addition to Disney’s horror leaning slate.

With a confirmed date, a clear streaming home, and a premise that mixes climate collapse with political vampirism, City of Blood has positioned itself as one of the more distinctive genre debuts of the fall season, and it will be worth watching how audiences respond once the sisters’ fight against Berlin’s blood soaked power structure actually begins to unfold on screen.