Blood Drive (TV series)

Did You Know?

• Each episode is based on a different genre of 1970s/1980s exploitation films.
• Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The series received a 13-episode direct-to-series order from Syfy on July 28, 2015.

Plot

Set in an alternate 1999 after the Great Fracking Quakes split the United States along the Mississippi River, the series follows LAPD officer Arthur Bailey, forced to partner with Grace D'Argento in a death race called the Blood Drive. The cars run on human blood, and the master of ceremonies, Julian Slink, secretly works for Heart Enterprises, a megacorporation that exploits discoveries from the giant ravine called the Scar. Arthur and Grace discover Heart's involvement in their own pasts.

Reception

Blood Drive received generally favorable reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 76% approval rating from 21 critics, and on Metacritic a score of 65 out of 100 from 13 critics. Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter found the show entertaining and curious. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times described it as a gleeful, grindhouse-style version of Death Race 2000. Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club gave it a C, criticizing it as perpetual provocation.