Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

About Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a 2009 fantasy thriller film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. Released in January 2009, it runs 92 minutes.

Rhona Mitra appears as Sonja, Bill Nighy as Viktor, Michael Sheen as Lucian, and Shane Brolly as Kraven. Written by Danny McBride and Dirk Blackman. It was produced by Lakeshore Entertainment.

Members will find werewolf, castle, forbidden love, and battle in it. It streams on Philo, Starz, and Starz Amazon Channel in the United States.

Underworld: Evolution, Underworld: Awakening, and Underworld make useful companions to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, all filed under dark fantasy and gothic. It scores 6.5 out of 10 from 4,075 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.