Being Human is not a typical walk in the supernatural park. With the overwhelming amount of romanticized, sugary-sweet TV shows, books and movies in the supernatural genre, Being Human is a refreshing trek back into the traditional theme of vampires, werewolves and ghosts: Horror.

In the world of Mitchell (Aidan Turner), Annie (Lenora Crichlow) and George (Russell Tovey), no one sparkles. The transformation from man to wolf is agonizing, not swift and fluffy, and un-life as a ghost carries all the tragic, dark loneliness originally associated with the restless undead.

In many modern versions of classic supernatural stereotypes, the curse of immortality comes with little cost. Vampires walk the earth under a moonlit sky in the company of mortals, whom they watch sleep with chaste affections instead of a primal hunger. Ghosts visit mediums that complete their unfinished business for them, releasing them into the great unknown. Werewolves’ war with vampires over pretty girls and both factions are apt to reveal themselves to the public and demand rights as citizens. Gone were the days of anguish and damnation while these cursed creatures lived out eternity watching humanity from the sidelines.

Being Human returns to those tormented origins with a cast of deliciously flawed supernatural beings struggling to remain a part of the human race they have forever left behind. The characters themselves are so relatable, so real, that you can almost forget you’re watching a show about a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. Regardless of the dynamics between the respective supernatural communities, Mitchell, George and Annie remain so poignantly believable that it is easy to empathize with even their surreal problems.

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Oh, man. Just when you think being a werewolf couldn’t stink any more, it — well — stinks a lot more.

That’s the grim situation confronting George (Russell Tovey) as “Being Human” returns to BBC America for a second season of eight episodes starting Saturday, July 24.

The first season of the show — about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost (Aidan Turner, Tovey, Lenora Crichlow) who share an English flat — ended with George, the reluctant and normally gentle werewolf, transforming into a raging beast to confront and kill Herrick, the vampire leader who was plotting to “transition” the human race involuntarily into a world of bloodsuckers. In that regard, then, George’s actions were understandable, even heroic. But they left a devastating impact on the character, Tovey says.

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Vampires and werewolves seemed to get along just fine when they were chasing Abbot and Costello. Or maybe it was the Scooby-Doo gang. But this summer, there’s plenty of bad blood, and things between them are getting hairy.

The vampires and werewolves in “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”? Fighting. The vampires and werewolves on “True Blood”? Fighting fang and claw. The vampires and werewolves on ABC’s “The Gates”? Well, I stopped watching that after the pilot, but for argument’s sake, let’s just say they’re not the best of friends.

And that just makes “Being Human” (10 p.m. Saturday, BBC America) all the more refreshing. Vampire Mitchell (Aidan Turner) and werewolf George (Russell Tovey) not only are able to coexist, they’re flatmates. And, proving that Bristol, England, is some sort of supernatural melting pot, they also share their house with a ghost called Annie (Lenora Crichlow).

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We’re exactly a month away from the madness known as the San Diego Comic-Con so expect a flurry of guest and panel announcements over the next couple of weeks. On today’s list is “Being Human” creator/writer Toby Whithouse joining cast members Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, Aidan Turner, and Sinead Keenan at the big show.

Season Two of “Being Human”, which follows three twenty-somethings living double lives as a werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost, returns to BBC America the same weekend as Comic-Con. It premieres on Saturday, July 24th, directly following the “Doctor Who” season finale. Just in advance of that, the “Being Human” Season One DVD and Blu-ray sets hit stores on July 20th (pre-order your copy below).

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The creator of Being Human has dropped hints about the upcoming third series.

Following the news that Lacey Turner will appear in an episode of the show, Toby Whithouse told SFX that there is some “jaw-droppingly pant-wettingly exciting casting for a couple of guest characters”.

Whithouse added that filming is currently underway and also revealed that a new creature will appear in the show.

“There are some new werewolves,” he said. “There are some new vampires. And there’s a something else. For years I’ve heard people saying to me, ‘You should put a witch/zombie/demon/banshee/warlock/goblin/fairy/pixie/angel in your show’.

“I think they’ve got Being Human mixed up with Dungeons and f**king Dragons. Anyway, I’ve always secretly planned to pop one of them into an episode and it finally happens in season three.”

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Do you watch shows that are similar to Being Human, like True Blood?
“No, I don’t. It’s no reason really, I don’t know why! It’s not really my thing. I mean, not that I don’t enjoy the genre, the supernatural genre or maybe even sci-fi, but maybe you just get enough of it when you’re doing your own show and you’re completely surrounded by it. And by proxy anyway you happen to run into a lot of these [shows]. You’ll read a lot of articles about stuff, you’ll read the Twilight books because someone has thrown them at you while you’re hanging around set, or somebody is watching it on set, and you just dip and out. But I’m not an ardent viewer of any particular show at all, really.”

What do you make of the show’s success in America?
“That’s been really cool. It really took us by surprise. We went over to do a lot of press for it last August – we did Comic-Con and we did TCAs and all these big press events – and that’s when it really kind of hit home. We walked in to do a press conference at Comic-Con and there was 6,000 plus people. Granted, Doctor Who were on after us and they were all there for Doctor Who but they kind of knew who we were! So yeah, it’s been a big hit over there and I signed with an agent, and all the producers I’ve met recently are all very aware of the show.”

And they’re making a local US version…
“Yeah, I think the Sci-Fi channel have brought the structure or the premise of the show from Toby Whithouse, the creator. I don’t know really much about that, I don’t know when they’re going to start shooting it or whether they have. I heard a rumour that Mitchell might be a girl! I don’t know. I wish them all the best, it’s a cool little idea and it’s not surprising that somebody has picked it up, but we don’t know anything about it really. I kind of do hope it’s different though, I hope it’s not so like our show.”

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Breaking news! Lacey Turner, star of Eastenders and killer of Archie Mitchell (I know, we were shocked too) is coming to Being Human to play a new supernatural character, Lia.

Lacey, famous for playing Stacey Slater in the soap, is sure to bring some of her cockney charm to the show. Here’s what she said of her first TV role since she joined Eastenders in 2004 “It was fantastic working on Being Human, I had some great scenes with Aidan Turner, especially when his character Mitchell is facing up to some of the things he has done in the past. The cast and crew were really welcoming and I can’t wait to watch how the story comes together on screen when the series airs.”

We can reveal that Mitchell meets Lia whilst on ‘the other side’ as he attempts a rescue mission to try and save Annie. Lia attempts to steer him on his journey, but whether the outcome is good or bad is yet to be seen.

We’re getting nervous…

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