We revisit Underworld: Awakening, the latest installment of the vampire/werewolf war supernatural action film franchise, this Undead Monday with the release of new trailers and posters from the film ahead of its release next week.

Underworld: Awakening , the fourth installment of the Underworld film series, will be hitting the silver screens next week and we take a look at the surprising long-running vampire/werewolf war supernatural action film franchise with some new trailers, posters, and set images released by Screen Gems.

First up, check out this new trailer entitled "Underworld: Legacy" that served to recap the story thus far in the series.



And here's the third trailer from the film that does a nice job in getting fans enticed. The trailer was recently premiered before the screening of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.



The posters released thus far.




And here are some of the new set stills from the film recently released by Screen Gems.














Here's the official synopsis of the film:

UNDERWORLD 4 brings a stunning new dimension to the epic battle between Vampires and Lycans, as the first film in the franchise to shoot in 3D.

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

An alternate synopsis of the film:

The vampire warrioress Selene, escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

Underworld: Awakening is scheduled to be released in 3D on January 20th 2012.