For those jonesing for a “Buffy” or “Charmed” fix, Lifetime offers this quirky new series which has spirited away elements of both of those longtime supernatural shows.

Set in Seattle, “Blood Ties” (which even lifts the full moon from the “Buffy” credits) is the story of ex-cop-turned-female private investigator Victoria Nelson (played by Christina Cox), who finds herself torn (not literally) between her former partner Mike Celluci (Dylan Neal) and, well, very cute vampire Henry Fitzroy (Kyle Schmid).

Vicky had to leave the police force because she is slowly going blind from retinitis pigmentosa.

Anyway, in the opener, she spies a man in a cape slashing the throat of another man and gives chase, but the killer escapes from a dead-end alcove (spooky!). Naturally, her overly protective ex catches the case (that’s cop speak) and reads her the riot act for being near a crime scene, especially since it’s not the first such recent grisly murder.

Her dead man’s girlfriend Coreen (Gina Holden) hires a skeptical Vicki to investigate. Also looking into the murders is Henry, who is 450 years old, the illegitimate son of Henry VII and a graphic novelist (just roll with it), because the hysteria the killings create makes it hard for him to fly under the radar.

So the two meet and scuffle, while the real killer escapes. Then they bicker for a while and eventually agree to work together to STOP THE THREAT (their capitalization, not mine). She saves his life (he was down a pint or something and needed help). Meanwhile, sputtering Mike ends up at least a step behind throughout.

Sure, this is “Buffy” lite, with the supernatural villains and martial arts but missing the knowing dialogue of Joss Whedon. Still it’s at least as deep as the cheesecake-y “Charmed” ever managed.

This would be middling Sci Fi fare (it’s on a par with “The Dresden Files,” for example). Yeah, it’s tailored for Lifetime, with the romantic triangle and the requisite disease-of-the-week. But the cable channel should get credit for its recent dive back into intriguing scripted programming, such as the late, lamented “Angela’s Eyes” and now “Blood Ties.”