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Dark Shadows

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Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

Series

  • Title:Dark Shadows
  • User score:
    7.2
  • First air date:1966-06-27
  • Genres:Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Soap
  • Number of seasons:12
  • Number of episodes:1225
  • Status:Ended
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.

List of Seasons

Season 1
S1 - Season 1
7.0
124 episodes

Air date: 1966-06-27

Season 2
S2 - Season 2
0.0
64 episodes

Air date: 1966-12-20

Season 3
S3 - Season 3
0.5
83 episodes

Air date: 1967-03-21

Season 4
S4 - Season 4
0.0
90 episodes

Air date: 1967-07-17

Season 5
S5 - Season 5
0.0
93 episodes

Air date: 1967-11-20

Season 6
S6 - Season 6
0.0
237 episodes

Air date: 1968-04-01

Season 7
S7 - Season 7
0.0
182 episodes

Air date: 1969-03-03

Season 8
S8 - Season 8
0.0
92 episodes

Air date: 1969-11-14

Season 9
S9 - Season 9
0.0
80 episodes

Air date: 1970-03-30

Season 10
S10 - Season 10
0.0
49 episodes

Air date: 1970-07-20

Season 11
S11 - Season 11
0.0
85 episodes

Air date: 1970-09-25

Season 12
S12 - Season 12
0.0
46 episodes

Air date: 1971-01-28

Videos

Top Cast

Jonathan Frid

Jonathan Frid

Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins

Grayson Hall

Grayson Hall

Julia Hoffman

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins

David Selby

David Selby

Quentin Collins

Kathryn Leigh Scott

Kathryn Leigh Scott

Maggie Evans

Lara Parker

Lara Parker

Angelique Bouchard Collins

Nancy Barrett

Nancy Barrett

Carolyn Stoddard

Louis Edmonds

Louis Edmonds

Roger Collins / Joshua Collins

Thayer David

Thayer David

Ben Stokes / Professor Timothy Stokes

John Karlen

John Karlen

Willie Loomis

Joel Crothers

Joel Crothers

Joe Haskell

Roger Davis

Roger Davis

Jeff Clark / Peter Bradford

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