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Dark Shadows

Necking in the afternoon.

  • TV series
  • 1966
  • TV-PG
  • 12 seasons
  • 1,225 episodes

Created by Dan Curtis

7.4

TMDB audience rating
7.4 out of 10 from 98 votes

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Overview

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.

Roughly 449h 10m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 1,225 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 22 minutes.

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Series cast and crew

  • Nancy Barrett

    Nancy BarrettCarolyn Stoddard
    1,225 episodes

  • Joan Bennett

    Joan BennettElizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins
    1,225 episodes

  • David Henesy

    David HenesyDavid Collins
    1,225 episodes

  • Kathryn Leigh Scott

    Kathryn Leigh ScottMaggie Evans
    1,225 episodes

  • Louis Edmonds

    Louis EdmondsRoger Collins / Joshua Collins
    1,225 episodes

  • Clarice Blackburn

    Clarice BlackburnMrs. Sarah Johnson
    1,225 episodes

  • Jonathan Frid

    Jonathan FridBarnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins
    1,037 episodes

  • Grayson Hall

    Grayson HallNatalie DuPres
    1,037 episodes

  • Thayer David

    Thayer DavidMatthew Morgan/Ben Stokes/Dr. Timothy Stokes
    988 episodes

  • Jerry Lacy

    Jerry LacyTony Peterson/Reverend Trask/Gregory Trask
    954 episodes

  • John Karlen

    John KarlenWillie Loomis
    944 episodes

  • Lara Parker

    Lara ParkerAngelique Bouchard Collins
    864 episodes

  • Roger Davis

    Roger DavisJeff Clark / Peter Bradford
    864 episodes

  • David Selby

    David SelbyQuentin Collins
    771 episodes

  • Joel Crothers

    Joel CrothersJoe Haskell
    691 episodes

  • Alexandra Isles

    Alexandra IslesVictoria Winters
    691 episodes

  • David Ford

    David FordAndre DuPres
    454 episodes

  • Mitchell Ryan

    Mitchell RyanBurke Devlin
    271 episodes

Created by
Dan Curtis
Network
ABC

Seasons and episodes