Dante's Cove
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| Genre |
Soap opera Horror LGBT |
| Created by | Michael Costanza |
| Starring |
William Gregory Lee Tracy Scoggins Charlie David Gregory Michael Nadine Heimann Josh Berresford Zara Taylor Rena Riffel Erin Cummings Jill Bennett Stephen Amell Jon Fleming Michelle Wolff Gabriel Romero Thea Gill German Santiago Jensen Atwood Reichen Lehmkuhl Jenny Shimizu |
| Opening theme | "Dying to Be with You" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 47-52 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | here! |
| Original release | October 7, 2005 – December 21, 2007 |
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| Related shows | The Lair |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Dante's Cove is an American LGBT-oriented supernatural soap opera which aired on here! from October 7, 2005 through December 21, 2007. Created by Michael Costanza and directed by Sam Irvin, the series combines elements of the horror and soap opera genres in telling the story of Kevin (Gregory Michael) and Toby (Charlie David), a young couple seeking to be together and to overcome the dark mystical forces that conspire to separate them. The show debuted to a mixed critical reception. Although an announcement was made regarding a fourth season, no fourth season was produced.
The first season was shot in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 35 mm film. Initially intended to be three episodes, the footage was re-edited and packaged as an 84-minute first episode and a 106-minute second episode. These originally aired in the fall of 2005.
The second season was shot on the north side of Oahu in Hawaii in the spring of 2006. Shooting took place near the filming location of Lost; the cast and crew of the two shows socialized during the shoot. The change in locale and obvious change in sets was for the most part ignored within the series, though actress Tracy Scoggins was given a line about "what a fresh coat of paint can really do." Behind the scenes, however, the change led to shifts in the shooting schedule, notably changes in the number of night scenes filmed because of curfew issues and restrictions imposed. The season was shot entirely on high definition videotape. It was originally intended to be six one-hour episodes, but episodes five and six were condensed into a single one. The season aired in the fall of 2006.
A third season of five one-hour episodes, again filmed in Hawaii, aired in the fall of 2007.
Young couple Kevin and Toby arrive in Dante's Cove, home to a sect dedicated to the supernatural religion Tresum. By freeing the charismatic Ambrosius from his magical imprisonment, Kevin reignites a rivalry between Ambrosius and the Tresum Avatar Grace that has simmered for over 150 years. Ambrosius's obsession with claiming Kevin and Grace's own obsession with avenging herself on Ambrosius threaten to tear Kevin and Toby apart forever, with unforeseen collateral damage.
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