Dark Shadows
| Dark Shadows | |
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| Genre |
Soap opera Gothic horror |
| Created by | Dan Curtis |
| Developed by | Art Wallace |
| Written by |
Gordon Russell Sam Hall Ron Sproat Violet Welles Malcolm Marmorstein Art Wallace Joe Caldwell Francis Swann Ralph Ellis |
| Starring |
Joan Bennett Grayson Hall Jonathan Frid Nancy Barrett Alexandra Moltke Louis Edmonds Kathryn Leigh Scott David Selby David Henesy Lara Parker Thayer David |
| Composer(s) | Robert Cobert |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 1,225 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Robert Costello |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Dan Curtis Productions |
| Distributor |
Worldvision Enterprises CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
Black and white (June 1966 – August 1967) Color (August 1967 – April 1971) |
| Original release | June 27, 1966 – April 2, 1971 |
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 depicted the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, where a number of supernatural occurrences take place.
The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) appeared ten months into its run. Dark Shadows also featured ghosts, 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.
Dark Shadows was distinguished by its vividly melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, memorable storylines, numerous dramatic plot twists, adventurous music score, broad cosmos of characters and heroic adventures. The original network run of the show lasted for nearly five years to amass 1,225 episodes.
It continues to enjoy an intense cult following. In 2004 and 2007, Dark Shadows was ranked #19 and #23 on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever.
Since 2006, the series has continued as a range of audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions, featuring many of the original cast, including David Selby, Lara Parker, and Kathryn Leigh Scott.
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