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Dark Shadows

1991 · 1 season

A moody, slow-burning gothic soap with eerie atmosphere and romantic melancholy, demanding patience but rewarding with brooding intensity.

Created by
Dan Curtis
Genres
Soap, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Ben Cross, Veronica Lauren, Ely Pouget
Overview
Governess Victoria Winters' arrival at the great estate of Collinwood in Collinsport, Maine coincides with vampire Barnabas Collins being released from his coffin, Dr. Hoffman's attempt to cure Barnabas' vampirism medically, and, finally, Victoria's time travel back to 1790 to witness the events in which the still-human Barnabas is transformed into an undead creature.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Dan Curtis
Genres
Soap, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Ben Cross, Veronica Lauren, Ely Pouget
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Created by
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Starring
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