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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.
Where to watch Dark Shadows
Available on 1 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #584 in New Zealand.
- New Zealand #584
Available languages
Audio: English
Subtitles: English
Chart history
Dark Shadows has spent 3 days in a top 3, 14 days in a top 10 and 37 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.
Seasons
12 seasons, 1236 episodes in total.
- Season 1 (1966) — 135 episodes
- Season 2 (1966) — 64 episodes
- Season 3 (1967) — 83 episodes
- Season 4 (1967) — 90 episodes
- Season 5 (1967) — 93 episodes
- Season 6 (1968) — 237 episodes
- Season 7 (1969) — 182 episodes
- Season 8 (1969) — 92 episodes
- Season 9 (1970) — 80 episodes
- Season 10 (1970) — 49 episodes
- Season 11 (1970) — 85 episodes
- Season 12 (1971) — 46 episodes
Cast
Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Nancy Barrett, David Selby, Joan Bennett, Lara Parker, David Henesy, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Thayer David, Roger Davis, Louis Edmonds, Jerry Lacy, John Karlen, Clarice Blackburn, Dennis Patrick