Series

Carnivàle

2003 · 2 seasons · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama

Into each generation is born a creature of light and a creature of darkness.

IMDb

8.4

Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.

Nick Stahl

Ben Hawkins

Clancy Brown

Brother Justin

Michael J. Anderson

Samson

Tim DeKay

Clayton Jones

Clea DuVall

Sofie

Cynthia Ettinger

Rita Sue Dreifuss

Carla Gallo

Libby Dreifuss

Adrienne Barbeau

Ruthie

Amy Madigan

Iris Crowe

Toby Huss

Stumpy Dreifuss

Debra Christofferson

Lila

Brian Turk

Gabriel

Ralph Waite

Norman Belthus

John Fleck

Gecko

Blake Shields

Osgood

John Carroll Lynch

Varlyn Stroud

• Howard KleinProducer
• Ronald D. MooreProducer

Carnivále Season 1 Trailer

First aired

September 14, 2003

Last aired

March 27, 2005

Status

Canceled

Original language

English

Episodes

24

Rated

TV-MA

Genres

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama

• 
  Season 112 episodes · 2003
• 
  Season 212 episodes · 2005

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