Carnivàle

Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama2003TV-MA24 episodes2 seasonsScripted

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

First aired: 2003-09-14

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Daniel Knauf

Casting

  • Clancy Brown
    Brother Justin
  • Adrienne Barbeau
    Ruthie
  • John Carroll Lynch
    Varlyn Stroud
  • Nick Stahl
    Ben Hawkins
  • Clea DuVall
    Sofie
  • Carla Gallo
    Libby Dreifuss
  • Cynthia Ettinger
    Rita Sue Dreifuss
  • Toby Huss
    Stumpy Dreifuss
  • Ralph Waite
    Norman Belthus
  • Amy Madigan
    Iris Crowe