Carnivàle
“Into each generation is born a creature of light and a creature of darkness.”
2003•TV-MA•2 Seasons•24 Episodes•7.9•Canceled
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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.
Creator
Daniel Knauf
Network
HBO
Origin
US
Cast
Nick Stahl
Ben Hawkins
Michael J. Anderson
Samson
Clea DuVall
Sofie
Cynthia Ettinger
Rita Sue Dreifuss
Carla Gallo
Libby Dreifuss
Adrienne Barbeau
Ruthie
Amy Madigan
Iris Crowe
Debra Christofferson
Lila
Brian Turk
Gabriel
John Carroll Lynch
Varlyn Stroud
Clancy Brown
Brother Justin Crowe
Tim DeKay
Clayton 'Jonesy' Jones
Toby Huss
Felix 'Stumpy' Dreifuss
Episodes
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