Dark Shadows
- Release Date
- June 27, 1966
- Cast
- Jonathan Frid , Joan Bennett , David Selby , Kathryn Leigh Scott , Lara Parker , Thayer David , John Karlen , Roger Davis
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Seasons
- 12
Summary
Dark Shadows was a daytime soap opera on ABC-TV which aired weekdays during the afternoon. With vampires, witches, worlocks, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures, it became a surprising phenomenon, lasting for five years before it was cancelled.The show revolves around Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid), a guilt-ridden 175-year-old vampire who longs to be human again and returns to his estate after being chained inside a coffin for nearly 200 years.
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