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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.

Cast & crew

Dan Curtis

Creator

Nancy Barrett

Carolyn Stoddard

Joan Bennett

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins

David Henesy

David Collins

Kathryn Leigh Scott

Maggie Evans

Louis Edmonds

Roger Collins / Joshua Collins

Clarice Blackburn

Mrs. Sarah Johnson

Jonathan Frid

Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins

Grayson Hall

Julia Hoffman

Thayer David

Matthew Morgan/Ben Stokes/Dr. Timothy Stokes

Jerry Lacy

Reverend Trask/Gregory Trask

John Karlen

Willie Loomis

Lara Parker

Angelique Bouchard Collins

Roger Davis

Jeff Clark / Peter Bradford

David Selby

Quentin Collins

Joel Crothers

Nathan Forbes

Alexandra Isles

Victoria Winters

David Ford

Sam Evans

Mitchell Ryan

Burke Devlin

S

Sharon Smyth

Sarah Collins

R

Robert Rodan

Seasons

1225 episodes

Season 11966 · 124 episodes

Season 21966 · 64 episodes

Season 31967 · 83 episodes

Season 41967 · 90 episodes

Season 51967 · 93 episodes

Season 61968 · 237 episodes

Season 71969 · 182 episodes

Season 81969 · 92 episodes

Season 91970 · 80 episodes

Season 101970 · 49 episodes