Plot
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.
Cast
as Ben Hawkins
as Brother Justin
as Samson
as Ruthie
as Lila
as Clayton Jones
as Sofie
as Rita Sue Dreifuss
as Libby Dreifuss
as Stumpy Dreifuss
Creator
Network
Status
Canceled
First Aired Date
September 14, 2003
Last Aired Date
March 27, 2005
Production Companies
3 Arts Entertainment
HBO
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
2
Number of Episodes
24
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Reviews
This show was insanely cool and had the potential to be one of HBO's best ever shows. Seriously, I'd take these two seasons over just about anything the premium channel has put out. There's a level of creativity and thoughtfulness that is near unheard of in TV. Unfortunately, these seasons amount to god-tier set-up for shit-hits-the-fan moments that we never got to see. As soon as we were going t…