Carnivàle

“Into each generation is born a creature of light and a creature of darkness.”

• 2003 –2005
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• Canceled
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• TV-MA

• Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Mystery
• Drama

★ 7.9 TMDB Rating · 473 votes

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.

Created by

Daniel Knauf

Seasons

2

Episodes

24

Episode length

~54m

First aired

Sep 14, 2003

Networks

HBO

Original language

English

Origin

United States