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Dark Shadows

2005 · 39 min Drama Horror
8.4 / 10 · TMDB

The pilot for a proposed remake of the '60s gothic soap opera. It was produced in 2004 for The WB network, but was not picked up and has never aired on television. The pilot instead premiered in 2005 at the Dark Shadows Festival in Los Angeles and has screened at various such festivals in the years since.

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Year 2005
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Horror
Director P.J. Hogan
Runtime 39 min.
Rating TMDB: 8.4/10 (17 votes)

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This 2004 pilot is a curious artifact—an attempt to revive the gothic soap for The WB generation, caught between reverence for the source material and a winking modern sensibility that doesn't always cohere. The atmosphere is there, but the tone wavers.

What lingers after the credits is a sense of unrealized potential, a show still searching for its voice between earnest gloom and camp. It's a fascinating 'what-if' for fans of the original. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: P.J. Hogan

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The muted palette of a decaying manor, heavy velvet drapes, and the chill of a secret-laden past.

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