Carnivàle

TV Series
2003–2005
TV-MA
1h

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

47K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,590

During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.

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During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

47K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,590

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 14 wins & 26 nominations total

Episodes24

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Trivia
The intro at the beginning of each show is so intricate and complex it took months to assemble.

Goofs
Whenever "Russian" dialogue is heard, most of it is just gibberish.

Quotes
[Opening lines of the series]
Samson: Before the beginning, after the great war between Heaven and Hell, God created the Earth and gave dominion over it to the crafty ape he called man. And to each generation was born a creature of light and a creature of darkness. And great armies clashed by night in the ancient war between good and evil. There was magic then, nobility, and unimaginable cruelty. And so it was until the day that a false sun exploded over Trinity, and man forever traded away wonder for reason.

Connections
Featured in Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show (2003)

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Featured review

10/10

It's 2019.. and I still can't get over how f*?!#ing good this show was

It's been 15 years since this show and I'm still devastated about this cancellation. Season 3 would have been epic, I mean with how season 2 ended! Sigh...With all the reboots I can only cross my fingers about having this show come back but sadly it won't ever happen. Watch it.. and then have your heart break cos there will never be closure. :(