Warner Bros. Revives 60-Year-Old Dark Shadows as Adult Animated Series
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Updated · Collider · Jun 26
Warner Bros. Revives 60-Year-Old Dark Shadows as Adult Animated Series
3 articles · Updated · Collider · Jun 26
Summary
Warner Bros. unveiled a new adult animated reboot of Dark Shadows during the franchise’s 60th anniversary year, returning the Gothic horror property to Collinwood, Maine.
Lisa Holdsworth will serve as showrunner, and Warner Bros. Animation announced the project at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival; the eventual network or streaming home was not disclosed.
1,200-plus original episodes aired from 1966 to 1971, and the new adaptation is being pitched as a blend of gothic, horror and supernatural elements with the romantic intrigue of the original run.
Several earlier revival attempts failed, including a one-season 1990s NBC series, an unpicked 2004 pilot and a 2012 Tim Burton film that was poorly received and underperformed commercially.