Carnivàle (2003)★ 8.4/10

TV-MA · US · 60 min · September 14, 2003 · 2 seasons

Drama
Fantasy
Mystery
Thriller

Directed by: Rodrigo García, Jeremy Podeswa, Jack Bender, Tim Hunter, Scott Winant

Written by: Daniel Knauf, Dawn Prestwich, William Schmidt, Nicole Yorkin, Ronald D. Moore

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.

Original title

Carnivàle

Storyline

1934, America. The Dustbowl. A fugitive named Ben Hawkins finds refuge within a traveling carnival comprised of a tarot card reader and her catatonic/telekinetic mother, a blind mentalist, a bearded lady, and conjoined twins, amongst others. The carnival is owned by the mysterious and unseen Management, who has designs on the young Hawkins, for the boy is concealing an untapped gift: he can heal the lame and raise the dead--at a price. Ben also finds himself disturbed by cryptic and prophetic dreams, which he shares with a Methodist preacher in California, Brother Justin Crowe. Brother Justin, convinced by his dreams he is following God's will, has begun to practice his own extraordinary talents, although the preacher's plans increasingly lead to disturbing and tragic consequences. In this "last great age of magic," Ben Hawkins and Justin Crowe are moving toward a great conflict between Good and Evil, although it not yet clear on which sides these men will stand.

Rating

8.4 / 10 · 49,996

Companies

3 Arts Entertainment, Home Box Office (HBO), CNBC-e, Canvas, Fox Network, HBO Hungary, Home Box Office Home Video (HBO), Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO), Warner Home Video, Net5, Fox, HBO Max, J:COM On Demand

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