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Carnivàle

Carnivàle

It's the mid-1930s, and we're in the middle of the Dust Bowl, a time when sandstorms and disease were running rampant across the Great Plains. After his mother's death, teenage fugitive Ben Hawkins is picked up by a mysterious traveling carnival run by an unseen force known only as "Management." Surrounded by magic, Ben reconnects with his long-dormant supernatural powers. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, an evangelical preacher is plagued with apocalyptic visions. What the two of them don't know is that they're set to become players in the great (and heretofore hidden) battle between Darkness and Light.
2 seasonsFantasy, MysteryTV-MAAdult Situations, Adult Language
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Season 112 of 12 Episodes

  • A traveling carnival takes a teenage boy; an evangelical preacher receives a sign that leaves him awakened to the possibility of mysterious powers.

  • A practical joke leads Ben to a piece of the puzzle that is his past; Brother Justin and his sister, Iris, try to turn a brothel into a house of worship; Sofie tends to her comatose mother.

  • The town of Tipton refuses to let the carnival set up; Brother Justin's promise to the migrants upsets his regular congregation; Ben and Sofie search for clues about his history.

  • Lodz tests Ben's powers; Sofie socializes with a handsome café owner; Samson visits an old flame; Brother Justin struggles with an ultimatum.

  • The carnival arrives in Babylon; Samson treats the troupe to a night on the town; Ben falls down a mine shaft, where he encounters a familiar face.

  • The carnies get caught up in "Carnival Justice"; Ben's dark adventure ends; Brother Justin wanders in the wilderness, where he meets a group of hobos.

  • Iris gets unexpected support from a radio reporter; Rita Sue and Stumpy argue over their family's future; Ben and Ruthie hunt for snakes; Samson goes to work on the bally.

  • Samson sends Ben on a road trip to enlist a new attraction; Sofie debates defying her mother; Brother Justin receives treatments for religious excitation.

  • Ben stays awake to keep from dreaming; Samson tries to drum up new business; Sofie worries that her mother is losing touch with reality; Iris reaches out to Brother Justin over the radio airwaves.

  • Brother Justin returns to Mintern; Libby catches on to her mother's deception; Stumpy enlists a new dancer; Lodz and Lila wait for Ben to succumb to sleep.

  • Lodz hatches a devious plan to reach Ben; Rita Sue upstages Catalina; Sofie does not like what she learns from reading Stumpy's cards; Iris proves she will do anything to advance her brother's career.

  • Ben turns to Lodz for advice; Stumpy and Rita Sue strike a deal to save their marriage; Sofie settles a score with Libby and Jones; Balthus and Brother Justin contemplate the former's greatest evil.

Record to Watch Later

24 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Milfay
    After the Ball Is Over
    Tipton
    Black Blizzard
    Babylon
    Pick a Number
    The River
    Lonnigan, Texas
    Insomnia
    Hot and Bothered
  • Milfay

    A traveling carnival takes a teenage boy; an evangelical preacher receives a sign that leaves him awakened to the possibility of mysterious powers.
    Upcoming
  • After the Ball Is Over

    A practical joke leads Ben to a piece of the puzzle that is his past; Brother Justin and his sister, Iris, try to turn a brothel into a house of worship; Sofie tends to her comatose mother.
    Upcoming
  • Tipton

    The town of Tipton refuses to let the carnival set up; Brother Justin's promise to the migrants upsets his regular congregation; Ben and Sofie search for clues about his history.
    Upcoming
  • Black Blizzard

    Lodz tests Ben's powers; Sofie socializes with a handsome café owner; Samson visits an old flame; Brother Justin struggles with an ultimatum.
    Upcoming
  • Babylon

    The carnival arrives in Babylon; Samson treats the troupe to a night on the town; Ben falls down a mine shaft, where he encounters a familiar face.
    Upcoming
  • Pick a Number

    The carnies get caught up in "Carnival Justice"; Ben's dark adventure ends; Brother Justin wanders in the wilderness, where he meets a group of hobos.
    Upcoming
Carnivàle

More about Carnivàle

It's the mid-1930s, and we're in the middle of the Dust Bowl, a time when sandstorms and disease were running rampant across the Great Plains. After his mother's death, teenage fugitive Ben Hawkins is picked up by a mysterious traveling carnival run by an unseen force known only as "Management." Surrounded by magic, Ben reconnects with his long-dormant supernatural powers. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, an evangelical preacher is plagued with apocalyptic visions. What the two of them don't know is that they're set to become players in the great (and heretofore hidden) battle between Darkness and Light.

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Nick Stahl, Clancy Brown, Clea DuVall, Amy Madigan, Michael Anderson, Debra Christofferson, Tim DeKay, Adrienne Barbeau, John Fleck, Diane Salinger, Karyne Steben, Sarah Steben, Brian Turk, Toby Huss, Cynthia Ettinger, Carla Gallo, John Savage, Ralph Waite, John Lynch

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