Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.


Carnivàle (2003)
Into each generation is born a creature of light and a creature of darkness.
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Nick Stahl
Ben Hawkins (24 episodes)

Clancy Brown
Brother Justin (24 episodes)

Michael J. Anderson
Samson (24 episodes)

Adrienne Barbeau
Ruthie (24 episodes)

Debra Christofferson
Lila (24 episodes)

Tim DeKay
Clayton Jones (24 episodes)

Clea DuVall
Sofie (24 episodes)

Cynthia Ettinger
Rita Sue Dreifuss (24 episodes)

Carla Gallo
Libby Dreifuss (24 episodes)
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