{"id":30412,"date":"2026-06-26T09:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/warner-bros-bites-into-dark-shadows-adult-animated-series\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:49:17","slug":"warner-bros-bites-into-dark-shadows-adult-animated-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/warner-bros-bites-into-dark-shadows-adult-animated-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Bites Into ‘Dark Shadows’ Adult Animated Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Warner Bros. Animation<\/strong> is bringing Dark Shadows<\/em> back from the grave, reports THR<\/a> from the studio focus panel at Annecy.<\/p>\n

The cult TV show from the 1960s, a Gothic soap opera featuring tormented vampire Barnabas Collins and his supernaturally dysfunctional family, will be reimagined as an adult animation series.<\/p>\n

The original series, created by Dan Curtis<\/strong>, aired weekdays on ABC from 1966 to 1971 and gained a devoted following. It was one of the first hit daytime series and became an enduring cult classic. The show spawned several feature film adaptations, most famously Tim Burton\u2019s<\/strong> 2012 feature starring Johnny Depp<\/strong> and Michelle Pfeiffer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

WBA said its animated Dark Shadows<\/em> reboot will continue the saga of the Collins family. The official logline reads: \u201cBlending gothic, horror, and supernatural genres, this coming adaptation promises all the dark twists and romantic intrigue that defined the transformational series across its 1200-plus episode run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisa Holdsworth<\/strong> (Dreamers<\/em>, A Discovery of Witches<\/em>, Call the Midwife<\/em>) will executive produce and be the showrunner on the series. Other executive producers include Cathy Curtis<\/strong>, Tracy Curtis<\/strong>, Eric Homan<\/strong>, Kevin Kolde<\/strong>, and Fred Seibert<\/strong>. The series is currently in development. WBA did not give any details on when it expects to deliver.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: Dark Shadows <\/span><\/p>\n

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