Warner Bros. Animation Adapting Dark Shadows as Adult Animated Series for 60th Anniversary
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Tom Chang
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Warner Bros. Animation is adapting Dan Curtis' cult classic gothic soap opera Dark Shadows into an adult animated series to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The original series aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971, spanning six seasons, and starred Jonathan Frid as the iconic vampire Barnabas Collins. The franchise also spawned two feature films in 1970. The new adaptation will be produced by WB Animation as an adult-oriented animated series.
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· 2 pulledWarner Bros. Animation announced it is adapting Dan Curtis' cult classic Dark Shadows into an adult animated series for its 60th anniversary.
Just as director Tod Browning and star Bela Lugosi solidified vampires in cinematic culture in 1931's Dracula, Dan Curtis and star Jonathan Frid did the same for TV in the 1960s-70s gothic soap Dark Shadows, with the latter playing vampire and anti-hero, Barnabas Collins.
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