Dark Shadows sequel series coming to The CW

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Looks like The CW can't get enough vampire reboots. First, there is their reboot of THE LOST BOYS in the works and today we're hearing that they've struck a deal with Warner Bros Television to develop an hourlong gothic horror drama based on Dan Curtis' cult classic soap opera DARK SHADOWS.

Dubbed Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer and Brothers & Sisters) will pen the pilot which will be 

a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror. 

Mark B. Perry says:

As a first-generation fan, it’s been a dream of mine to give Dark Shadows the Star Trek treatment since way back in the ’80s when Next Generation was announced, so I’m beyond thrilled and humbled to be entrusted with this resurrection. And while I could never hope to fill Dan Curtis’ very large shoes, I do aspire to carry them a little farther into the future. I also want to reassure the fans of the original that this version will treat the show’s mythology with the same reverence given to Star Trek, but will also make the show accessible for audiences who aren’t yet familiar with the macabre world of the Collinses. My plan is to take as few liberties as possible with the Dark Shadows canon, while bearing in mind a quote from a 1970s episode delivered by the inimitable Oscar-nominee Grayson Hall as Dr. Julia Hoffman: ‘The Collins family history is not particularly famous for its accuracy.’

Tracy Curtis adds:

I couldn’t be happier to have Mark take viewers back to Collinwood. Mark has opened up our father’s universe with fresh storylines and new characters that will delight original fans even as they thrill younger viewers.

The intention here is to harken back to the original. Mark B. Perry serves as an executive producer along with Amasia Entertainment’s Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, and Tracy Curtis and Cathy Curtis. Will you be checking out Dark Shadows: Reincarnation? Let us know below!