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Carnivàle: Season 1

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Aired2003-09-15T02:00:00Z on HBO
Runtime58m
DirectorRodrigo García

WriterDaniel Knauf
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
GenresDrama, Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Ben reluctantly joins the carnival after the bank forecloses on his family's Oklahoma farm. Brother Justin has a bizarre encounter with a poor parishioner. Sofie has a run-in at a small-town gas station.

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Season Regulars
16

Blake Shields
Osgood
Matthew McGrory
Giant
Jenna Boyd
Maddy Crane
K Callan
Eleanor McGill
John Savage
Henry 'Hack' Scudder
Lucinda Jenney
Flora Hawkins
Amanda Aday
Dora Mae Dreifuss
Brett Rickaby
Barker
Don Swayze
Tattooed Man
Jane Adams
Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)
Jack McGee
Bulldozer Driver
E.J. Callahan
Lean Man
Joe Unger
Red
Helen Slayton-Hughes
Scripture-Reading Lady (uncredited)
Michael Massee
Russian Soldier
Frank Collison
Jasper
Joshua Harto
Junior
Bobby Preston
Tommy Crane

Series Premiere

Carnivàle: Season 1

1x01 MilfayTV-MA

ActorsAll Cast & Crew

Season Regulars 16

Guest Stars 18

Nick Stahl

Ben Hawkins

Clancy Brown

Brother Justin

Michael J. Anderson

Samson

Adrienne Barbeau

Ruthie

Debra Christofferson

Lila

Tim DeKay

Clayton Jones

Clea DuVall

Sofie

Cynthia Ettinger

Rita Sue Dreifuss

Carla Gallo

Libby Dreifuss

Toby Huss

Stumpy Dreifuss

Amy Madigan

Iris Crowe

Brian Turk

Gabriel

Diane Salinger

Apollonia

Ralph Waite

Norman Belthus

John Fleck

Gecko

Patrick Bauchau

Professor Ernst Lodz

Blake Shields

Osgood

Matthew McGrory

Giant

Jenna Boyd

Maddy Crane

K Callan

Eleanor McGill

John Savage

Henry 'Hack' Scudder

Lucinda Jenney

Flora Hawkins

Amanda Aday

Dora Mae Dreifuss

Brett Rickaby

Barker

Don Swayze

Tattooed Man

Jane Adams

Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)

Jack McGee

Bulldozer Driver

E.J. Callahan

Lean Man

Joe Unger

Red

Helen Slayton-Hughes

Scripture-Reading Lady (uncredited)

Michael Massee

Russian Soldier

Frank Collison

Jasper

Joshua Harto

Junior

Bobby Preston

Tommy Crane

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1x01 Milfay
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Season Regulars
16

Guest Stars
18