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Warner Bros. Animation announces a Dark Shadows Adult Animated Series is in Development

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Warner Bros. Animation is resurrecting tormented vampire Barnabas Collins as it is currently in development on an adult animated series based on the classic gothic sensation Dark Shadows.

Created by Dan Curtis and celebrating its 60th anniversary this summer, Dark Shadows starred TV’s original anti-hero and the father of the modern-day vampire, Barnabas Collins, a vampire with a conscience.

The project was announced during a Studio Focus panel at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival where Warner Bros. Animation’s Peter Girardi (Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming) and Shaleen Desai (Senior Vice President, Adult Series) previewed the studios’ current adult animation slate.

The Executive Producer and Showrunner for the show is Lisa Holdsworth while Executive Producers include Cathy Curtis, Tracy Curtis, Eric Homan, Kevin Kolde, and Fred Seibert.

Preview: Dark Shadows #23

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DARK SHADOWS #23

Mike Raicht (w)
Nacho Tenorio (a)
Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

FINAL ISSUE!!! It is a turning point in the lives of the residents of Collinwood. Reeling from the aftermath of their confrontation with Dark Barnabas and his family of vampires, no one has been left unscathed. With no place else to turn, and little hope of surviving another vampire encounter, Willie is forced to call in help from the most unlikely of sources… vampire hunters.

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Preview: Dark Shadows #22

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DARK SHADOWS #22

Mike Raicht (w)
Nacho Tenorio (a)
Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Evil Barnabas and his family of vampires triumphant and growing larger?! Say it ain’t so! Will anyone be able to stop them before they spill more innocent blood? And most importantly, can Julia and Willie return Barnabas’ good soul back in his body before it is too late? If not, prepare to enter a new even Darker Age on the Collinwood Estate.

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Preview: Dark Shadows #21

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DARK SHADOWS #21

Mike Raicht (w)
Nacho Tenorio (a)
Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

In the fight against the soulless Barnabas Collins and his vampire army, how far will Nicholas Blair go to change the horrible future glimpsed in far-off 1984? Could his decision lead the Collins clan into an even darker future?  Or will his actions be too late to save a trusted ally?

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Preview: Dark Shadows #20

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DARK SHADOWS #20

Mike Raicht (w)
Nacho Tenorio (a)
Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Barnabas Collins faces off against the darkest parts of his soul, in a war to change the dire fate of everyone in Collinwood. Will his allies stand beside him or will they be forced to sacrifice Barnabas in order to save themselves?

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Preview: Dark Shadows: Year One #5

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DARK SHADOWS: YEAR ONE #5

Marc Andreyko (w)
Guiu Vilanova (a)
Patrick Berkenkotter (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Joshua Collins, desperate to save his son Barnabas’ soul from vampiric damnation, seeks out help — any help — from the unlikeliest of places: a witch?! Can Barnabas be reclaimed from an unlife of bloodsucking? Or will Angelique’s prophecy that Barnabas would watch everyone he loves suffer and die come true?

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Preview: Dark Shadows #19

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DARK SHADOWS #19

Mike Raicht (w)
Nacho Tenorio (a)
Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

How far will young David go to save the life of his vampire girlfriend? How far will she let him go? These two love-lost teens need serious guidance, but unfortunately, the only adult nearby only has their best interest in mind… may Collinwood’s inhabitants be damned!

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Preview: Dark Shadows: Year One #4

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DARK SHADOWS: YEAR ONE #4

Marc Andreyko (w)
Guiu Vilanova (a)
Patrick Berkenkotter (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Barnabas continues to struggle with his bloodlust, while the crazed Reverend Trask’s witch hunt leads Collinsport on a descent into hell! To make matters worse, cousin Millicent arrives, bringing with her a new evil in the form of Nathan Forbes!

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Preview: Dark Shadows #18

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DARK SHADOWS #18

Mike Raicht (w)
Nacho Tenorio (a)
Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

The fate of Nicholas Blair… in the hands of Barnabas Collins! Despite Blair’s noble intentions, his attempts to help have only made things worse. Given the chance, will Barnabas send Nicholas back to hell, or allow the man one more chance to make amends for past sins?

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Preview: Dark Shadows #17

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DARK SHADOWS #17

Marc Andreyko (w)
Nacho Tenorio (a)
Francesco Francavilla (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

Barnabas fights for his very soul! But is it even worth saving? The Collinwood estate is rocked to its core. Some allies will not survive this conflict! The cataclysmic future of 1984 wil be changed this issue, but will it be for the better or the worse?

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