Dark Shadows joins Netflix's catalog on October 1, 2026. Directed by Tim Burton, this 2012 fantasy comedy brings together Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter and Chloë Grace Moretz.
In 1752, the Collins family leaves England to settle in America. Having grown rich and influential, Barnabas Collins breaks the heart of witch Angelique Bouchard. She turns him into a vampire before burying him alive.
Two centuries after being buried, Barnabas emerges into 1972 America and returns to his old manor. There he encounters the descendants of his once-mighty family, whose wealth and influence have largely faded. As he works to restore their prestige, Angelique keeps ruling the town and has not let go of her vendetta.
The film adapts the American TV series Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. Tim Burton preserves its gothic atmosphere while making the clash between Barnabas and the 1970s the driving source of humor in this new version.
Johnny Depp portrays Barnabas opposite Eva Green as Angelique. Michelle Pfeiffer plays Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, while Helena Bonham Carter plays the psychiatrist Julia Hoffman.
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