Dark Shadows: The Beginning
6 Seasons
MPI presents the spooky series‘ rare, early episodes before the arrival of Barnabas. Victoria Winters’ mysterious journey begins as her train arrives in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. An orphan in search of her identity, Victoria is befriended by a stranger named Burke Devlin. At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her aloof brother Roger Collins, his troubled ten-year-old son David, and Elizabeth’s rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn.
Collins fishing fleet manager Bill Malloy informs Elizabeth that Burke wants to take everything the Collinses own as revenge for being sent to prison. Collinsport Inn waitress Maggie Evans tells her father Sam that she wants an end to the secret conflict between him, Roger and Burke. David warns Victoria that she will regret she came to live at Collinwood and be his governess.
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21:36Episode 1Episode 133
Episode 1
Laura and Burke discover their respective plans. Sam resumes work on his odd painting.
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20:30Episode 2Episode 134
Episode 2
After his nightmare, David is reluctant to see Laura. When they meet, he runs away from her.
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21:25Episode 3Episode 135
Episode 3
Laura agrees to stay in Matthew’s old cottage. While asleep, David hears his mother calling for him.
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21:37Episode 4Episode 136
Episode 4
Collins family lawyer Richard Garner promises to expedite the divorce of Roger and Laura.
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21:49Episode 5Episode 137
Episode 5
Roger and Burke argue about Laura. Roger notices that Sam’s painting closely resembles Laura.
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21:38Episode 6Episode 138
Episode 6
Sheriff Patterson questions Laura about the dead body found in her apartment in Phoenix, Arizona.
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20:13Episode 7Episode 139
Episode 7
When David sees Laura on Widow’s Hill, he becomes frightened and nearly falls off the cliff.
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21:35Episode 8Episode 140
Episode 8
Victoria encourages David to speak to Laura, but he is not sure she is his real mother.
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21:42Episode 9Episode 141
Episode 9
David shows Laura a drawing he made and she tells him of the place she wishes to take him.
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21:04Episode 10Episode 142
Episode 10
Victoria gives David the mysterious painting from Sam. David has a nightmare vision.
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21:24Episode 11Episode 143
Episode 11
Sam is disturbed to hear of David’s nightmare about the painting and begins to make a new one.