Overview
- Warner Bros. Animation announced the project at its Annecy showcase on Friday, June 26, 2026, and confirmed Lisa Holdsworth will serve as showrunner and executive producer.
- The studio issued an official logline saying the series will blend gothic, horror, and supernatural genres and continue the saga of the Collins family.
- Other executive producers named include Cathy Curtis, Tracy Curtis, Eric Homan, Kevin Kolde, and Fred Seibert.
- The series is in early development with no attached network, cast, premiere date, or delivery timeline announced by the studio.
- Dark Shadows began as an ABC daytime Gothic soap in 1966 that introduced vampire Barnabas Collins in 1967 and has seen multiple films and revival attempts, and the move to adult animation aims to free the franchise to explore more fantastical storytelling than recent live-action efforts.