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Carnival Row
We must all come together.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Orlando Bloom
Rycroft 'Philo' Philostrate
18 eps
Cara Delevingne
Vignette Stonemoss
18 eps
Simon McBurney
Runyan Millworthy
18 eps
Tamzin Merchant
Imogen Spurnrose
18 eps
David Gyasi
Agreus Astrayon
18 eps
Andrew Gower
Ezra Spurnrose
18 eps
Karla Crome
Tourmaline Larou
18 eps
Arty Froushan
Jonah Breakspear
18 eps
Indira Varma
Piety Breakspear
8 eps
Jay Ali
Kaine
10 eps
Leanne Best
Madame Moira
4 eps
Issy Stewart
Louisa Pembroke
5 eps
Erika Stárková
Aisling
2 eps
Julian Stone
Loop Group
2 eps
Anna Koval
Oona
3 eps
Nigel David Young
Breakspear Backer
2 eps
Sinéad Phelps
Jenila
6 eps
Livia Coyle
Fae Prostitute
2 eps
James Beaumont
Constable Cuppins
11 eps
Chloe Pirrie
Dahlia
5 eps
Waj Ali
Constable Berwick
7 eps
Bethany Adams
Drunk Puck #1
3 eps
Brian Caspe
Nigel Winetrout
9 eps
Kevin Michael Clarke
Constable Allerton
6 eps
Gordon Truefitt
Captain Haversham
3 eps
Xander Turian
Arrested Puck
3 eps
John Poston
Constable #1
3 eps
Janek Gregor
Geza
5 eps
Fraser James
Erasmus Fletcher
7 eps
Anthony Kaye
Bolero
3 eps
Carla Langley
Zelina
5 eps
Michael Pitthan
Plainclothes Inspector
4 eps
Eve Ponsonby
Phaedra
9 eps
Stewart Scudamore
Boz Ghaidos
7 eps
Magdalena Šittová
Kinga
6 eps
Enzo Squillino Jr.
Polsted
3 eps
Tracey Wilkinson
Afissa
7 eps
Daniel Zappi
Ivor
6 eps
Logan Hillier
Upper Class Burguishman
4 eps
Andrew Buchan
Mikulas Vir
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Carnival Row actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Carnival Row reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 18 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20193 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20198 episodes
7.5IMDbWith a serial killer loose on Carnival Row, and a government that turns a blind eye to the deaths of its lower class citizens, Rycroft Philostrate, a war-hardened investigator, is the only person willing to stop the murders and maintain the fragile peace. But when Vignette Stonemoss, a faerie refugee, turns up in the Burgue, she forces Philo to reckon with a past he's tried to forget.
Best episode · S01E08 The Gloaming
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202310 episodes
7.5IMDbLove. Murder. Conspiracy. Revolution. When mysterious killings inflame tensions between the Faefolk and their Human oppressors, each denizen of Carnival Row must choose who they are and how to act.
Best episode · S02E05 Reckoning
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E05
Reckoning
Philo plots Vignette’s rescue with an unlikely ally. Jonah discovers Sophie’s treachery. The murderer strikes again.
- Directed by Julian Holmes
- Written by Tania Lotia
S01E08
The Gloaming
As tensions rise on Carnival Row, Philo must confront both darkness incarnate and the evil that controls it. Vignette gleans the true nature of The Burgue. Imogen lets her feelings for Agreus go unbridled. Breakspear's secrets catch up to him.
- Directed by Jon Amiel
- Written by Travis Beacham
S02E01
Fight or Flight
Lovers Philo and Vignette risk their lives to help the oppressed Faefolk of Carnival Row.
- Directed by Thor Freudenthal
S02E07
Kindred
Torn between his Human and Fae sides, Philo makes a choice.
- Directed by Andy Goddard
- Written by Sam Ernst
S02E04
An Unkindness of Ravens
Philo races to stop Vignette’s revenge before the Black Raven spark even worse violence.
- Directed by Wendey Stanzler
- Written by Dylan Gallagher, Mateja Božičević
S01E05
Grieve No More
Philo consults a Haruspex in an effort to find clues about the killer. Vignette grows closer with her newfound family. Upon Jonah’s return home, his parents cast a more watchful eye over him as a new player makes a splash in Parliament. Imogen brings Agreus into her circle.
- Directed by Andy Goddard
- Written by Ian Deitchman, Kristin Rusk Robinson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E10
Carnival Row
- Directed by Andy Goddard
- Written by Erik Oleson, Sarah Byrd
S02E09
Battle Lines
- Directed by Julian Holmes
- Written by Amanda Krader, Tania Lotia
S02E08
Facta Non Verba
- Directed by Andy Goddard
- Written by Jim Dunn, Sam Ernst
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Travis Beacham
Showrunner
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René Echevarria
Creator
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Brad Van Arragon
Executive producer
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Jim Dunn
Executive producer
Sam Ernst
Executive producer
Orlando Bloom
Executive producer
Cara Delevingne
Executive producer
Erik Oleson
Executive producer
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Sarah Byrd
Executive producer
Wesley Strick
Executive producer
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Dylan Gallagher
Writer
Peter Cameron
Writer
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Ian Deitchman
Writer
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Kristin Rusk Robinson
Writer
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Marc Guggenheim
Writer
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Amanda Krader
Writer
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Mateja Božičević
Writer
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Stephanie K. Smith
Writer
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Tania Lotia
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Travis BeachamExecutive Producer
- Brad Van ArragonExecutive Producer
- Jim DunnExecutive Producer
- René EchevarriaExecutive Producer
- Sam ErnstExecutive Producer
- Orlando BloomExecutive Producer
Writing
- Dylan GallagherWriter
- Peter CameronWriter
- Ian DeitchmanWriter
- Travis BeachamWriter
- Jim DunnWriter
- René EchevarriaWriter
Direction
- Wendey StanzlerDirector
- Julian HolmesDirector
- Anna FoersterDirector
- Andy GoddardDirector
- Jon AmielDirector
- Thor FreudenthalDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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