Carnival Row: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Carnival Row is a fantasy-noir set in a neo-Victorian city. Mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn homeland have gathered in the city, and tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. We follow the investigation of a string of unsolved murders which are eating away at whatever uneasy peace still exists.

Series details

• Title: Carnival Row
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
• Premiere date: 2019-08-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-03-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Prime Video
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 28120
• IMDb ID: tt0489974
• TVDB ID: 365026

Cast and credited roles

• Orlando Bloom — Rycroft "Philo" Philostrate
• Cara Delevingne — Vignette Stonemoss
• Karla Crome — Tourmaline Larou
• Jamie Harris — Sergeant Dombey
• Simon McBurney — Runyon Millworthy
• Tamzin Merchant — Imogen Spurnrose
• David Gyasi — Agreus Astrayon
• Andrew Gower — Ezra Spurnrose
• Ariyon Bakare — Darius
• Arty Froushan — Jonah Breakspear
• Caroline Ford — Sophie Longerbane
• Jay Ali — Kaine

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-08-30; final listed air date 2019-08-30; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-02-17; final listed air date 2023-03-17; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Carnival Row on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.