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Dark Shadows: Season 10

49 episodes Premiered Jul 20, 1970 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Dark Shadows

Season 10 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dark Shadows Season 9.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 10 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 10: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (5): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S10·E1 Mytharc

DS-1061

Jul 20, 1970 · 23 min

Barnabas and Julia find that the time they have returned to Collinwood is in ruins. Barnabas and Julia find that they have returned to their own timeline but to 1995. Julia and Bar

S10·E2 Core

DS-1062

Jul 21, 1970 · 22 min

Julia and Barnabas find Carolyn, half insane and refusing to answer any of their questions. Julia goes to the records office who suspiciously claims that all records about the Coll

S10·E3 Core

DS-1063

Jul 22, 1970 · 22 min

Barnabas and Julia find Carolyn in the mausoleum, she warns them to leave (again). Carolyn speaks to the Sheriff; later the Sheriff warns Julia and Barnabas to leave town. Julia is

S10·E4 Core

DS-1064

Jul 23, 1970 · 23 min

Barnabas and Julia again question Carolyn and are unable to find anything out. They later find out from Mrs. Johnson that something happened at the playroom in Collinwood; Mrs. Joh

S10·E5 Core

DS-1065

Jul 24, 1970 · 23 min

Again Carolyn provides Julia and Barnabas with no information and kick them out of Collinwood. Julia and Barnabas find out from Stokes that Quentin recently escaped from a mental i

S10·E6 Core

DS-1066

Jul 27, 1970 · 22 min

The ghost of David disappears. The ghost of Gerard torments Quentin. Julia and Barnabas see the ghost of David and a strange girl. Quentin later tells them that the ghost was Tad.

S10·E7 Core

DS-1067

Jul 28, 1970 · 22 min

Julia finds the ghost of Gerard at the playroom, she comes under his power. Quentin claims that Stokes’ attempted exorcism in 1970, caused Gerard’s anger and the destruction of Col

S10·E8 Core

DS-1068

Jul 29, 1970 · 23 min

Barnabas continues to search for clues and Julia helps Gerard keep him from learning anything. Carolyn agrees to tell everything that happened, however, she is found dead at Collin

S10·E9 Core

DS-1069

Jul 30, 1970 · 22 min

After going to get Julia, Carolyn’s body disappears. Barnabas finds a note Carolyn was writing before she died, that contains some incoherent clues to what happened. Later they fin

S10·E10 Mytharc

DS-1070

Jul 31, 1970 · 23 min

Carrie Stokes’ ghost distracts the sheriff, Barnabas is able to overpower and kill him. Barnabas realizes that Julia is under Gerard’s power. Barnabas, Julia and Stokes hold a sean

S10·E11 Core

DS-1071

Aug 3, 1970 · 23 min

Barnabas and Julia find that there is now a girl name Hallie Stokes (niece of Professor Stokes) living at Collinwood. Elizabeth and Quentin are surprised to find Julia and Barnabas

S10·E12 Core

DS-1072

Aug 4, 1970 · 22 min

Barnabas questions various family members about a place called “Rose Cottage,” which was something that Carolyn warned him about in 1995. Carolyn and Hallie both feel that some sor

S10·E13 Core

DS-1073

Aug 5, 1970 · 23 min

Hallie is disturbed by the presence of the dress in her room, especially after David tell her about his dream. Elizabeth goes to see psychic/astrologer, Sebastian Shaw, after becom

S10·E14 Core

DS-1074

Aug 6, 1970 · 21 min

Hallie does not know how she ended up wearing the dress. Carolyn is still upset about the death of her husband Jeb Hawkes. Daphne appears to Hallie in a dream, and later appears to

S10·E15 Core

DS-1075

Aug 7, 1970 · 22 min

Barnabas and Julia find that there is going to be an eclipse, which is another clue that Carolyn told them of the impending doom in 1995. Barnabas finds out that Elizabeth has had

S10·E16 Core

DS-1076

Aug 10, 1970 · 22 min

In the playroom Hallie appears to be temporarily possessed. Hallie becomes concerned and plans to dispose of the dress. Julia tries to find out more about Gerard Stiles. Hallie is

S10·E17 Core

DS-1077

Aug 11, 1970 · 22 min

Daphne appears to Quentin, then later to David and gives him a model boat. Daphne leads Quentin to a room which has a unfinished letter that is incoherent. Carolyn is still upset a

S10·E18 Core

DS-1078

Aug 12, 1970 · 23 min

Julia feels that Gerard is in the house. Julia and Barnabas ask Quentin about the ghosts at Collinwood, however he is unable to help them at the sight of Daphne. David finds old-fa

S10·E19 Core

DS-1079

Aug 13, 1970 · 22 min

Quentin’s concern for her appears to cause Daphne to change her mind about killing him. Daphne appears to David and Hallie. Quentin performs an exorcism but he is interrupted by Da

S10·E20 Core

DS-1080

Aug 14, 1970 · 22 min

David passes out after the seance. David and Hallie decide to tell Elizabeth everything that has happened to them, however they are too frightened when the boat that Daphne gave Da

S10·E21 Core

DS-1081

Aug 17, 1970 · 22 min

Sebastian decides not to complete Carolyn’s horoscope, as the only reason she asked him to do it, was because he looked like Jeb Hawkes. Barnabas realizes that an “unfinished horos

S10·E22 Core

DS-1082

Aug 18, 1970 · 22 min

Roxanne does not know Barnabas, he asks to see her again. Hallie and David continue to occasionally become possessed by Carrie and Tad; they are concerned they could become permane

S10·E23 Mytharc

DS-1083

Aug 19, 1970 · 22 min

Stokes visits Sebastian, he looks into the future and is disturbed but does not tell Stokes what disturbed him. Sebastian reveals to Roxanne that in his vision the children (David

S10·E24 Core

DS-1084

Aug 20, 1970 · 22 min

Davie and Hallie decide to write down everything that has happened to them in a notebook. Julia tells Sebastian everything about her trip to 1995 and the predicted destruction of C

S10·E25 Core

DS-1085

Aug 21, 1970 · 21 min

Tad and Carrie possess David and Hallie. Julia finds plans by a Quentin Collins in 1840 for a stairway into time. Daphne forces “Tad” and “Carrie” to burn the notebook. Julia searc

S10·E26 Core

DS-1086

Aug 24, 1970 · 21 min

Hallie and David don’t go up the stairs, later they get locked in David’s room; David climbs out the window. Elizabeth finds Hallie locked in David’s room and she blames David. Dav

S10·E27 Core

DS-1087

Aug 25, 1970 · 22 min

David is upset and Julia questions him, however he is evasive. Quentin meets with Daphne and Gerard watches. Julia is again unsuccessful getting Sebastian to help her. Daphne summo

S10·E28 Core

DS-1088

Aug 26, 1970 · 23 min

Julia walks in on Quentin and Gerard disappears; Quentin avoids questions about his recent strange behavior. Sebastian warns Elizabeth never to go into Daphne’s room. Sebastian tel

S10·E29 Core

DS-1089

Aug 27, 1970 · 22 min

Gerard takes Elizabeth under his power. David and Hallie go to Gerard’s grave Julia learns that it was prophesied that a ship’s crew would return to kill again. After reading a not

S10·E30 Core

DS-1090

Aug 28, 1970 · 23 min

Julia catches David in the tower with the green flag; he refuses to tell her anything. Julia stops Barnabas from biting Maggie. Sebastian decides to tell Elizabeth all he knows abo

S10·E31 Core

DS-1091

Aug 31, 1970 · 22 min

Julia confronts Barnabas after seeing the bite marks on Maggie; Barnabas swears that he didn’t bite Maggie. David and Hallie are afraid that something they did caused Maggie’s inju

S10·E32 Core

DS-1092

Sep 1, 1970 · 22 min

Julia follows Maggie but loses her in the woods. Later Barnabas finds Maggie lying in the woods after having been attacked again. Barnabas and Julia speculate how to deal with the

S10·E33 Core

DS-1093

Sep 2, 1970 · 23 min

Hallie is compelled to make a doll of Leticia who is going to live her and David in Rose Cottage. Carolyn tells Sebastian that an animal has attacked Maggie. David and Hallie put t

S10·E34 Core

DS-1094

Sep 3, 1970 · 22 min

Carolyn comes under the power of Gerard . Elizabeth talks with Julia about one of the clues which predicts that Carolyn will sign a song; Elizabeth says that Carolyn cannot sing. C

S10·E35 Core

DS-1095

Sep 4, 1970 · 23 min

Julia tells Barnabas that Carolyn sang a song. Barnabas questions Carolyn about the song and she is unable to tell him anything. David and Hallie put a doll of Barnabas in the doll

S10·E36 Core

DS-1096

Sep 7, 1970 · 22 min

Despite the precautions of Julia and Barnabas, the ghost of Gerard Stiles prevails. Gerard lures the children, David and Hallie, into the real Rose Cottage. Meanwhile, another spir

S10·E37 Core

DS-1097

Sep 8, 1970 · 22 min

Carrie and Tad now possess David and Hallie; they plans to take their places. Barnabas, Julia and Quentin search for the children. Carolyn insists she is Leticia Faye. Barnabas fin

S10·E38 Core

DS-1098

Sep 9, 1970 · 23 min

Julia and Barnabas decide what to do now that the children are possessed. Barnabas and Julia suspect that Quentin has helped the spirits posse the children; Quentin later admits it

S10·E39 Core

DS-1099

Sep 10, 1970 · 22 min

The children open the door and find Daphne, alive. The children try to keep Daphne hidden. Carolyn senses there is a stranger in the house. Quentin finds that Daphne is alive. Daph

S10·E40 Core

DS-1100

Sep 11, 1970 · 22 min

The ceremony is interrupted by Willie and fails. Maggie continues to be summoned by a vampire. Quentin and Julia plan to send the children to Windcliff. Daphne decides to send the

S10·E41 Core

DS-1101

Sep 14, 1970 · 22 min

Carolyn distracts Gerard, the flames die out allowing Daphne to leave. Maggie is summoned by the vampire again. Barnabas follows Carolyn and finds the location of Rose Cottage. Jul

S10·E42 Core

DS-1102

Sep 15, 1970 · 22 min

Quentin walks in on the vampire and it disappears before getting to Maggie. The children become sick. Quentin distracts Julia while Daphne and David attempt to perform the ceremony

S10·E43 Core

DS-1103

Sep 16, 1970 · 22 min

Julia finds that Daphne is alive; Daphne refuses to tell her anything. The children plan to run away from Windcliff. Julia and Quentin find that Stokes went to Europe inexplicably,

S10·E44 Core

DS-1104

Sep 17, 1970 · 20 min

Roxanne tells Barnabas that she believes there is a bond between them. Gerard appears to Barnabas at Rose Cottage. Gerard puts Mrs. Johnson under his power; she later tricks Julia

S10·E45 Core

DS-1105

Sep 18, 1970 · 22 min

Carolyn tells Willie a riddle that can lead him to Maggie Evans. Willie goes to the graveyard and is able to find the vampire’s coffin and Maggie. Julia gives Maggie a transfusion.

S10·E46 Core

DS-1106

Sep 21, 1970 · 23 min

Julia and Willie find that Roxanne is the vampire, they decide to chain the coffin instead of destroy her. Sebastian goes to Roxanne’s coffin, but finds it missing; Willie and Juli

S10·E47 Core

DS-1107

Sep 22, 1970 · 22 min

Gerard stops Sebastian before destroying Roxanne. Barnabas finds that there was a Roxanne Drew who lived in 1840. Gerard poisons Daphne and Quentin. Gerard makes Quentin dig up Que

S10·E48 Mytharc

DS-1108

Sep 23, 1970 · 22 min

Barnabas and Julia find that the Quentin Collins of 1840 died on this day. Sebastian has a vision in which he predicts the destruction of Collinwood this night. Sebastian drives Ma

S10·E49 Mytharc

DS-1109

Sep 24, 1970 · 21 min

Julia and Barnabas find out where Quentin is buried from the children; they dig him up. Quentin tries to save children with a ceremony, however Gerard stops him and waves a green f

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