Carnival Row (2019)

Name: Carnival Row
Rating: 7.7

TV-MA — Mature Audiences

Rating: 7.7

IMDb

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2019-08-29

Last Air Date: 2023-03-16

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 18

Created By: Travis Beacham, René Echevarria

Networks: Prime Video

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Top Cast

Orlando Bloom as Rycroft 'Philo' Philostrate
Cara Delevingne as Vignette Stonemoss
Simon McBurney as Runyan Millworthy
Tamzin Merchant as Imogen Spurnrose
David Gyasi as Agreus Astrayon
Andrew Gower as Ezra Spurnrose
Karla Crome as Tourmaline Larou
Arty Froushan as Jonah Breakspear
Jamie Harris as Sergeant Dombey
Ariyon Bakare as Darius Prowell

Seasons

None (2019)

With 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.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Some Dark God Wakes (2019-08-29)

Rycroft “Philo” Philostrate investigates “Unseelie Jack”, a mysterious assailant with a grudge against the fae. Vignette Stonemoss barely escapes Tirnanoc with her life and arrives in The Burgue looking for a fresh start. Imogen Spurnrose meets her new neighbor. In Parliament, the fight over the critch heats up.
Ep. 2: Aisling (2019-08-29)

Philo investigates the murder of a mysterious fae. Tourmaline introduces Vignette to a new group of faeries. Imogen tries to have Agreus removed from the neighborhood. Jonah disappears.
Ep. 3: Kingdoms of the Moon (2019-08-29)

Once, as a Burguish soldier, Philo was tasked with protecting a faerish mimasery. While The Pact bears down on them, Philo meets Vignette and finds love in the most unlikely of places.
Ep. 4: The Joining of Unlike Things (2019-08-29)

Philo investigates the murder of his childhood headmaster. Vignette ingratiates herself into the Black Raven. Imogen hatches a plan to help her brother. Breakspear goes on the offensive with Longerbane.
Ep. 5: Grieve No More (2019-08-29)

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.
Ep. 6: Unaccompanied Fae (2019-08-29)

The pieces of the puzzle start to come together for Philo. Vignette finds home in a place she never expected. Jonah sneaks off to see someone he shouldn’t. Imogen and Agreus step out together in public.
Ep. 7: The World to Come (2019-08-29)

Because he withheld evidence from his fellow detectives, Philo is accused of being the man behind the string of murders and is thrown in jail. There, he finds some unexpected help from Vignette. Elsewhere, Ezra takes exception to Imogen’s relationship with Agreus. Sophie offers Jonah a deal.
Ep. 8: The Gloaming (2019-08-29)

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.