Carnivàle - Season 1 - Eps 1: Milfay
Ben reluctantly joins the carnival after the bank forecloses on his family's Oklahoma farm. Brother Justin has a bizarre encounter with a poor parishioner. Sofie has a run-in at a small-town gas station.
About Carnivàle

Title: Carnivàle
First Air Date: 2003-09-14
Last Air Date: 2005-03-27
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 416 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 24
Network: HBO
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
Production Companies: 3 Arts Entertainment, HBO
Synopsis
Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.
Cast

Nick Stahl
Ben Hawkins

Clancy Brown
Brother Justin

Michael J. Anderson
Samson

Adrienne Barbeau
Ruthie

Debra Christofferson
Lila

Tim DeKay
Clayton Jones

Clea DuVall
Sofie

Cynthia Ettinger
Rita Sue Dreifuss

Carla Gallo
Libby Dreifuss

Toby Huss
Stumpy Dreifuss