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American Gothic

TV·2016–2016·CBS·Drama, Horror, Thriller·1h·6.7·Created by Corinne Brinkerhoff

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American Gothic centers on a prominent Boston family reeling in the wake of the chilling discovery that someone in their midst is linked to an infamous string of murders. As shocking secrets from the past and present are revealed, their mounting suspicion and paranoia that one of them is a killer threatens to tear the family apart.

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Juliet RylanceJuliet RylanceAlison Hawthorne-PriceAntony StarrAntony StarrGarrett HawthorneVirginia MadsenVirginia MadsenMadeline HawthorneJustin ChatwinJustin ChatwinCam HawhorneMegan KetchMegan KetchTessa RossElliot KnightElliot KnightBrady RossStephanie LeonidasStephanie LeonidasSophie HawthorneGabriel BatemanGabriel BatemanJack Hawthorne

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