American Gothic (1995)

Drama · Horror · Thriller

Everything is not what it seems in Trinity, South Carolina. Sheriff Lucas Buck develops a sinister interest in Caleb. Caleb's cousin Gail tries to protect him, but that's complicated since she has feelings for Sheriff Buck. And Caleb's dead sister, Merlyn, returns as an angel, warning him that Buck is an incarnation of evil - and may not be human.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (5,319 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

7.57 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 46 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.6	188
2	A Tree Grows in Trinity	7.3	142
3	Eye of the Beholder	7.3	130
4	Damned If You Don't	7.6	128
5	Dead to the World	7.4	109
6	Potato Boy	7.5	107
7	Meet the Beetles	7.8	108
8	Strong Arm of the Law	7.9	105
9	To Hell and Back	7.6	104
10	The Beast Within	7.6	101
11	Rebirth	7.5	100
12	Ring of Fire	7.5	73
13	Resurrector	7.2	98
14	Inhumanitas	7.9	105
15	The Plague Sower	7.5	99
16	Dr. Death Takes a Holiday	7.5	95
17	Learning to Crawl	7.8	97
18	Echo of Your Last Goodbye	7.4	71
19	Triangle	7.5	93
20	Strangler	7.2	66
21	The Buck Stops Here	7.9	94
22	Requiem	8.0	101