Based in the dust-bowl 30s. Weird Carnivale picks up a kid who has special powers (ie raise the dead), and it turns out many of the carneys have some direct tie to the kid's father, who also had the power. Very well done, very weird, and very addicting by the middle episodes. My fiance and I watched all twelve episode on ON DEMAND in one weekend. I couldn't imagine having to watch it only once a week, but the new season starts Sunday. Looks like it will be pretty intense.