The Violets

The Violets is an American dark fantasy drama television series created by Donna Porter which aired on from September 26, 2000 to May 20, 2006. The show is set in the fictional city of Palm City, and follows a group of human– hybrids named Violet in their 20s and 30s who fight supernatural enemies and simultaneously embark on a very unorthodox journey to find out their disturbing true origins.

The series initially starred Jackie Morrow as Violet Star, Justine Valencia as Violet Angelo, Brooke Vincent as Violet Brewer, and Wanda Watson as Violet Forest, with the four sharing equal screen time. Gloria Valenzuela's recurring character was promoted to the main cast in season 4 along with Michael Charmer's character Bruce Lauren. Season 5 saw Victoria Corrigan's character Violet Moon become a protagonist as well, with Watson's role as Forest being reduced. In season 6, Vincent only made intermittent appearances, Valenzuela was absent from the show, while three more former secondary characters— (Drake Souza), (Mark Robbie), and  (Shawna Brewster)—were introduced to the main cast. The Violets was filmed on location in, primarily in , , and. It was produced by Brookside Entertainment and.

The first season drew in average viewership but mixed critical reception, and many critics negatively compared it to the RKO series Nightfall and fellow WB series . However, after significant changes were made to the series' characters and plotlines starting in the second season, critical reception was generally positive, and ratings increased significantly, though with this success came controversy surrounding its violence and sexual content. The Violets quickly became a and is one of the best-selling television series of all time on home video, seeing exceptional  and  sales. It was nominated for the for  in 2002 and 2005, the  for  in 2004, and the  for Best Dramatic Series.