Plot

In this unaired pilot, Victoria Winters arrives at Collinwood on Halloween night. What better way to celebrate than to wake a family member who has been asleep for 200 years? Attempted reboot of this horror classic.

The plot focused on Victoria Winters arriving by train to Collinsport. She is welcomed by Mrs. Stoddard, but experiences strange and disturbing dreams upon her first night in the house. She meets David Collins, who is constantly plagued by memories of his mother. Meanwhile, Willie Loomis and his girlfriend go to the Collinsport crypt in search of a treasure and open Barnabas's coffin. In the process, she cuts her hand and some blood falls upon the desiccated corpse, reviving him. Barnabas drains the girlfriend and attacks Willie. He later attacks Carolyn, walking home from a romantic encounter with Joe Haskell on his boat. Barnabas Collins presents himself at Collinwood, and Victoria feels immediately drawn to him. He asks permission to restore the Old House, and although Roger cautions him against it, he is determined to proceed. David and Victoria visit the Old House and Barnabas shows Victoria a portrait of Josette DuPres, which greatly resembles her. This is in Josette's room, which had been walled up until now. Willie, now working for Barnabas, bears fang marks and cannot say enough about Barnabas. At night David wakes and goes into the wood, where he removes a dagger from the ground. What might be the spirit of Angelique is now apparently free. Meanwhile Dr. Julia Hoffman at the hospital confirms that Carolyn's wounds match those of the corpse of Willie's girlfriend, who washes up on shore completely drained of blood. Victoria goes to the hospital with Mrs. Stoddard to visit Carolyn, currently on life support. Carolyn, late at night, wakes and looks longingly out the hospital window, murmuring "Come back." When Victoria drives back to Collinwood she seemingly hits Angelique with her car. Angelique, who has crashed through the windscreen, and Victoria both scream.—Drew North

Victoria Winters (Marley Sheldon) arrives by train to the Maine seaside town of Collinsport, where she has been hired by the Collins family to tutor their youngest member, David. She is welcomed by matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Blair Brown), but experiences strange and disturbing dreams during her first night in the mansion. Victoria meets David (Alexander Gould), the 10-year-old son of Elizabeth's younger brother Roger Collins (Martin Donovan), who is constantly plagued by memories of his mother.

Meanwhile, groundskeeper Willie Loomis (Matt Czuchry) and his girlfriend Kelly Vance (Jenna Dewan) go to the Collinwood crypt in search of treasure, and open the locked coffin of Barnabas Collins. In the process, Kelly cuts her hand and some blood falls upon the desiccated corpse, reviving him. A vampire, Barnabas (Alec Newman) drains Kelly of her blood and attacks Willie. He later attacks Elizabeth's teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Jessica Chastain), who is walking to her car from a romantic encounter with Joe Haskell (Jason Shaw) on his fishing boat.

Barnabas presents himself at Collinwood as a distant relative from England, as Elizabeth and a less than enthusiastic Roger note his resemblance to the historical Barnabas Collins, whose portrait hangs in the mansion. Victoria feels immediately drawn to Barnabas. He asks permission to restore the Old House, and although Roger cautions him against it, he is determined to proceed.

Later that same night, David wakes up and goes into the woods, where he removes a dagger from the ground. What might be the spirit of the witch Angelique is now apparently free.

The next day at the hospital, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Kelly Hu), the doctor overseeing Carolyn's case, confirms that Carolyn's wounds on her neck match those on Kelly's recently discovered corpse after having been found washed up on a beach drained of blood.

Victoria goes to the hospital with Mrs. Stoddard to visit Carolyn, who is currently on life support. Carolyn, later that night, wakes up and looks longingly out the hospital window, murmuring "Come back."

That evening, David and Victoria visit the Old House and Barnabas shows Victoria a portrait of Josette DuPres, which greatly resembles her. It hangs in Josette's room, which had been walled up until now. Willie, now working for Barnabas as his daytime protector and slave, bears fang marks and cannot say enough good things about Barnabas.

When Victoria drives back to Collinwood through a rainstorm, she seemingly hits Angelique with her car who crashes through the windshield. The disfigured Angelique screams, "He's mine!" Victoria screams.....