Created and written by Michael Costanza and directed by Sam Irvin, the series combines elements of the horror and soap opera genres in telling the story of Kevin (Gregory Michael) and Toby (Charlie David), a young couple seeking to be together and to overcome the dark mystical forces that conspire to separate them.

Young couple Kevin and Toby arrive in Dante's Cove, home to a sect dedicated to the supernatural religion Tresum.

Tresum is a supernatural religion within the Dante's Cove universe, similar in all things but names to witchcraft.

Season 2 sees the introduction of several new residents of Dante's Cove, including Kai, an amoral "fixer" who can get anything (and anyone) he wants; Marco, owner of the hot new club H2Eau; Michelle, Van's girlfriend; Brit, a bartender and scuba instructor; Colin, the owner and operator of a private sex club; and Diana, who has a mysterious connection to Ambrosius and Grace.

[7] Season 3 sees more new additions to the Dante's Cove cast and some departures, notably Nadine Heimann as Van, who is presumed dead.

New characters include Trevor (Reichen Lehmkuhl), a possible love interest for Adam; Elena (Jenny Shimizu), an antiquarian who is involved with Brit; and Griffen (Jensen Atwood), an Emissary of the Tresum Council.

[8] Seemingly in preparation to defeat the House of Shadows, Diana asks Grace for her Tresum power.

Grace reluctantly consents and her power is transferred to Diana, who incants a spell that draws the Shadows out of Michelle and into her instead.

Characters from The Lair refer to Saint as "the new drug all the kids are doing," being banished by an "Avatar" and covens of witches centered around a spring.

Dylan Vox plays a character named Colin in The Lair and in three episodes in season 2 of Dante's Cove.

Early in production the name was changed but the show was intended to be set in the town of Dante's Cove, but eventually the connection was dropped.

Season one was deemed "campy, gothic, mysterious, homoerotic, and a bit silly" with the reviewer noting the series' apparent debt to such earlier fare as Dark Shadows and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[15] These sentiments were echoed by the gay-interest Instinct magazine, which called the series a "guilty pleasure TV hit...with...camp goodness and sexy soap appeal.

[15][18] Series director Sam Irvin has relayed that the fan base is expanding beyond the niche of the LGBT community.

"[20] A Dante's Cove podcast was launched through the show's official site and through iTunes on October 6, 2006.

The podcast is hosted by New York City DJ Ben Harvey and includes episode recaps and discussion and interviews with the cast.