A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
A Discovery of Witches is a British television series based on the All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness, named after the first book in the series, A Discovery of Witches. It is produced by Bad Wolf and Sky Productions, and stars Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Edward Bluemel, Louise Brealey, Malin Buska, Aiysha Hart, Owen Teale, Alex Kingston, Valarie Pettiford. A Discovery of Witchespremiered in the UK on Sky One on 14 September 2018, and is set to consist of eight episodes.
Historian Diana finds herself immersed in a world of vampires, daemons, witches and forbidden love when she comes across an ancient manuscript forcing her to acknowledge her own magical heritage.
Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to A Discovery of Witches in 2011. The film was in the early stages of development, with few details released beyond the signing-on of playwright David Auburn to pen the screenplay and producers Denise Di Novi and Allison Greenspan who have worked on Little Women, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Practical Magic.
British entertainment channel, Sky One, bought the rights for the books, to adapt them into a television series. Teresa Palmer was cast as Diana Bishop and Matthew Goodewas cast as Matthew Clairmont. Filming completed on 16 February 2018. Much of the work was done in Wales, at Bad Wolf studios.
The series premiered in the UK on Sky One on 14 September 2018; streaming on NOW TV also started on that date after each episode is broadcast. The international distribution of the series is handled by Sky Vision.
Ratings on Rotten Tomatoes about the series is pretty high which is expected as the series have proved to be worth it, and with series like "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Originals" gone people are looking forward to see what the series has in store. We hope the Series keep getting better as it progresses , oh well... We just have to wait and see.
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