It was back in November that we confirmed that a second and third season of A Discovery of Witches are on the way after the first bewitched nearly two million fans. Now as we swiftly approach 2019, we are already casting our minds towards the possible release date of season 2 and what we can expect from the series.
Adapted from Deborah Harkness’s bestselling All Souls trilogy, the Sky original production, which launched in September and was produced by Bad Wolf, was the biggest drama on Sky One this year. Seasons two and three will be returning to the channel and NOW TV, bringing to life the remaining stories from the trilogy.
Anne Mensah, Sky’s head of drama, said: “Season one was a brilliant introduction to the All Souls world and the love story between Diana and Matthew. We can’t wait for the show’s fans to continue the journey with seasons two and three, become more enchanted by the characters and watch the magic further unfold.”
A Discovery of Witches is a modern-day love story, set in a world where witches, vampires and daemons secretly live and work alongside humans, hidden in plain sight.
What we do know going forward into season 2 is that the script is being penned by Sarah Dollard who is known for her work with Doctor Who and Being Human). Also lending her talents for the screenplay is Susie Conklin, who has previously worked on The Musketeers and Cranford. She is on double duty this season as Conklin is also the Executive Producer alongside Bad Wolf production company co-founders Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner, with Lachlan MacKinnon and original author, Deborah Harkness herself.
No official release date has been confirmed yet for the second season, but we are keeping our fingers crossed for another Autumn release date. This year, it aired on Sky One in September, so assuming the lead actors schedules are clear, we might expect to see the season 2 airing at the same time.
In the second season, Matthew (Matthew Goode, Downton Abbey) and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Hacksaw Ridge) are hiding in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London – here they must find a powerful witch teacher to help Diana control her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life.
Back in the present day, Diana’s beloved aunts, Sarah and Em, must take shelter with notorious witchhunter Ysabeau de Clermont at her ancestral home, Sept-Tours. Meanwhile, in Oxford, Marcus and Miriam take on Matthew’s mantle to protect daemons Nathaniel and Sophie, whose pregnancy is advancing. And Gerbert, Knox, Satu and Domenico are determined to hunt down every clue they can to Diana’s and Matthew’s disappearance, and the secrets their allies are keeping from them.
Season two will also see the return of Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Alex Kingston(Doctor Who), Lindsay Duncan (The Honourable Woman), Valarie Pettiford (Half & Half), Edward Bluemel (The Commuter), Aiysha Hart (Line of Duty), Trevor Eve(Waking the Dead), Malin Buska (The Girl King) and Gregg Chillin (Being Human).
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