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A Discovery of Witches
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Teresa Palmer
Diana Bishop
25 eps
Matthew Goode
Matthew Clairmont
25 eps
Edward Bluemel
Marcus Whitmore
18 eps
Malin Buska
Satu Järvinen
18 eps
Owen Teale
Peter Knox
17 eps
Alex Kingston
Sarah Bishop
20 eps
Jacob Ifan
Benjamin Fuchs
9 eps
Louise Brealey
Gillian Chamberlain
8 eps
Valarie Pettiford
Emily Mather
15 eps
Aiysha Hart
Miriam Shepherd
18 eps
Sophia Myles
Rebecca Bishop
8 eps
Gregg Chillin
Domenico Michele
18 eps
Trevor Eve
Gerbert D'Aurillac
18 eps
Lindsay Duncan
Ysabeau de Clermont
15 eps
Sorcha Cusack
Marthe
12 eps
Elarica Johnson
Juliette Durand
6 eps
Greg McHugh
Hamish Osborne
8 eps
Sadie Shimmin
Head of Faculty
2 eps
Tomiwa Edun
Sean
3 eps
Daniel Ezra
Nathaniel Wilson
10 eps
Tanya Moodie
Agatha Wilson
12 eps
Nila Aalia
Sylvia Rattigan
4 eps
Chloé Dumas
Meridiana
4 eps
David Newman
Stephen Proctor
5 eps
Julian Kostov
Timur
4 eps
Richard Katz
Rico Jean
3 eps
Ken Bones
Sigismund
8 eps
Joshua Blue Pickering
Jack
6 eps
Aisling Loftus
Sophie Wilson
14 eps
Francesca Henry
Celine
4 eps
Sheila Hancock
Goody Alsop
5 eps
Lois Chimimba
Catherine Streeter
3 eps
Victoria Yeates
Elizabeth Jackson
3 eps
Tom Hughes
Kit Marlowe
5 eps
Milo Twomey
Pierre
7 eps
Holly Aird
Francoise
6 eps
Adam Sklar
Henry Percy
2 eps
Michael Lindall
Walter Raleigh
3 eps
Trystan Gravelle
Baldwin
7 eps
Tom Lewis
Peckham
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How A Discovery of Witches actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
A Discovery of Witches reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Closet witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 25 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20204 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20188 episodes
7.6IMDbA covert witch and an enigmatic vampire break taboos as they join forces to unravel an ancient text that could save — or destroy — the magical world.
Best episode · S01E08 Episode 8
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202110 episodes
7.8IMDbMatthew and Diana travel back to Elizabethan London, where they are hiding in time from the Congregation. 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 must take shelter with notorious witch hunter Ysabeau De Clermont at her ancestral home.
Best episode · S02E06 Episode 6
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20227 episodes
7.9IMDbIn season 3, the final season, Matthew and Diana return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy at Sept-Tours. They must find the missing pages from the Book of Life and the Book itself before it’s too late. Their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past who has been lying in wait will return for revenge.
Best episode · S03E07 Episode 7
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E07
Episode 7
As Benjamin tortures Matthew to near death, Diana makes plans to rescue him. Revelations from the Book of Life illuminate the long-hidden secrets of creatures.
- Directed by Jamie Donoughue
- Written by Helen Raynor
S02E06
Episode 6
Philippe makes a troubling discovery, provoking a conflict with Matthew. Ysabeau, Em and Sarah start to look for a message.
- Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
- Written by Pete McTighe
S03E06
Episode 6
After receiving Benjamin's message, Matthew leaves Sept-Tours to track him down. Diana asks for help to get the Book of Life.
- Directed by Jamie Donoughue
- Written by Chris Cornwell
S02E09
Episode 9
As Diana and Matthew return to London, Diana learns news that could change everything. The Queen holds Matthew to account.
- Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
- Written by Michelle Gayle
S01E08
Episode 8
With danger at every turn, Diana and Matthew are forced to run. But will they escape in time? Series finale.
- Directed by Sarah Walker
- Written by Kate Brooke
S02E10
Episode 10
The second series reaches a dramatic conclusion. Realising that she must return to the present, Diana aims to complete her training.
- Directed by Farren Blackburn
- Written by Susie Conklin, Pete McTighe
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Kate Brooke
Showrunner
Julie Gardner
Executive producer
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Cameron Roach
Executive producer
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Kara Manley
Executive producer
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Susie Conklin
Executive producer
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Lachlan MacKinnon
Executive producer
Anna Ferguson
Executive producer
Anne Mensah
Executive producer
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Ryan Rasmussen
Executive producer
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Lisa Holdsworth
Executive producer
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Deborah Harkness
Executive producer
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Helen Raynor
Executive producer
Pete McTighe
Executive producer
Ashley Pharoah
Executive producer
Jane Tranter
Executive producer
Farren Blackburn
Executive producer
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Chris Cornwell
Writer
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Joseph Wilde
Writer
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Polly Buckle
Writer
Michelle Gayle
Writer
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Joseph Wilde
Writer
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Matt Evans
Writer
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Joseph Wilde
Writer
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Sarah Dollard
Writer
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Charlene James
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Edoardo FerrettiProducer
- Julie GardnerExecutive Producer
- Cameron RoachExecutive Producer
- Kara ManleyExecutive Producer
- Susie ConklinExecutive Producer
- Lachlan MacKinnonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Chris CornwellWriter
- Joseph WildeWriter
- Susie ConklinWriter
- Polly BuckleWriter
- Michelle GayleWriter
- Kate BrookeWriter
Direction
- Juan Carlos MedinaDirector
- Jamie DonoughueDirector
- Alice TroughtonDirector
- Philippa LangdaleDirector
- Sarah WalkerDirector
- Jonathan TeplitzkyDirector
Cinematography
- Suzie LavelleDirector of Photography
Music
- Rob LaneOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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