Scripted series · Freeform
Motherland: Fort Salem
Born witches. Made warriors.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Taylor Hickson
Raelle Collar
30 eps
Amalia Holm Bjelke
Scylla
30 eps
Ashley Nicole Williams
Abigail Bellweather
30 eps
Lyne Renee
Sarah Alder
30 eps
Jessica Sutton
Tally Craven
30 eps
Demetria McKinney
Anacostia Quartermain
30 eps
Tony Giroux
Adil
30 eps
Catherine Lough Haggquist
Petra Bellweather
30 eps
Dale Hunter
The Biddy
20 eps
Lynn Whyte
The Biddy
20 eps
Lillian Lim
The Biddy
20 eps
Emilie Leclerc
Izadora
30 eps
Kylee Brown
Khalida
30 eps
Arlen Aguayo-Stewart
Nicte Batan
20 eps
Kandyse McClure
Nicte Batan
10 eps
BJ Harrison
The Biddy
10 eps
Victor Webster
Blanton Silver
20 eps
Diana Pavlovská
Willa Collar
30 eps
Mellany Barros
Penelope Silver
20 eps
Bob Frazer
Alban Hearst
20 eps
Hrothgar Mathews
Edwin Collar
30 eps
Luc Roderique
Sterling Woodlot
20 eps
Ess Hödlmoser
M
20 eps
Sheryl Lee Ralph
President Kelly Wade
30 eps
Praneet Akilla
Gregorio
20 eps
Joyce Robbins
The Biddy
10 eps
Annie Jacob
Glory Moffett
10 eps
Gwenda Lorenzetti
The Biddy
10 eps
Linda Ko
Nessa Clarey
30 eps
Sarah Yarkin
Libba Swythe
10 eps
Emilie Ullerup
Kara Brandt
10 eps
Sandra Ferens
Quinn
20 eps
Kai Bradbury
Gerit Buttonwood
10 eps
Olivia Lucas
Thelma Bearkiller
10 eps
Aaron Douglas
Colonel Jarrett
10 eps
Emma Pedersen
Bonnie
20 eps
Kwesi Ameyaw
Claude
20 eps
Michael Horse
The Marshal
10 eps
Juan Riedinger
Shane
10 eps
Bennett Taylor
Byron
10 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Motherland: Fort Salem actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Motherland: Fort Salem reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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
Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the government to fight for their country, the series follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 30 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
202030 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202010 episodes
5.8IMDbSet in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution nearly 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the U.S. government to fight for their country, “Motherland: Fort Salem” follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment.
Best episode · S01E08 Citydrop
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202110 episodes
6.9IMDbRaelle, Tally and Abigail confront higher stakes, dangerous magic and a new threat from an ancient group of witch hunters, The Camarilla. Their training is intensified when they are promoted to attend War College, where their magic, relationships and beliefs will be pushed to the limits. While General Alder seeks out new witches to join the wars to come, The Spree and the Army learn their fight may no longer be with one another.
Best episode · S02E10 Revolution (1)
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202210 episodes
6.7IMDbWithout a military nor a home, Abigail, Tally, Raelle and Scylla seek protection alongside the Dodger community in the Cession — but laying low and staying out of trouble has never been their strong suit. With witch hunters working against them from inside the White House, our heroes must call upon ancient forces in the final battle for their right to exist.
Best episode · S03E06 Book Club
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E10
Revolution (1)
The Camarilla brings the fight to Fort Salem. Raelle, Abigail, Tally and their allies are forced to make impossible, world-changing choices.
S02E05
Brianna's Favorite Pencil
The Unit competes for a chance to commune with the dead during Samhain. Scylla and Anacostia search for Camarilla leadership by attending a Halloween gala and make a horrifying discovery.
S03E02
The Price of Work
The group seeks sanctuary in the mysterious Cession. The Unit learns the Camarilla is directly targeting the Mycelium, inspiring them to strike back. Petra and Anacostia work to determine President Wade's allegiance.
S03E04
Happy Yule!
The Unit spends the Yule holiday plotting their next steps. Alder seeks out another steward of the First Song. Hearst, President Silver and Kara Brandt celebrate a victory.
S02E02
Abomination
The Unit begins War College, introducing them to their Coven and new challenges; Anacostia and Scylla find themselves unlikely partners in a dangerous mission; Tally mentors a new recruit.
S02E04
Not Our Daughters
Anti-witch sentiment boils over as the Unit defends the first witch testing center at its grand opening. Anacostia and Scylla go undercover to follow the Camarilla.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E30
Episode 30
S00E29
After The Storm: Season 3, Episode 10
S03E10
Revolution (2)
S00E28
After The Storm: Season 3, Episode 9
S03E09
But I Don't Even Have A Dress...
S00E27
After The Storm: Season 3, Episode 8
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kevin J. MessickExecutive Producer
- Will FerrellExecutive Producer
- Adam McKayExecutive Producer
- Maria MaggentiExecutive Producer
- Steven A. AdelsonExecutive Producer
- Eliot LaurenceExecutive Producer
Writing
- Tom HanadaWriter
- Cherie DimalineWriter
- Eliot LaurenceWriter
Direction
- MJ BassettDirector
- Steven A. AdelsonDirector
Where to watch
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