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A Discovery of Witches

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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Ratings

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A Discovery Of Witches: Season 1

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A Discovery of Witches

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Sky One | Sundance Now | Shudder | Release Date: September 14, 2018

Summary: Based on Deborah Harkness' novel of the same name, historian (and reluctant witch) Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) meets scientist (and vampire) Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode) after she discovers a manuscript thought lost hundreds of years ago in the Oxford library.
[Premiered originally on Sky One on 14 Sep 2018]

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy

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89

TV Guide

Lindsay McDonald

Jan 10, 2019

Season 1 Review: While the longing looks and cravings for blood might make some roll their eyes, every second of A Discovery of Witches is pure catnip for fans of this genre, and it's nice to be able to dive into a decadent love affair for a few hours of escapism at the end of the day. ... There's also more than enough unique elements and impressive world-building going on alongside those tropes to sustain the series' weaker elements. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times

Robert Lloyd

Jan 15, 2019

Season 1 Review: Elegant and satisfying. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly

Dana Schwartz

Jan 14, 2019

Season 1 Review: Even in 2019, A Discovery of Witches proves some tropes are immortal for a reason. [18 Jan 2019, p.49]

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The New York Times

Mike Hale

Jan 16, 2019

Season 1 Review: The series lays out its world and characters briskly and intelligibly, and the early episodes invest the fantasy clichés with some elegance and picturesqueness. (Shooting in Oxford and Venice, where the creatures’ HQ occupies a hidden island in the lagoon, helps.) As the action, physical and supernatural, picks up in midseason, the writing and direction start to lose some of that restraint, taking a turn into pulpy, B-movie territory. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Danette Chavez

Jan 15, 2021

Season 2 Review: Both its fantasy and romance are too weighted down in season two; in its dedication to recreating the historical setting of Elizabethan London, the series loses some of its magic. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Apr 5, 2019

Season 1 Review: Simply feels too derivative and generic to be especially interesting. Read full review

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The Guardian Jack Seale

Jan 8, 2021

Season 2 Review: A Discovery of Witches is quite well staged, quite well written, has quite good special effects and is quite imaginative in how it deploys them. It now offers a quite evocative rendering of 16th-century England. But it’s not very anything. Its pulse is much too steady. Read full review

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Ste251

Feb 7, 2021

Serie meravigliosa attori bravissimi e trama avvincente. Vorrei che la serie avesse puntate più lunghe. Le amo burnt azioni sono davvero molto belle, buona parte girata in Italia e in Galles

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ShellyHarrison

Oct 29, 2019

My absolute favorite show of 2019. Visually stunning, well acted, entertaining, and engaging.

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Jdank

May 5, 2019

Finished the first three episodes which I watched in a row and I’m in hook, line and sinker. Great show with great potential and I can watch Teresa Palmer all day.

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satho

Jan 13, 2021

I loved season 1 but season 2 got a lot better. I hope they keep this up moving forward.

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honest_rev7

Oct 4, 2020

well, it's sky isn't it?

so lots of nice footage and drones and venice and oxford, but storytelling isn't good. there's a scene where protagonist goes "I CAN OPEN MY OWN DOOR" but the rest is like twilight, lol. at the end there is this big fight, and so many characters gather and there'swell, it's sky isn't it?

so lots of nice footage and drones and venice and oxford, but storytelling isn't good. there's a scene where protagonist goes "I CAN OPEN MY OWN DOOR" but the rest is like twilight, lol.

at the end there is this big fight, and so many characters gather and there's this idea of community, but it's never really clear who are they fighting against? who is their antagonist? what keeps the plot moving init… Expand

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Ayrin

Jun 7, 2020

Really surprised by the good reviews. It's Twilight all over. The long stares, the awkwardness, the panting in surprise and arousal, the coldness, the "yes but no". There's absolutely no character build-up. The emotions are overly exaggerated, causing me to laugh out loud. The premise isReally surprised by the good reviews. It's Twilight all over. The long stares, the awkwardness, the panting in surprise and arousal, the coldness, the "yes but no". There's absolutely no character build-up. The emotions are overly exaggerated, causing me to laugh out loud. The premise is interesting: creatures who are slowly becoming extinct. But the acting? I believe even Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart did better in the Twilight Saga.… Expand

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Soulshocker

Feb 20, 2021

I pay to watch this series, because I love Diana's character. However, I come here to complain again that for a series about magic and vampires they sure as heck skimp on special effects. Maybe, just maybe, Diana uses a small magic trick once per episode? I can see the budget for location isI pay to watch this series, because I love Diana's character. However, I come here to complain again that for a series about magic and vampires they sure as heck skimp on special effects. Maybe, just maybe, Diana uses a small magic trick once per episode? I can see the budget for location is well used, so maybe there's no money left for CGI? I hate how some episodes focus on the vampires and witches and not on Diana. Nope, not the series I want to watch...Too much talking and prancing around and little to no action.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 8, 2022
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  S3:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: February 18, 2022
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  S3:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: February 11, 2022
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  S3:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: February 4, 2022
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  S3:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: January 28, 2022
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  S3:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: January 21, 2022
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  S3:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: January 14, 2022
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  S3:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: January 7, 2022
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 9, 2021
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 2018