Network: WGN America
Episodes: 36 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: April 20, 2014 — January 25, 2017
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Janet Montgomery, Shane West, Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Tamzin Merchant, Elise Eberle, Xander Berkeley, and Iddo Goldberg.
TV show description:
A supernatural and historical drama, this TV show is set in the 17th century in colonial Massachusetts. During a significant time in the history of American politics, religion and society, this series tells the story behind the infamous witch trials.
Salem Village and Salem Town feuded over property, grazing rights and church rights. The government was dominated by Puritan leaders. People were scrutinized closely and this resulted in discord. They were afraid of being persecuted for anything that may offend the Puritan mindset and the word “witch” was an easy and appropriate curse hurled at someone who behaved abnormally.
In Salem, the witches are a part of day-to-day life, but they are not who or what they seem to be. Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery) is the most powerful witch of Salem and her secrets threaten her position of power. Mary is the wife of George Sibley (Michael Mulheren), the ailing, wealthy head of the Selectmen of Salem.
While leading a double life, Mary depends on her faithful servant and friend, mysterious Tituba (Ashley Madekwe), to carry out her agenda. Mary is ruthless, yet vulnerable; her world is torn into two when Salem’s native son, John Alden (Shane West) returns after many years at war. John and Mary were lovers before he left the Puritan town of Salem.
John takes on the role of being the voice of reason in this town that’s obsessed with witch hunts and unexplained phenomena. He realizes that suspicion and fear result in innocent people being victimized. Cotton Mather (Seth Gabel) is a well-educated local aristocrat who leads the witch hunt, preaches from the Bible, and visits a brothel in the evenings.
John and Mary find themselves in the middle of a romance while Cotton’s witch hunt engulfs the town in hysteria and horror, and the supernatural.
Episode #36 — Black Sunday
Mary Sibley’s journey comes to a conclusion, as Sebastian and Alden face off to the death, Mary misplaces her trust in Anne and the fates of Tituba, Hathorne, Alden, Mary, The Boy, Mercy, and more are all determined.
First aired: January 25, 2017.
What do you think? Do you like the Salem TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
Fantastic show! Certainly hope you have more than one season left. Had to see a good show end so soon.
no please don’t cancel the show .i think it is a good show.
Christian – You need to relax. This is only a ‘show’. It’s a form of entertainment. It’s not inciting anyone to start chanting and worshipping the devil anymore than Spiderman movies incites people to walk up the sides of tall buildings and swing from roof tops! Remember, you don’t have to watch it if you find it offensive. I think it’s scary fun and it in no way effects my total devotion and love of God. But my faith can’t be shaken no matter what I watch!
lease don’t cancel, everytime there is a goo series on it gets cancelled! The Bstard Executioner, Witches Of East End Sons of Anarchy
I love this show!!! Hopefully we get to see another season pleeze pleeze!!
It Should Be Cancelled! My Husband Works For This Show Only Because It Is The Only Thing Filming In Shreveport, La.
It Goes Against Everything in Our Faith! Sad That Writer’s Can Only Uplift Satan! Take It Down! The Actor’s Especially You Shannon West From Louisiana! Should Be Ashamed To Be Accociated With This Type Of Series….Was A Fan Of Mr. WEST MORE BEFORE HE TOOK THIS ROLE.
LOCAL 478 YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS SATANIC WORSHIPPING!!!
What a hypocrite. I bet you celebrated Christmas with a Christmas tree and all the trimmings on December 25th didn’t you? The pagans gave that day to the church , the day to worship the tree. I hope your husband longer has a job & moves on to a classier lady than you who understands fun and relaxation even in a show which by the way happens to be pretty good.
why don’t you do some research..Wiccan is NOT devil worshipping!!!!!!!! they do not acknowledge him, we believe in God just not his hypocritical fan club!!!!!!
As a born again Christian I happen to love this show. I don’t know about everyone else but I saw a Christian message in it. As the re-occurring theme of free will. We all have a choice of what road we take, the Christian christ centered path(not religious). The puritan leaders were more the ancient Pharisees of Israel, which Christ opposed. I loved the idea of the gradual transformation of Mary when she starts off wanting revenge but only to realize that she had released that she had been deceived by the evil one and wanted nothing to do with… Read more »
@Ashton
Well yeah.
But there is no way I can see Cotton Mather in Hell as being justified by any Judeo-Christian Philosophy.
He volunteered to go as a sacrificial Lamb so as to save other’s souls.
I hesitate to be blasphemous, but his sacrifice mirrored, in small way, Jesus’s sacrifice to save us all.
I wonder if that twist in the plot was simply a cheap shot at a man of the cloth.
Living near Salem, MA made me love this show even more….I hope it continues!!!
Can not wait till season starts! Got a serious thing for Janet Montgomery, very beautiful and talented! Good writing and excellent visual effects. I was always interested in this kind of show and was definitely not disappointed .
I was hesitant to start a new show, but I am so glad I did! I was hooked onto this series after the second episode. I had to right a paper about Salem a couple weeks ago, and I was giggling the entire time.
Salem is a terrific series with an excellent cast, awesome writers & fabulous direction, what more is there to ask for!! Hope Salem is definitely renewed for another season….it has a great producer too. …..Salem has everything.
I REALLY want this series to continue. When doers season 3 begin?
Salem was a wonderful show and by no means should be cancelled
I love the show. I love the time era and the storyline. I hope it doesn’t get cancelled
Hooked on SALEM , when will the new season start ?
I thought Salem was kind of slow and low budget at first but I am hooked can’t wait for the a next season