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?
This is a great show! Please don’t cancel! Everyone I know watches this show and loves it! REPEAT YOU ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE! Who are you people hiring to run these stations! Every time there is a good show it is canceled! What are you going to put on a talk show old reruns?
Great show. Any news on its renewal? Hope they do more episodes.
I was looking forward to another season..
I can’t believe this show is cancelled..I keep hoping that WGN will realize how stupid they are to cancel this awesome show or at least have Salem picked up by a smarter network who knows to keep a great show going and not end it before it’s time!
This is a great show. Why are good shows cancelled and the reality show garbage continued and expanded year after year?
Please keep Salem on.It’s a great show.One of the best on.I look forward to this show every season please.
I really like this show. Please keep it going.
One of the better series on TV cable. Please keep it going and keep the actors, the crew and all the behind the scenes techs employed.
Please keep this show going somehow, it is one of my favorite series…maybe Netflix can pick it up and continue the series…so interesting it could go on for a long time…the cast is amazing, perfect.
I cannot believe you would end this show, its such a fantastic show there must be a way of saving it wgn you need to stop cancelling shows
Please don’t cancel this season!
I have tried so many series and just don’t really like any of them. As soon as I started watching Salem I absolutely loved it. Please make more than just 3 season you guys are amazing. Actors are superb.
Love this show!!! I have been watching it from the very beginning. Please renew for a fourth + season. Thank you.
Love this series, the actors, the story line. Thank you. Please continue with season 4
Lynda woods
Love but haven’t seen site of the seasons that were to be seen.
Please don’t cancel date for next premier?