Miniseries
Season 1 • 2024
⭐ 2.6 / 5
Episodes
1. America: Salem's Hunts and Hysteria
Cinematic reconstructions, new analysis and expert interviews shed fresh light on the most famous witch trials of them all in Salem, Massachusetts.
2024-09-29 • 44 min
2. Germany: The Witch Hunts Begin
Why are witches mainly women and why were they hunted and tried for an impossible crime? The story of Europe’s early witch trials in Trier.
2024-09-29 • 44 min
3. Scotland: The King and the Witches
The story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland’s obsession with witchcraft.
2024-10-06 • 44 min
4. England: The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade
Two self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England’s Civil War.
2024-10-06 • 44 min
5. Sweden: The Legend of Blåkulla
An event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children.
2024-10-13 • 43 min
6. Ireland: Possessed by the Devil
Cinematic reconstruction, analysis and expert interviews tell the story of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment 18th century Ireland.
2024-10-04 • 44 min