Everything you need to know about A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches follows the story of Diana Bishop, a tenured historian at Yale University who hides her magical heritage after her parents, both powerful witches, were killed when she was younger.
Heading to England’s Oxford University for her research, she accidentally summons a bewitched manuscript, Ashmole 782, while at the Bodleian Library. The manuscript, which is unreadable, is believed to contain information about the origins of the supernatural.
Desperate to discover what the manuscript is hiding, she reluctantly seeks the help of geneticist Matthew Clairmont, who is also a vampire – a supernatural species with an uneasy history with witches.
But this uneasy alliance later paves way for a forbidden romance as the pair join forces to protect the book and discover the mysteries it’s keeping.
As she’s drawn further into the magical world, Diana finds herself finding out more about her past and embracing her true nature as she’s faced with threats she could have never imagined.
First launching in September 2018, A Discovery of Witches has since developed a cult fandom, and ran for three seasons, concluding in 2022.
At the time of writing, it maintains an impressive 87% fresh score on review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes.
The series is based on the All Souls Trilogy novels created by Deborah Harkness.
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Who stars in A Discovery of Witches?
The leading cast of A Discovery of Witches are:
Matthew Goode (The Offer, The Imitation Game) as Matthew Clairmont
Teresa Palmer (The Clearing, The Fall Guy) as Diana Bishop
Alex Kingston (Doctor Who, Arrow) as Sarah Bishop
Gregg Chilingirian (The Wheel of Time, Da Vinci’s Demons) as Domenico
Trevor Eve (Waking the Dead, Unforgotten) as Gerbert D’Aurillac
Owen Teale (Game of Thrones, Line of Duty) as Peter Knox
Malin Buska (Advokaten, The Girl King) as Satu Järvinen
Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve, My Lady Jane) as Marcus Whitmore
Aiysha Hart (We Are Lady Parts, Line of Duty) as Miriam Shepherd
Valarie Pettiford (Half and Half, The Blacklist) as Emily Mather
Lindsay Duncan (The Wheel of Time, Sherlock) as Ysabeau De Clermont
Aisling Loftus (Mr Selfridge, The Midwich Cuckoos) as Sophie Wilson
Tanya Moodie (Silo, Motherland) as Agatha Wilson
What is the age rating of A Discovery of Witches?
The official rating of A Discovery of Witches in the UK, as certified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is 15 for the overall series.
This means the series contains material not suitable for young audiences and teenagers, with the recommended age being 15 or over.
Reasons for this rating is due to the show containing:
Scenes of a sexual nature (with nudity heavily implied but kept to a minimum)
Mild use of nudity
Prominent scenes of blood, gore and graphic injury
Frequent violent scenes and use of torture some may find distressing
Creative and magical methods of torture and violence
Frequent use of profanity
Some scenes of implied animal abuse and death
Intentional scenes of peril intended for jump scares
How to watch A Discovery of Witches on Sky
A Discovery of Witches is available in full now on Sky Max and to stream on NOW.