WGN America is premiering the new horror series Salem on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT and they’ve unleashed a new two-minute trailer featuring previously unreleased footage from the show in advance of its debut. Set in Salem, Massachusetts in the 17th century, Salem was created by writer/producer Brannon Braga (24, Star Trek: The Next Generation) who writes and executive produces the edgy show along with Adam Simon (The Haunting in Connecticut).
The Plot:
In Salem, witches are real, but they are not who or what they seem. The show, which centers on an epic romance wrapped around this explosive revelation, delivers a bold new vision of Salem – and an even bolder new vision of witches.
Salem stars Janet Montgomery as the ruthless but vulnerable Mary Sibley, Salem’s most powerful enchantress; Shane West as handsome, hardened war veteran John Alden – and Mary’s onetime love interest; Seth Gabel as local aristocrat Cotton Mather who fans the flames of Salem’s witch hunt; Ashley Madekwe as Mary’s mysterious, carnal accomplice; Xander Berkeley as chief politician Magistrate Hale; Tamzin Merchant as the forthright Anne Hale, an artist with a perilous attraction to Alden; Elise Eberle as the mysteriously afflicted Mercy Lewis; and Iddo Goldberg as outcast Isaac Walton.
Salem explores what really fueled the town’s infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth behind them.
Watch the trailer:
