AMC+ and Sundance Now announced today a second season of the fan-favorite fantasy drama series Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale, starring Elaine Cassidy.
Adapted from the novel Sanctuary by V.V. James, Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale follows Sarah Fenn (Elaine Cassidy, No Offence, Acceptable Risk, The Ghost Squad), a 21st-century witch, and her teenage daughter, Harper (Hazel Doupe, You Are Not My Mother). In Season 1, Sarah and Harper are the targets of a modern-day witch hunt when the mother of a teen rugby star in their town of Sanctuary goes after them to avenge her son’s death.
Season 2 picks up a year after those traumatic events. Sarah and Harper are in hiding in Scotland, concealing Harper’s extraordinary powers. However, a dark cloud is descending, as recent anti-witch legislation has increased hate crimes. As Sarah worries that worse is to come, she’s presented with a dramatic ultimatum: return to Sanctuary as the secret eyes and ears of the witch ruling body, The Moot, or have her magic bound. Determined to retain her powers and protect Harper at all costs, Sarah returns home just as a mysterious murder takes place, which also draws DCI Maggie Knight (Stephanie Levi-John, The Spanish Princess) back to Sanctuary.
Also reprising their roles for the second season are Valerie O’Connor (Red Rock) as Bridget Paterson, Daniel Adegboyega (Doctor Who) as Pierre Martineau, Elish Liburd (Wild Angel) as Izzy Paterson, Holly Sturton (Smother) as Bea Garston, and Marcus Lamb (Dublin Murders) as Robert Alton.
Claire Cooper (The Hardacres) and James O’Donoghue (Smother) join the Season 2 cast as Angela and Luka Otis, respectively, along with Clive Standen (The Morning Show, Vikings) as Lachlan Frey, a mysterious new arrival in Sanctuary.
The six-episode second season of the Sundance Now Original series is scheduled to begin filming this month in Ireland and will debut in 2025.
Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale premiered earlier this year and became Sundance Now’s biggest series debut ever on both the Sundance Now and AMC+ platforms — with critics worldwide hailing it as “brilliant” and “captivating.” Season 1 is currently available to stream in its entirety on applicable platforms in the US and Canada.
The series is produced by Monumental Television (The Marlow Murder Club, Ghosts), and executive produced by Debra Hayward, Alison Owen, Alison Carpenter, Jill Forbes, and Amira El-Nemr. Susie Conklin (A Discovery of Witches) serves as lead writer and executive producer. VV James, Guymon Cassady, and Debbie Horsfield, who created the series for television, also serve as executive producers. The directors are Hannah Quinn (Vikings: Valhalla) and Dathaí Keane (Smother), and Elinor Cook (Killing Eve) and Chloe Moss (Call the Midwife) are the writers, alongside Conklin.
AMC Networks retains worldwide rights to Seasons 1 and 2 of Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale and manages worldwide sales and distribution.
Stay tuned for updates.
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Sanctuary: A Novel of Suspense, Witchcraft, and Small Town Secrets by V. V. James
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