A Discovery of Witches TV
News on the television adaptation of the All Souls Trilogy
Behind the scenes: details, details, details
We have the best art and design department, including set dressing and props, in the business!! #thesearerealbooks #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
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Some more shots of our characterful Supporting Artists. #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
Behind the scenes: Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud
Sometimes our Supporting Artists are given characters straight out of the pages of history, like this one. He is representing Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud, the Moroccan ambassador to Elizabeth I. We cheated a bit—the ambassador arrived in 1600 and his portrait was painted to commemorate the event. But Elizabethan England was a culturally diverse place, and London and the court had many foreign residents. We couldn’t resist changing history a little bit! #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2.
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When the clapperboards are this gorgeous, you can imagine what the rest of the show looks like. #ADiscoveryofWitchesTV #Season2
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Good morning all!
It’s a wonderful day when Sky shares the very first look of Diana and Matthew in Elizabethan costume for Series 2 of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES!
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES Series 2 Official News!
From the Sky Press Release
A Discovery of Witches are set to be transported to Elizabethan England in the second season of the hit Sky original drama, adapted from Deborah Harkness’s bestselling All Souls trilogy and currently being produced in Cardiff by award-winning production company Bad Wolf.
This exclusive first look image from season two, shows Matthew (Matthew Goode, Downton Abbey) and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Hacksaw Ridge) on the streets of Elizabethan London, where they are hiding in time from the Congregation. Here in Elizabethan London they must find a powerful witch teacher to help Diana control her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life.
Set in a world where witches, vampires and daemons secretly live and work alongside humans, hidden in plain sight, season two also sees Steven Cree (Outlander), Sheila Hancock (Doctor Who), James Purefoy (The Following) and Paul Rhys (Vincent and Theo) join the cast.
Cree stars as Gallowglass De Clermont, a vampire and soldier of fortune who is particularly fond of his uncle, Matthew. James Purefoy plays the role of Philippe De Clermont, founder of the Congregation, commander of the Knights of Lazarus, mate of Ysabeau, and stepfather to Matthew. Paul Rhys is Andrew Hubbard, the vampire ruler of all creatures in London in 1590 and Sheila Hancock appears as elder witch Goody Alsop.
The cast for season two also includes Barbara Marten (Casualty) as Queen Elizabeth, Jacob Ifan (Cuffs) as Benjamin Fuchs, Holly Aird (Waking the Dead) as Francoise, Michael Lindall (Deep State) as Sir Walter Raleigh, Adam Sklar (Faceless) as Henry Percy, Joshua Pickering as Jack Blackfriars, Elaine Cassidy (Harper’s Island) as Louise De Clermont, Victoria Yeates (Call the Midwife) as Elizabeth Jackson / Water Witch, Adrian Rawlins (Chernobyl) as William Cecil, Lois Chimimba (Doctor Who) as Catherine Streeter/ Fire Witch, Amy McAllister (Philomena) as Marjorie Cooper/Earth Witch, Milo Twomey (Mother, Father, Son) as Pierre and the recently announced Tom Hughes (Victoria) playing Kit Marlowe.
Alongside the Elizabethan action, back in the present day, Diana’s beloved aunts, Sarah and Em, must take shelter with notorious witch hunter Ysabeau De Clermont at her ancestral home, Sept-Tours. Meanwhile, in Oxford, Marcus and Miriam take on Matthew’s mantle to protect daemons Nathaniel and Sophie, whose pregnancy is advancing. And Gerbert, Knox, Satu and Domenico are determined to hunt down every clue they can to Diana’s and Matthew’s disappearance, and the secrets their allies are keeping from them.
Cameron Roach, Sky Studios Director of Drama, said: “After the success of season one, we are really excited for the next instalment of A Discovery of Witches, as we continue to follow the love story of Diana and Matthew and their adventures in Elizabethan London. We have a great cast lined up and a unique historical setting, which we hope will further enchant fans. The hit fantasy series joins a host of new Sky original drama’s we have coming to Sky One this year”.
Jane Tranter, Executive Producer, Bad Wolf, added: “To have such high calibre talent joining an already exceptional ensemble is a testament to Deborah Harkness’ brilliant novels, Pete McTighe and Susie Conklin’s scripts and to the immensely talented cast and crew working to bring all to life. The bar was set high with season one but season two is already shaping up to take fans into a new realm as we follow Diana and Matthew into Elizabethan England. With cast like this they will not be disappointed.”
The ten-part season will also see the return of Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Alex Kingston (Doctor Who), Lindsay Duncan (The Honourable Woman), Valarie Pettiford (Half & Half), Edward Bluemel (The Commuter), Aiysha Hart (Line of Duty), Trevor Eve (Waking the Dead), Malin Buska (The Girl King), Gregg Chillin (Being Human), Trystan Gravelle (Mr Selfridge), Tanya Moodie (Sherlock), Aisling Loftus (War and Peace) and Daniel Ezra (All American).
A Discovery of Witches season two is based on the ‘Shadow of Night’ novel from Deborah Harkness’s All Souls trilogy and will be coming to Sky One and NOW TV next year. Season one was the most popular series on Sky One last year, bewitching nearly 2million viewers and it was nominated for the ‘New Drama’ category at this year’s National TV Awards.
The show was commissioned by Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content, Sky UK and Ireland, and Cameron Roach, Director of Drama, Sky Studios. Kara Manley is the executive producer for Sky. Made by Bad Wolf Limited, A Discovery of Witches Series two is written by Sarah Dollard (Doctor Who, Being Human), Susie Conklin (The Musketeers, Cranford) and Pete McTighe (Doctor Who) who also serve as executive producers alongside co-founders of Bad Wolf, Jane Tranter and Lachlan MacKinnon along with Deborah Harkness. The series is directed by BAFTA award winning Farren Blackburn (The Fades, Daredevil), Philippa Langdale (Skins, Waking the Dead) and Jonathan Teplitzkt (Broadchurch).
Kit Marlowe is in the house!
Welcome to the All Souls family, Tom Hughes!
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-08-02/tom-hughes-joins-the-cast-of-a-discovery-of-witches/
Attention, US viewers of ADOW tv:
Finally—drumroll please—there will be DVDs/BluRay of A Discovery of Witches tv, Series 1 for our viewers in the US!!!!
They will go on sale on 29 October 2019. Thank you to our friends at Sundance Now, Shudder, and AMC TV for making this happen. Let the binge-watching commence! #huzzah
100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes!
Meet the newest member of the Rotten Tomatoes coveted #100 club with a 100% positive rating (only 102 tv shows have ever earned that!!) and one of the top five shows of 2019 according to critics. Haven’t seen A Discovery Of Witches TV yet? what are you waiting for?? https://editorial.rottentomatoes/guide/the-best-tv-shows-2019
Cast and Production Gallery
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Sometimes our Supporting Artists are given characters straight out of the pages of history, like this one. He is representing Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud, the Moroccan ambassador to Elizabeth I. We cheated a bit—the ambassador arrived in 1600 and his portrait was painted to commemorate the event. But Elizabethan England was a culturally diverse place, and London and the court had many foreign residents. We couldn’t resist changing history a little bit! #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
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Another shot of some of our fantastic Supporting Artists. #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
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Louisa de Clermont—and her great clothes! #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2 *water bottle was removed before any film was shot.
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Supporting artists make up the backbone of any production. Here are some of ours from Elizabethan England. #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
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Welcome to Elizabethan London… Here is your first look at Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode in season 2 of A Discovery of Witches TV. Isn’t it STUNNING??
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We are so excited to share that James Purefoy will be playing Philippe de Clermont. #WeAreAllSouls #TeamPhilippe
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We warmly welcome Steven Cree to the cast as your Gallowglass. #WeAreAllSouls
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Our casting news continues with @MichaelLindall as the marvelous Sir Walter Raleigh. #WeAreAllSouls
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But what about Pierre? Where would Matthew Be without Pierre? No, don’t answer that! 🤣 He is being played by Milo Twomey in A Discovery Of Witches TV. #WeAreAllSouls
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You just can’t have the School of Night without Henry Percy. Welcome Adam Sklar to the cast of A Discovery Of Witches TV. He is my dream for this role! #WeAreAllSouls
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Welcome Elaine Cassidy as your nothing but trouble Louisa de Clermont. You all just WAIT to see her in action. #WeAreAllSouls
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I know there is a HUGE #TeamFrancoise out there, especially after TIMES CONVERT. Here she is. And she is amazing in the role. Welcome Holly Aird to A Discovery of Witches TV. #WeAreAllSouls
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Who will take on Benjamin Fuchs? Well, this guy. Welcome Jacob Ifan!
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Legendary actress Sheila Hancock will be your Goody Alsop. #WeAreAllSouls
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The role of Catherine Streeter, 🔥 witch extraordinaire, goes to Lois Chimimba. #WeAreAllSouls
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Victoria Yeates from Call The Midwife joins our cast as Elizabeth Jackson! #WeAreAllSouls
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Want to know another witchy secret? Amy McAllister joins the cast as earth witch Marjorie Cooper.
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You wanted an amazing Father Hubbard and you got him in the super-talented Paul Rhys #WeAreAllSouls
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When Barbara Marten is going to be your 👑 you know it’s going to be good! Welcome to the cast of A Discovery Of Witches TVin the role of Queen Elizabeth I. #WeAreAllSouls
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The canniest man alive, Willliam Cecil, will be played by Adrian Rawlins. #WeAreAllSouls
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Please warmly welcome the young actor who is going to steal your heart as Jack Blackfriars in A Discovery Of Witches TV, Joshua Pickering. #WeAreAllSouls
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A sign of things to come… #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
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Our Phoebe, Adelle Leonce
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Kit Marlowe is in the house! Welcome to the All Souls family, Tom Hughes.
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Oh. Yes. #TeamLouisa #ItalianDrawers #ShoeGoalz #behindthescenes @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
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Mood. #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2 #adiscoveryofwitches
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At the risk of breaking the internet, let’s play a game. Guess who? Hint: he’s baaaaaacccckk. #TeamMatthew @adiscoveryofwitchestv #behindthescenes #ADOWS2
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Just leaving this here. @teresapalmer is in the house. #behindthescenes @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
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Meanwhile in the Wardrobe Department for @adiscoveryofwitchestv … #BagOBumrolls #ADOWS2 #behindthescenes
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An official photo from the A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES TV series.
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A box of broadsides. #BehindtheScenes with @ADiscoveryOfWTV #ADOWS2 #ADiscoveryOfWitches
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Timewalker alert. #behindthescenes #ADiscoveryofWitchesS2 @adiscoveryofwitchestv Camp mug with bee from @flyingbearfarm
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Timewalker alert. #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv. #ADOWS2 #adiscoveryofwitches
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Last night on location for @adiscoveryofwitchestv. #midsummer #greatwelshsummer #junehat #notascot
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“As a character, and as a witch, Diana is complex and conflicted, intelligent and powerful. She is the witch we need in 2018. It’s no surprise that women are drawn to her, and revel in the idea of harnessing their own ‘super’ powers to achieve their true potential.” Huge props to @teresapalmer for bringing Diana to life in all her complexity! ♥️
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oday for #witchgiving we present TABITHA. We can’t have @adiscoveryofwitchestv without the Bishop cat. Here she is in all her glory, and yes–we remembered the cat carrier so she can go with Sarah and Em on their travels.
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Love is love is love. It comes in all sizes, shapes, and colors. #WeAreAllSouls #pride ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Stately House #OnLocation
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Meet our Baldwin, Trystan Gravelle
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And another.
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Lovely notes from All Souls Con to ADOW TV!
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Behind the scenes with makeup and wardrobe
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On Location!
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Balthasar, on location
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Meet director Alice Troughton, our director for the second block of shooting, i.e. episodes 3, 4, and 5.
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Director Juan Carlos Medina (far left), and DP Suzie Lavelle (center) at work in Venice. Photo from @adiscoveryofwitchestv on Instagram.
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Night falls in Venice. Still from a video on Helen Ostler’s Instagram feed.
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Venice’s colors are like nowhere else on earth. Photo by @adiscoveryofwitchestv on Instagram.
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Juan Carlos Medina, Helen Ostler, and Suzie Lavelle–high powered production meeting in progress!! photo from @adiscoveryofwitchestv on Instagram
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View from the Fondaco dei Tedeschi. From Helen Ostler’s Instagram feed.
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Vamping around with Domenico and Juliette. From Elarica Johnson’s Instagram feed.
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From DP Suzie Lavelle’s instagram feed. She writes “Rigging day! Boats for trucks!”
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Still of Marcus Whitmore (Edward Bluemel), on the set of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES at Wolf Studios in Wales.
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Photo of the Radcliffe Camera captured by a member of our fabulous crew, Jake Pope. (jakep5552 on Instagram). Only a professional could have captured this glorious shot!
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A still from the television production of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES from Bad Wolf, coming in 2018.
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Seasonal bounty at the Covered Market, captured by yours truly.
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Brown’s in the Covered Market, Oxford. Photo taken by me, on location in Oxford.
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Still photograph taken during this week’s television shoot, on location in Oxford.
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In case you missed it… our Diana and Matthew are Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode
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Alex Kingston (ER, Dr. Who): Sarah Bishop Valarie Pettiford (The Blacklist, Fosse): Emily Mather Tanya Moodie (Sherlock): Agatha Wilson AND Lindsay Duncan (Sherlock, Dr. Who, Gifted): Ysabeau de Clermont
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The extraordinary Daniel Ezra is playing the role of Nathaniel Wilson, one of our daemons and member of the Conventicle. He is half of our pair of revolutionaries along with Edward Bluemel (Marcus).
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The television adaptation of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES has a few new characters. One of them is Matthieu Beny, played by British actor Freddie Thorpe
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From @adiscoveryofwitchestv ・・・ Happy birthday to Trevor Eve!
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Hands up if you want to be Ysabeau de Clermont when you grow up? #behindthescenes #ADOWS2 #ADiscoveryofWitches @adiscoveryofwitchestv
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The magic hour. #adiscoveryofwitches #ADOWS2 #behindthescenes #setlife🎬
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Ooh la la. #Repost @syfyfr with @get_repost ・・・ Diana est enfin parvenue à libérer sa magie ! 🧙🏻♀️✨ Nous espérons que vous étiez bien attentifs mardi pendant #ADiscoveryOfWitches, prouvez-le nous en répondant à la question. Et foncez sur l’espace à la demande de SFR pour dévorer l’intégralité de la série sans plus attendre ! #ScienceFiction #SYFY #TVShow #Witches #Vampires #Daemons #MatthewGoode #TeresaPalmer #OwenTeale #AlexKingston #DeborahHarkness #AllSouls #ADOW #Binge
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24 minutes until @adiscoveryofwitchestv is on @amc_tv and @bbcamerica. I’m ready for my #witcheswatchparty. Sending love to all my ADOW peeps and a huge thank you to the US fans who have been with us every step of the way! ♥️
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🤣♥️👏 #BehindtheScenes @ADiscoveryOfWTV #ADiscoveryofWitches #ADOWS2
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Today for #witchgiving: #behindthescenes at the Bishop House. I wanted to share some@shots of the Bishop House during construction and fully dressed and ready to go. This is the still room, Sarah’s lair, and @valariepettiford and @alexkingstonofficial put in plenty of personal touches to make the space their own and especially witchy.
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I’m sharing a #behindthescenes snap I took of one of the beautiful horses we worked with to make the show. They will be galloping by very soon. Are you ready??
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Today’s #witchgiving gives props to the props!! We had an amazing art department, with geniuses in scene design, set dressing, and making props that were perfect down to the last detail.
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Verified Today’s #witchgiving #behindthescenes shot is one I took when we were filming at the Bishop House set. It captures one of our actors, @danielezra who plays Nathaniel Wilson, in a moment of quiet repose. Sets are busy places and amidst the hustle and bustle quiet places are hard to find. Somehow, the actors manage to carve places out for reflection and thinking, al of which helps to create the space they need to deliver a tremendous performance
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Wishing the happiest of birthdays (2/26) to @teresapalmer, beautiful inside and out. ♥️
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These. Are. Everything. Thank you @amc_tv for the game boards. You can download and print them to have on hand for your #witcheswatchparty on Sunday! Link in my bio. and check out @amc_tv’s Instagram stories for downloadable phone wallpapers. We’ve got you covered. ONE MORE WAKEUP until @adiscoveryofwitchestv comes to @amc_tv and @bbcamerica #eatstoast
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Sometimes our Supporting Artists are given characters straight out of the pages of history, like this one. He is representing Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud, the Moroccan ambassador to Elizabeth I. We cheated a bit—the ambassador arrived in 1600 and his portrait was painted to commemorate the event. But Elizabethan England was a culturally diverse place, and London and the court had many foreign residents. We couldn’t resist changing history a little bit! #behindthescenes with @adiscoveryofwitchestv #ADOWS2
Learn More About the TV Series
Jane and Bad Wolf represent my dream team for bringing the trilogy to life. Every conversation we have had about the books shows how thoroughly they understand the All Souls World and how deeply they’re committed to creating something very special with this series.A glance at the projects they’ve been involved with—including the reboot of Dr. Who, Life on Mars, Waking the Dead, MI5/Spooks, Torchwood, David Copperfield, Silent Witness, Ashes to Ashes, The Way We Live Now, and Rome—makes it clear that they are drawn to compelling characters and storylines with twists that keep viewers tuning in for each new episode.