'Salem' Renewed For Third Season

The magic continues for WGN America’s original, breakout hit series “Salem,” with the announcement made this weekend at Comic-Con International: San Diego by the cast and creative team that the supernatural thriller has been renewed for a third season. The captivating one-hour drama, from Fox 21 Television Studios and creators and writers Brannon Braga and Adam Simon, boldly reimagines the infamous 17th century witch trials in colonial Massachusetts in a world where witches are real, but they are not who or what they seem to be. The third season will begin production in Shreveport, LA later this year for a 2016 debut.

'Salem' Season 1 Marathon Airs April 4 on WGN America

WGN America will re-air the entire 13-episode first season of its hit Supernatural series Salem on Saturday, April 4 starting at 7:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 a.m. CT, just in time for the highly anticipated second season, premiering Sunday, April 5 at 10:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 p.m. CT.

In Salem, witches are real, but they are not who or what they seem. Season two opens at the dawn of a Witch War. As the disease and devastation unleashed by a deadly Supernatural ritual spread through the war-torn village, Salem's most powerful witch, Mary Sibley, must Face Off against adversaries old and new who are vying for her throne.

From creators and writers Brannon Braga (“Cosmos,” “24”) and Adam Simon (“The Haunting in Connecticut”), Salem is a gripping one-hour drama that boldly re-imagines the Infamous 17th-century witch trials in colonial Massachusetts. The series stars Janet Montgomery (“Human Target,” “Made In Jersey”), Shane West(“Nikita,” “ER”), Seth Gabel (“Arrow,” “Fringe”), Ashley Madekwe (“Revenge”), Tamzin Merchant (“Jane Eyre”), Elise Eberle (“The Astronaut Farmer”) and Iddo Goldberg (“Mob City”). New to the cast of “Salem” for season two are Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess”, “Spartacus”), Stuart Townsend (“Betrayal,” “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”), Joe Doyle (“Raw”) and Oliver Bell (“The Saint”).

Salem is executive produced by Brannon Braga, Adam Simon, Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson and Prospect Park’s Josh Barry and Jeff Kwatinez. Nick Copus directs and serves as co-executive producer. The series is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios.

Watch the Season 2 trailer below:

Season 2 of 'Salem' Premieres April 5 on WGN America

WGN America released this first look photo from Salem Season 2.

WGN America has set the premiere date for the highly anticipated second season of its hit supernatural thriller Salem, which will make its return on Sunday, April 5 at 10 p.m. ET. The network also released the first-look photo from the new season of Salem, currently in production in Shreveport, LA for its 13-episode sophomore run, featuring recurring guest stars Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus) and Stuart Townsend (Betrayal, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman).

'Salem' Season 2 Begins Production with New Cast Additions Lucy Lawless, Stuart Townsend, Joe Doyle and Oliver Bell

 Lucy Lawless, Stuart Townsend, Joe Doyle and Oliver Bell have joined the cast of Salem.

Lucy Lawless, Stuart Townsend, Joe Doyle and Oliver Bell have joined the cast of WGN America’s hit Supernatural thriller Salem, which begins production on its second season today in Shreveport, LA. The new season of the series centers on Salem's most powerful and ruthless witch Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery, Made In Jersey, Human Target) as she faces off against new and old adversaries vying for control of the embattled 17th-century village. Created and written by award-winning Brannon Braga (Cosmos, 24) and Adam Simon (The Haunting in Connecticut), the gripping one-hour drama, produced by Fox 21, will return to WGN America in April 2015.

'Salem' Season 2 Teaser Released Featuring Mercy Lewis

Salem returns in April on WGN America.

In anticipation of the season two return of its breakout original drama Salem this April, WGN America has released an all-new promo featuring Mercy (Elise Eberle, The Astronaut Farmer), Reverend Lewis' increasingly powerful daughter. In the spot, Mercy transforms the symbol of her torment at the hands of the town's witches into a signal of the Witch War to come.

Check out the promo titled "Mercy" below:

First Look at 'Salem' Season Two

Janet Montgomery as Mary Sibley in WGN America’s Salem, returning for Season Two in April 2015.
Photo Credit: Nicole Wilder-Shattuck/WGN America

WGN America has released the first photo from the Season Two teaser trailer shoot for Salem, the network's breakout hit original series, set to return in April. The below above captures Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery, Human Target, Made In Jersey) — Salem’s most powerful enchantress with a deep secret and deeper desires.

In Season Two of Salem, the Grand Rite triggered at the end of last season is now underway and death is in the air, but the Witch War is just beginning — and Salem is at the epicenter of both. In order to bring her plan to completion, Mary Sibley must not only control Captain John Alden (Shane West, A Walk to Remember) and the citizens of Salem, but also those lurking in the shadows who seek the power she wields.

Salem boldly re-imagines the Infamous witch trials in the 17th century Massachusetts town. The storyline follows Captain John Alden returning from war to his hometown of Salem, where he finds it in the grip of a witch panic and discovers that his lost love, Mary Sibley, is now married to his old nemesis George Sibley. Throughout the fiery first season filled with wicked deceit and shocking revelations, the two must navigate a world where horror, hysteria and the Supernatural reign. At the end of season one, John commits to risking his life for his one true love, even after learning Mary is a witch and at the center of the hysteria plaguing Salem.