Witches: Truth Behind the Trials - Season 1

Witches: Truth Behind the Trials - Season 1

Season 1

The Salem witch trials are famous, but throughout history, thousands were executed for the impossible crime of witchcraft. Most suspects were poor women, elderly, indigenous people or disabled, unable to defend themselves. Cinematic recreations and expert interviews reveal the truth behind six terrifying true stories of witch trials in Germany, Scotland, England, America, Sweden and Ireland.

Network
Episodes6
DatesSep 29, 2024 - Oct 3, 2024

Episodes

America - Salem's Hunts and Hysteria
Season 1Episode 160 min

America - Salem's Hunts and Hysteria

The most-famous witch trials of them all: Salem, Massachusetts.

Sep 29, 2024
Germany – The Witch Hunts Begin
Season 1Episode 260 min

Germany – The Witch Hunts Begin

Why are witches mainly women and why were they hunted and tried for an impossible crime?  Examine the brutal Trier witch trials and the origins of witch-hunting.

Sep 29, 2024
Scotland – The King and The Witches
Season 1Episode 360 min

Scotland – The King and The Witches

The terrifying true story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland's obsession with witchcraft.

Oct 3, 2024
England – The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade
Season 1Episode 460 min

England – The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade

Two self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England's Civil War.

Oct 3, 2024
Sweden – The Legend of Båkulla
Season 1Episode 560 min

Sweden – The Legend of Båkulla

An event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children. The children tell stories of a place where witches took them.

Oct 3, 2024
Ireland – Possessed By The Devil
Season 1Episode 660 min

Ireland – Possessed By The Devil

Cinematic reconstruction, analysis, and expert interviews tell the terrifying tale of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment in 18th Century Ireland.

Oct 3, 2024

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