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AMC Networks is bringing back Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches for a third season, which will be set in Salem, Massachusetts.
Emmy Award-winning producer and writer Thomas Schnauz (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) joins as co-showrunner with Esta Spalding. Season three will dive deeper into the mythology of witchcraft, introduce new “spellbound” families and feature some of the historical happenings of Salem, the infamous town of witch trials and folklore.
Season two wrapped on March 2 and remains among the top series on AMC+ in both viewership and acquisition.
“The drama and complexities of the Mayfair family continue to be an intriguing and enchanting source of story, and expanding that story against the backdrop of Salem, a historical haven of witchcraft, is an exciting next chapter for this series and our larger Anne Rice Immortal Universe,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “Tom Schnauz has a storied history with AMC, and we’re elated to have him join the talented Esta Spalding and our Mayfair cast for a season that will explore a larger world of witchery and Mayfair family secrets as we continue to build out this dynamic franchise.”
Spalding said, “I am thrilled to welcome Tom Schnauz to our team for the third season of Mayfair Witches. A contemporary twist on the Salem story, it promises to be our most delicious yet.”
Schnauz added, “I’m incredibly excited to reunite with both AMC and Mark Johnson on Mayfair Witches. The work I’ve done so far with Esta Spalding on season three has been fantastic and fun, and we’re hoping that translates to the screen for fans and new viewers of the show.”
