{"id":9743,"date":"2018-07-20T10:04:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T14:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/discovery-witches-heads-sundance-now-shudder\/"},"modified":"2018-07-20T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:57:18","slug":"a-discovery-of-witches-heads-to-sundance-now-shudder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-discovery-of-witches-heads-to-sundance-now-shudder\/","title":{"rendered":"A Discovery of Witches Heads to Sundance Now, Shudder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sky original production <em>A Discovery of Witches<\/em> has been acquired for AMC Networks\u2019 Sundance Now and Shudder, bringing the eight-episode drama to the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a deal with Sky Vision, all episodes will become available simultaneously on both Sundance Now and Shudder, marking the first partnership of this kind for the two SVOD services. SundanceTV has also acquired second-window linear rights to the series.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Deborah Harkness, <em>A Discovery of Witches<\/em> stars Matthew Goode (<em>The Crown<\/em>, <em>Downton Abbey<\/em>), Teresa Palmer (<em>Hacksaw Ridge<\/em>), Alex Kingston (<em>ER<\/em>, <em>Doctor Who<\/em>), Valarie Pettiford (<em>Being Mary Jane<\/em>) and Owen Teale (<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>). It was adapted for the screen by writer Kate Brooke (<em>Mr. Selfridge<\/em>). The series is produced by Bad Wolf, the creative team behind <em>The Night Of<\/em>, <em>Doctor Who<\/em>, <em>Torchwood<\/em>, <em>Da Vinci\u2019s Demons<\/em> and the forthcoming adaptation of Philip Pullman\u2019s <em>His Dark Materials<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis captivating story is filled with intrigue, romance and magic and set in spectacular locations that underscore those very qualities,\u201d said Jan Diedrichsen, general manager of Sundance Now. \u201cWe are thrilled to see Deborah Harkness\u2019 books brought to life in such an inspired way with such a charismatic cast and talented crew. The result is binge-worthy television at its best and we know that <em>A Discovery of Witches<\/em>\u00a0will appeal to both the premium drama fans at Sundance Now and the genre fans at Shudder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Craig Engler, general manager of Shudder, added, \u201c<em>A Discovery of Witches<\/em> is a big, bold series with witches, vampires and daemons caught up in an all-too-human drama that\u2019s enthralling from the opening minute. It\u2019s unlike anything else on TV and we\u2019re excited to bring it to Shudder members as part of this unique partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gillian Rose, senior VP of U.S. sales and acquisitions at Sky Vision, added, \u201cWe\u2019re delighted that <em>A Discovery of Witches<\/em>, a Sky original production, will make its debut in the U.S. and Canada on Sundance Now and Shudder. It\u2019s a moving, modern day love story, set in a world where a handful of witches, vampires and daemons secretly live and work alongside humans, and I\u2019m sure it will be a huge success for them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sky original production A Discovery of Witches has been acquired for AMC Networks\u2019 Sundance Now and Shudder, bringing the eight-episode drama to the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":9744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2638,1246,508,2453],"class_list":["post-9743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-a-discovery-of-witches","tag-shudder","tag-sky-vision","tag-sundance-now","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Discovery of Witches Heads to Sundance Now, Shudder - 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