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Salem
Genre
Horror
Supernatural fiction
Drama
Thriller
Created by
Brannon Braga
Adam Simon
Starring
Janet Montgomery
Shane West
Seth Gabel
Tamzin Merchant
Ashley Madekwe
Elise Eberle
Iddo Goldberg
Xander Berkeley
Joe Doyle
Oliver Bell
Theme music composer
Marilyn Manson
Tyler Bates
Opening theme
"Cupid Carries a Gun"
Composer(s)
Tyler Bates
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
36 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Brannon Braga
David Von Ancken
Kelly Souders
Josh S. Barry
Jeff Kwatinetz
Joe Menosky
Elizabeth Sarnoff
Tricia Small
Adam Simon
Jon Harmon Feldman
Richard Shepard
Brian Wayne Peterson
Josh S. Barry
Producer(s)
Brannon Braga
Coby Greenberg
David Von Ancken
Danielle Weinstock
Location(s)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Cinematography
Mark Vargo
Michael Goi
Sarah Cawley
Editor(s)
Rick Tuber
Scott Boyd
Dan Liu
Carole Kravitz Aykanian
Monty DeGraff
John Duffy
Jo Francis
Nina Lucia
Misha Syeed
Running time
45 minutes
Production company(s)
Beetlecod Productions
Prospect Park (2014–15)
The Firm (2016–17)
Fox 21 (2014)
Fox 21 Television Studios (2015–17)
Distributor
20th Television
Release
Original network
WGN America
Original release
April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20) – January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25)
External links
Official website
Salem is an American supernatural horror television series created by Brannon Braga and Adam Simon, loosely inspired by the real Salem witch trials in the 17th century.
The series premiered on WGN America on April 20, 2014,[1] becoming the network's first original scripted series.[2] As the network's first and highest-rated series, it was renewed for a second season on May 15, 2014.[3] A third season was commissioned on July 11, 2015[4] and premiered on November 2, 2016.[5] On December 13, 2016, it was announced that WGN had cancelled the show after three seasons, with the final episode airing on January 25, 2017.[6]
Contents
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1 Plot overview
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Casting
4 Episodes
5 Home media
6 Reception
6.1 Critical reception
6.2 Ratings
6.3 Awards and nominations
7 References
8 External links
Plot overview[edit]
The series stars Janet Montgomery as Mary Sibley, a powerful witch who controls the Salem witch trials by exacerbating hysteria among the Puritans while executing her plan of summoning the Devil. Problems arise when her long lost love, John Alden (played by Shane West), returns to Salem, complicating Mary's plans. The show has prominent elements of Gothic romance.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
Actor
Character
Seasons
1
2
3
Janet Montgomery Mary Walcott/Mary Sibley Main
Shane West Captain John Alden Main
Seth Gabel Cotton Mather Main
Tamzin Merchant Anne Hale Main
Ashley Madekwe Tituba Main
Elise Eberle Mercy Lewis Main
Iddo Goldberg Isaac Walton Main
Xander Berkeley Magistrate Hale Main Guest
Oliver Bell John / the Devil (Samael) Guest Main
Joe Doyle Baron Sebastian von Marburg Main
Recurring[edit]
Actor
Character
Seasons
1
2
3
Michael Mulheren George Sibley Recurring
Azure Parsons Gloriana Embry Recurring Recurring
Sammi Hanratty Dollie Trask Recurring
Stephen Lang Increase Mather Recurring Guest
Lucy Lawless Countess Palatine Ingrid Von Marburg Recurring
Stuart Townsend Dr. Samuel Wainwright Recurring
Samuel Roukin Beelzebub Recurring
Marilyn Manson[7] Thomas Dinley Recurring
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The series first appeared as part of WGN America's development slate in July 2012, under the title Malice.[8] On June 4, 2013, WGN America bypassed the pilot stage and placed a series order for 13 episodes, under the new title Salem.[9] On November 8, 2013, filming of the series began in Shreveport, Louisiana, on an expansive set reflecting 17th-century Massachusetts.[10] On May 15, 2014, Salem was renewed for a 13-episode second season by WGN America.[3][11][12] On July 11, 2015, Salem was renewed for a 10-episode third season by WGN America.[4][13] It began production on January 21, 2016.[14]
Casting[edit]
Casting announcements began in October 2013, with Ashley Madekwe first cast in the role of Tituba.[15] Seth Gabel was the next actor cast, in the regular role of Cotton Mather.[16] Janet Montgomery and Xander Berkeley were cast in the lead role of Mary Sibley and the role of Magistrate Hale, respectively.[17] Shane West later signed onto the series regular role of John Alden. Also cast was Tamzin Merchant as Anne Hale.[18] Elise Eberle was later cast in the series regular role of Mercy Lewis.[19] On the June 1, 2014 episode, Stephen Lang joined the cast in the recurring role of Increase Mather.[20]
After the first season, Lucy Lawless and Stuart Townsend joined Salem recurring roles of Countess Marburg and Samuel Wainwright, respectively. Joe Doyle and Oliver Bell have also joined the second season in regular roles of Baron Sebastian Marburg and Mary's lost son, respectively.[21]
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Salem episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 13 April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20) July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)
2 13 April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28)
3 10 November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02) January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25)
Home media[edit]
The first season was released on DVD in the United States on October 28, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment.[22] The second season was released on DVD on April 5, 2016, and is manufactured by Amazon's CreateSpace MOD Program.[23]
Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
Critical reaction to Salem has been mixed to positive, scoring 49 out of 100, based on 16 critic reviews, on Metacritic.[24] On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season scored 54%, with an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 based on 26 critic reviews, although 81% of audiences enjoyed the show.[25] Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times, upon reviewing the first season, said the show is "brash and well executed... perversely entertaining".[26] He went on to say that "when 'Salem' isn’t being deliberately outrageous, it's cultivating a dynamic that could be fruitful as things move along. Here in the 21st century, science and reason rule, but in a world of sorcery, clinging to rationality just makes you stupid." Mark Dawidziak of Plain Dealer gave the first few episodes a positive review, saying "Slowly drawing you into its heightened version of that Puritan community, 'Salem' casts its spell with an opening episode that is a witch's brew of romance, fear, deceit, revenge, hysteria, evil and uncertainty."[27]
Ratings[edit]
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
Premiered
Ended
Average viewers
(in millions)
Date
Premiere viewers
(in millions)
Date
Finale viewers
(in millions)
Season 1
Sundays 10/9c
13
April 20, 2014
1.52[28]
July 13, 2014
0.43[29]
1.7[30]
Season 2
13
April 5, 2015
0.51[31]
June 28, 2015
0.34[32]
1.1[33]
Season 3
Wednesdays 9/8c
10
November 2, 2016
0.27[34]
January 18, 2017
0.23[35]
TBA
The series premiere rose to 3.4 million viewers in Live+7 ratings, and had more than 1.5 million viewers in adults 18–49.[30] The season two premiere rose 150% in adults 18–49 in Live+7 ratings, from 0.2 to 0.5,[36] while it rose to 1.5 million viewers in Live+3.[37] The second episode rose 300% from 0.1 to 0.4.[38]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Association
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
2015 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards[39] Favorite Actress on Television Janet Montgomery Nominated
Saturn Awards[40] Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series Salem Nominated
2016 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards[41] Best TV Actress Janet Montgomery Nominated
Best TV Make-Up/Creature FX Matthew Mungle, Clinton Wayne Nominated
Best TV Series Salem Nominated
Best TV Supporting Actor Seth Gabel Nominated
Best TV Supporting Actress Lucy Lawless Nominated
2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards[42] Best TV SFX Matthew Mungle, Clinton Wayne Pending
Best TV Supporting Actor Seth Gabel Pending
Best TV Supporting Actress Tamzin Merchant Pending
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Shows A-Z - salem on wgn". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ Bacardi, Francesca (December 19, 2013). "Watch WGN America's 'Salem' Teaser". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b Eggersten, Chris (May 5, 2014). "Supernatural series is the network's first original scripted drama". HitFix. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b Kondolojy, Amanda (July 11, 2015). "'Salem' Renewed for Third Season by WGN America". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ "'Salem' Season 3 Premiere Date Revealed — Release Date". Release Date. August 11, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
Jump up ^ "'Salem' to End After 3 Seasons on WGN America". The Wrap. December 13, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
Jump up ^ "'Salem' Season 3 Spoilers: New Witches, Cotton Is Not The New George Sibley, John Alden Changed — Will Mary Kill Her Son? Plus, The Tunnels Are Important".
Jump up ^ "Development Update: Thursday, July 12". The Futon Critic. July 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 4, 2013). "WGN America Greenlights Its First Original Scripted Series, Brannon Braga's 'Salem'". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ "WGN America Announces Start of Production on First Original Scripted Series, "Salem"". The Futon Critic. November 8, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 28, 2015). "'Salem' Season Two Premieres Sunday, April 5 at 10PM". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ "SALEM Season 2 Teaser Trailer". WGN America.
Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley (July 11, 2015). "Comic-Con: 'Salem' Renewed for Third Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
Jump up ^ West, Shane (January 21, 2016). "Shane West on Twitter: "First day of work. Season 3."". Twitter. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
Jump up ^ Masters, Megan (October 8, 2013). "TV Line Items: Revenge Vet's Witchy New Role, Idol Champ's CSI Gig, Lies Lands T.I. and More". TV Line. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (October 14, 2013). "'Fringe,' 'Arrow' alum Seth Gabel cast as lead role in 'Salem'". Zap2it.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 28, 2013). "Janet Montgomery To Topline WGN America Drama Series 'Salem'". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley (November 1, 2013). "'Nikita's' Shane West Set as Male Lead in WGN America's 'Salem'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Development Update: Wednesday, November 6". The Futon Critic. November 6, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ Team, The Deadline (April 18, 2014). "Stephen Lang Joins WGN America's 'Salem'".
Jump up ^ Lesnick, Silas (January 14, 2015). "Salem Season Two Adds Lucy Lawless, Stuart Townsend and more". CraveOnline.
Jump up ^ Lambert, David (October 28, 2014). "Salem - A DVD Release for 'The Complete 1st Season' of the WGN America Series". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
Jump up ^ Lambert, David (March 25, 2016). "Salem - Catchy Cover Art Arrives for 'The Complete Season 2' on DVD". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Salem – Season 1". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Salem: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
Jump up ^ Genzlinger, Neil (April 27, 2014). "Once Again, Fires Burn and Cauldrons Bubble: 'Salem,' About You-Know-What, on WGN America". New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
Jump up ^ Dawidziak, Mark (April 18, 2014). "'Salem' casts an eerie spell with its story about witches". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Game of Thrones" Tops Easter Demoss". The Futon Critic. April 22, 2014.
Jump up ^ @SonoftheBronx (November 28, 2014). "In viewers, respectively: 476k, 465k, 591k, 432k "@mralphafreak viewership numbers for SALEM on May 25, June 22, June 29, and July 13?"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Jump up to: a b "WGN America's Spellbinding Drama "Salem" Renewed for Second Season". The Futon Critic. May 5, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
Jump up ^ Cantor, Brian (April 7, 2015). "Ratings: WGN America's "Salem" Falls from Season One Premiere, Bests Finale". Headline Planet. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 30, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.28.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
Jump up ^ "WGN America's Spellbinding Original Drama "Salem" Renewed for Third Season". The Futon Critic. July 11, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
Jump up ^ Metcalf (November 3, 2016). "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.2.2016". ShowBuzzDailyfirst=Mitch. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 26, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.25.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
Jump up ^ "'Better Call Saul' Leads Adults 18-49 Gains, 'The Americans' Tops Percentage Increases in Live +7 Cable Ratings for Week 28 Ending April 5". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Impressive Gains for WGN America's 'Salem' Season Two in Live + 3 Viewing". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
Jump up ^ "'Better Call Saul' Leads Adults 18-49 & Viewership Gains, 'Salem' Tops Percentage Increases in Live +7 Cable Ratings for Week 29 Ending April 12". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
Jump up ^ Gingold, Michael (June 1, 2015). "The 2015 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners and Full Results!". Fangoria. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
Jump up ^ Blake, Emily (March 3, 2015). "2015 Saturn Awards: Captain America: Winter Soldier, Walking Dead lead nominees". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
Jump up ^ "The 2016 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners and Full Results!". Fangoria. May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!". FANGORIA. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
External links[edit]
Official website
Salem on IMDb
Salem at TV Guide
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