Bewitched: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Bewitched (1964): Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team•Updated September 29, 2026•2 min read•✓ Fact-checked

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Story and premise

Bewitched is an American fantasy sitcom television series about a witch (Samantha) who marries an ordinary mortal man (Darrin) and vows to lead the life of a typical suburban housewife. Although they agree that Sam is not to use witchcraft now that they are married, a problem always seems to crop up and Sam always resorts to spells. Things become even more complicated when Endora, Samantha's witch mother, starts to interfere.

Series details

Title: Bewitched
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Premiere date: 1964-09-17
Final broadcast date listed: 1972-03-25
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
TVMaze ID: 826

Cast and credited roles

Elizabeth Montgomery — Samantha Stephens
Dick York — Darrin Stephens
Dick Sargent — Darrin Stephens
David White — Larry Tate
Agnes Moorehead — Endora
Elizabeth Montgomery — Serena

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 1964-09-17; final listed air date 1965-06-03; episode order: 36.
Season 2: premiered 1965-09-16; final listed air date 1966-06-09; episode order: 38.
Season 3: premiered 1966-09-15; final listed air date 1967-05-04; episode order: 33.
Season 4: premiered 1967-09-07; final listed air date 1968-05-16; episode order: 33.
Season 5: premiered 1968-09-26; final listed air date 1969-04-24; episode order: 30.
Season 6: premiered 1969-09-18; final listed air date 1970-04-16; episode order: 30.
Season 7: premiered 1970-09-24; final listed air date 1971-04-22; episode order: 28.
Season 8: premiered 1971-09-15; final listed air date 1972-03-25; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bewitched on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.