Witches: Truth Behind the Trials: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This exciting six-part series brings the world of so-called witches and witch-hunters vividly to life using cinematic recreations and testimony from the most respected historians and experts working in the field today.  The events surrounding six of the world's worst and most fascinating witch trials are brought thrillingly to life with contemporary interpretation and analysis shedding a fresh light on the reasons for  these terrifying deaths and miscarriages of justice.  With stories from Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, the USA and Ireland.

Series details

• Title: Witches: Truth Behind the Trials
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2024-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Nat Geo TV
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 79234
• IMDb ID: tt33306528
• TVDB ID: 454687

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-09-29; final listed air date 2024-10-03; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Witches: Truth Behind the Trials 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.