Witches: Truth Behind the Trials
Season 1
2024 • 6 Episodes
Episodes
1. America: Salem's Hunts and Hysteria
September 29, 2024
Cinematic reconstructions, new analysis and expert interviews shed fresh light on the most famous witch trials of them all in Salem, Massachusetts.
2. Germany: The Witch Hunts Begin
September 29, 2024
Why are witches mainly women and why were they hunted and tried for an impossible crime? The story of Europe’s early witch trials in Trier.
3. Scotland: The King and the Witches
October 6, 2024
The story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland’s obsession with witchcraft.
4. England: The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade
October 6, 2024
Two self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England’s Civil War.
5. Sweden: The Legend of Blåkulla
October 13, 2024
An event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children.
6. Ireland: Possessed by the Devil
October 4, 2024
Cinematic reconstruction, analysis and expert interviews tell the story of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment 18th century Ireland.