The eerie events on WGN America's Salem are coming to an end, as WGN America has announced that this season will be the final one for the series.
According to multiple sources, including The Hollywood Reporter and the show's official Twitter account, WGN America's witchcraft series Salem will come to an end following the airing of this season's final five episodes, with the series finale scheduled for January 18th, 2017.
The show's creators Brannon Braga and Adam Simon went into this season knowing that it would be the show's last one:
"We knew this would be the third and final season and were able to craft an exciting climax to Mary's transformational saga. It was a magical experience to create Salem and we want to thank every producer, writer, director, actor and crew member, for all they have done to help us bring the world of Salem to life."
For those unfamiliar with the series, we have its official synopsis and season 3 trailer below. Did you watch Salem? If so, what will you miss the most about the series?
"The third season of “Salem” dawns with the triumph of the witches' plan to remake the New World by bringing the devil to earth and making Salem his capital. But the devil is a liar, and instead of a New World free from murderous Puritan hypocrisy, his own plan will bring nothing but death and slavery with the ultimate aim of leading humanity to destroy itself. And there's only one person on earth who can beat the devil -- the very witch that birthed him, his mother, Mary Sibley. The only problem is—she's dead. Or is she?
“Salem” stars Janet Montgomery (Amateur Night, "Human Target," "Made in Jersey") as Mary Sibley, Shane West ("Nikita," "ER") as Captain John Alden, Seth Gabel ("Arrow," "Fringe") as Cotton Mather, Ashley Madekwe ("Revenge") as Tituba, Tamzin Merchant ("Jane Eyre") as Anne Hale, Elise Eberle ("The Astronaut Farmer") as Mercy Lewis, Iddo Goldberg ("Mob City") as Isaac Walton, Joe Doyle ("Raw") as Baron Sebastian Marburg, Oliver Bell ("The Saint") as Mary’s son. New this season is Samuel Roukin (“Turn") as The Sentinel.
Created and written by Brannon Braga and Adam Simon, “Salem" is executive produced by Braga, Simon, Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson and The Firm’s Jeff Kwatinetz and Josh Barry. The series is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios."
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