Witches: Truth Behind the Trials

Six-part series recreating witch trials from Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, USA, and Ireland through expert analysis. Explores reasons behind deaths and injustices, bringing events to life.

2024 HD 44min TV-14 United States English

Documentary

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S1E1 - America: Salem's Hunts and Hysteria 2024-09-29

Cinematic reconstructions, new analysis and expert interviews shed fresh light on the most famous witch trials of them all in Salem, Massachusetts.

S1E2 - Germany: The Witch Hunts Begin 2024-09-29

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.

S1E3 - Scotland: The King and the Witches 2024-10-06

The story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland’s obsession with witchcraft.

S1E4 - England: The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade 2024-10-06

Two self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England’s Civil War.

S1E5 - Sweden: The Legend of Blåkulla 2024-10-13

An event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children.

S1E6 - Ireland: Possessed by the Devil 2024-10-04

Cinematic reconstruction, analysis and expert interviews tell the story of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment 18th century Ireland.

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