The Witch is the most important collection of its form out of Greece and Antenna has conjured a second season of the epic interval drama. Season two is teed up as a sequel.
George Levendis, Managing Director of Antenna Greece, hosted a screening of The Witch at NATPE Budapest. He’s well-known in media circles after an extended stint working with Simon Cowell and working worldwide at Syco.
The sophomore season of the fantasy drama will likely be set earlier than occasions within the first, and have a brand new solid, director Lefteris Charitos defined. Cameras roll within the subsequent few weeks, he advised Deadline.
Set in 1817 Ottoman-occupied Greece, within the unconquered area of Mani, the collection follows a younger lady, Theofano (Elli Tringou), who has visions that lead her to a lacking youngster and likewise arouse suspicions of witchcraft. As occasions unfold, she has to avoid wasting herself and avert a civil struggle.
Nick Christoforou, Chief Content material Officer at Antenna Group, stated constructing immense units on the required scale and filling them with extras was a novel problem. “We had many actors, horses, fights and issues by no means seen earlier than within the Greek market and with a Greek collection,” he stated. “The primary season was a whole story – we’re now in pre-production for the second season, which is a prequel.”
Charitos returns to direct season two. He picked up the prequel thread: “It’s a prequel which means a distinct story, completely different actors. It’s the primary time we’ve tried to do that in Greece; the folks have 73 episodes of their favourite characters and so they don’t wish to lose them, however they should.
“It’s like a brand new collection in a means. On this season, we are going to clarify how the protagonist of the witch from season one bought the reward. There’s black magic, and it’s darkish.”
The Witch was produced by JK Productions and Antenna Studios outlets it internationally. On residence turf it was the highest primetime collection on the Ant1 channel and had the most-watched collection finale of the yr. Season two will bow in 2025.
