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T2 WHATS UP! June 27 - July 3, 2021 BY RACHEL JONES TV Media O ne of Sundance Now's most successful series to date, the highly an- ticipated "A Discovery of Witches" is back with more drama and powerful secrets. The fantasy-filled supernatural thriller has captured audiences with its magic and time travel- themed narratives, and Season 2 is arriving on AMC's traditional cable channel on Sunday, June 27. The season will premiere with the first two episodes airing back-to-back on the network, so expect the same harrowing ex- citement, outstanding perfor- mances from returning cast and the thrill of multiple new guest stars and storylines. In the 10-episode second sea- son, which first debuted on Sun- dance Now and Shudder in Janu- ary of this year, historian and witch Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer, "Hacksaw Ridge," 2016) disappears into time with her vampire lover, Matthew Clair- mont (Matthew Goode, "Watch- men," 2009). After arriving in 1590s Elizabethan London, they continue their quest to protect the Book of Life and seek a pow- erful witch to teach Diana to control her magic. During their time travels, Mat- thew confronts a face from his past, they meet with Queen Eliz- abeth (Barbara Marten, "The Turning," 2020) and the forbid- den love between witch and vampire reaches a new level of intimacy. The couple is also hid- ing in time from the Congrega- tion, a group of daemons, witch- es and vampires that make up the main governing body for the supernatural creatures. Diana and Matthew aren't re- turning alone to continue the ad- ventures. In the present day, Di- ana's aunts, Sarah Bishop (Alex Kingston, "Doctor Who") and Emily Mather (Valarie Pettiford, "Half & Half"), take shelter with witch hunter Ysabeau de Cler- mont (Lindsay Duncan, "Sher- lock") in the ancestral home, Sept-Tours. In Oxford, daemon Sophie Norman's (Aisling Loftus, "War & Peace") pregnancy is also ad- vancing. She and her husband, Nathaniel Wilson (Daniel Ezra, "All American"), are protected by vampires Marcus Whitmore (Edward Bluemel, "Killing Eve") and Dr. Miriam Shephard (Aiy- sha Hart, "Line of Duty"). Adding to the suspense, mem- bers of the Congregation, vam- pire Gerbert D'Aurillac (Trevor Eve, "Waking the Dead") and witch Satu Järvinen (Malin Bus- ka, "The Girl King," 2015), who had previously kidnapped Di- ana, hunt down clues surround- ing Diana and Matthew's disap- pearance and try to uncover se- crets kept by the allies. They are joined in this search by witch Peter Knox (Owen Teale, "Game of Thrones") and vampire Do- menico Michele (Gregg Chillin, "A Good Year," 2006). In the way of guest appearanc- es, Sheila Hancock ("The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," 2008) stars as the most powerful witch in England, Goody Alsop, whom Diana and Matthew travel through time to find, while James Purefoy ("Rome") plays Matthew's father, Philippe de Cl- ermont. Steven Cree ("Outland- Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer as seen in "A Discovery of Witches" continued on page T10 TV FEATURE 5 x 5 TV magic Not a subscriber? No problem, subscribe today and receive an iPad with your subscription*. *iPad must be returned within 30 days of termination of account. now available on the digital replica! NEW INTERACTIVE PUZZLE PAGES Get the new puzzle pages on the digital replica, featuring puzzles daily! CROSSWORDS KIDS' GAMES SUDOKU WORD GAMES STRATEGY & MEMORY NUMBERS Call 479-684-5509 or visit nwaonline.com/nwaipad