Salem Season 1

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Salem Season 1 is available on and right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 388 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Janet Montgomery leads a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Salem Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Salem Season 1 treats its concept seriously enough to follow it all the way through. Season 1 of Salem includes 13 episodes. It aired from April 2014 to July 2014. This season stars Janet Montgomery, Shane West and Seth Gabel. Janet Montgomery and Shane West lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2014. What separates Salem Season 1 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For late-night viewing or a proper weekend binge, Salem Season 1 fits the bill. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Janet Montgomery grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

🎬 Salem Season 1 — Episode Guide

The Vow

2014-04-20

After ten years of service fighting in the French and Indian War, John Alden returns to his home in Salem, Massachusetts, intent on reuniting with his love, Mary. Upon his arrival, he is stunned to discover that the town has been swept up in a wave of witch hunt hysteria, and that Mary has married t...

The Stone Child

2014-04-27

With witch fears rising, Alden seeks the truth of what’s really going on in Salem while Cotton continues to wrestle with his guilt and Mary looks to execute a plan. The witches get closer to finding out who interrupted the ceremony, but Mary continues to find her emotions for Alden affecting her foc...

In Vain

2014-05-04

Salem trembles in the aftermath of the trial, and Anne turns to John Alden for comfort. Mysterious circumstances lead Alden to suspect Magistrate Hale is not who or what he appears to be. Mary discovers who witnessed the witches’ ceremony and deliberates a course of action. Elsewhere, George Sibley ...

Survivors

2014-05-11

An old nemesis of Alden's arrives in Salem with secrets that could destroy him. Meanwhile, Mary loses her grip on Mercy.

Lies

2014-05-18

The witches of Salem’s coven meet in the woods – without Mary and Tituba – and agree that they have no choice but to eliminate one of their most dangerous threats: Alden. Meanwhile, Alden and Cotton realize the true, dangerous nature of the mysterious object they uncovered – and use it to ensnare so...

The Red Rose and the Briar

2014-05-25

Alden and Cotton find themselves face-to-face with a real witch, and an unlikely ally keeps the coven from tracking down their missing sister. Tituba feels left out when Mary decides to initiate a new member into the coven. As Mary takes her new acolyte under her wing, she recalls her own path after...

Our Own Private America

2014-06-01

Romantic yearnings between Mary and Alden heighten as Cotton deals with a unique accusation in the trials. Meanwhile, a powerful witch hunter makes his way towards Salem.

Departures

2014-06-08

Increase Mather makes it his first order of business to catch a real witch, and starts by pinpointing a prominent figure from Salem’s most sinful district. Mary worries that Increase will detect that his old friend George is under a spell and enlists the help of Isaac to deter Increase from uncoveri...

Children, Be Afraid

2014-06-15

Salem sees a second death since Increase's arrival in town, and Mary struggles to get George back under her control. Mercy and her acolytes flex their growing power while Increase grows closer with Isaac, putting Isaac’s loyalty to Mary in question.

E10

The House of Pain

2014-06-22

Increase gets closer to understanding who really runs things in Salem; at the same time, Anne finds herself in danger, and in need of Alden's help, while investigating a mystery.

E11

Cat and Mouse

2014-06-29

Increase’s warpath continues as Alden finds himself the target of fresh accusations – and at the mercy of the Selectmen, thanks to a surprise move by a healthier George Sibley – leading Mary to hatch a desperate plan to save him. Cotton finds himself frozen in a tug of war between his father and his...

E12

Ashes to Ashes

2014-07-06

Alden’s trial begins, triggering a chain of events that breaks nearly every remaining allegiance left in Salem. While Mary arms the Malum for the Grand Rite, the coven elders urge her to use Alden as the final sacrifice. Increase seizes Mercy’s acolytes for information to use against Alden – an act ...

E13

All Fall Down

2014-07-13

Alden comes to learn Mary's biggest secret.

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