



The villainous trio - the vampire Gerbert (Trevor Eve) and the witches Peter Knox (Owen Teale) and Satu (Malin Buska) - stand in the absence of Diana and Matthew who have just disappeared by time-walking out of the Bishop house. Instead of the dramatic title cards that began the first season’s episodes, the sentiment is newly rendered in the opening scenes. The long-awaited second season, which will release a new episode weekly on Sundance Now, begins with absence and desire. With this premiere episode alone, the stage is set for an exciting season that will expand the series’ world. The book and Diana and Matthew’s budding romance are the main focus of the first season, but in this next part of their journey, their relationship is tested in ways neither of them could have expected. An alchemical text that tells the secrets and origins of the world’s creatures, the Book of Life is a powerful, magical tool that is dangerous if it falls in the wrong hands. The first season of A Discovery of Witches introduces Diana and Matthew, a witch and vampire respectively, as they cross paths when Diana, who is also an Oxford scholar, unintentionally discovers the Book of Life. A Discovery of Witches returns with a moody season 2 premiere as the star-crossed couple, Diana (Teresa Palmer) and Matthew (Matthew Goode), time-travel to 16 th century London in search of the Book of Life - all while seeking answers to Diana’s perplexing magical powers.
