A Discovery of Witches: Season 1 Reviews
Dev Shea 1428 Elm
The story gets really busy and is fast and convoluted at times, but it is an interesting watch. While it does lose a little bit of steam around episode 5 or 6, it does pick up again.
Full Review | Sep 15, 2022
Raisa Bruner TIME Magazine
The forbidden love story is the selling point, but the mysteries around witches, vampires and demons give it a highbrow veneer.
Full Review | May 3, 2021
Marc Silver Washington Post
The on-location shots of beautiful ancient buildings and bridges, of the shimmering River Thames and tranquil Venetian canals, really do sweep the viewer into another world, casting a spell more powerful than any witch's incantation.
Full Review | Dec 4, 2019
Henry Northmore The List
There's a lot of talk of magic and prophecies but very little action. Everyone just stands around looking consternated while delivering their lines in breathy hushed tones. The grey colour palette only adds to the gloom.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 4, 2019
Jessica Toomer Uproxx
The series does a fantastic job of setting its scene, introducing us to this world. It takes its time, it crafts interactions between its main characters in a way that doesn't feel forced or rushed.
Full Review | Dec 4, 2019
Sam Wollaston Guardian
If historical fantasy is your thing then I imagine you're in heaven. Or hell, or wherever it is a historical fantasist most wants to be.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 4, 2019
Brian Lowry CNN.com
"A Discovery of Witches"... simply feels too derivative and generic to be especially interesting.
Full Review | Dec 4, 2019
Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic
It has its own parlance, its stunning vistas of rural French hills and yachts covered in polished teak, and its central story of forbidden love, defined by a dynamic that I can only describe as "sexy-sexy sex."
Full Review | Apr 8, 2019
Carissa Pavlica TV Fanatic
Those of you who aren't nimble enough to find all of the good stuff on streaming services outside Netflix and Hulu can feast your eyes on the fiery relationship between a witch and vampire.
Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 8, 2019
Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle
It's the little moments when A Discovery of Witches relaxes its self-seriousness - to indulge a joke, or enthusiastically juice its pulpy story - that really get the blood pumping.
Full Review | Feb 28, 2019
The show holds some promise of fun escapism though... Goode steals the show with an excellent final act where his ability to both charm and terrify is in full force.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 28, 2019
Sezín Koehler Black Girl Nerds
From its bold writing and lush cinematography to its production value, A Discovery of Witches is a solid installment in the gothic horror genre.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 28, 2019
Andrea Reiher Collider
It gets off to a solid start, and the promise of time-travel in the subsequent books is intriguing for the upcoming Seasons 2 and 3. Given its many charms, it just may be the next show to cast its spell over viewers.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 28, 2019
David Griffin IGN Movies
What A Discovery of Witches Season 1 lacks in originality, is bolstered by strong performances from Goode and Palmer.
Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 28, 2019
Ian Thomas Malone ianthomasmalone.com
With stellar production values and first-rate performances, A Discovery of Witches is the rare show that nails just about every aspect of a compelling first season.
Full Review | Feb 21, 2019
Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media
Some violence, romantic complications in book-to-TV show.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 30, 2019
Joel Keller Decider
It's a show that can satisfy audiences looking for both Peak TV prestige and a good old fashioned scarefest, and there's not many shows that can pull that off.
Full Review | Jan 24, 2019
Maii Trueba de Buen Tell-Tale TV
A Discovery of Witches is actually really good at setting up things not only for the first season but for the series itself. We meet most of our main characters during the first episode and it sets up the drama for the season.
Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 22, 2019
Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant
In the end, A Discovery of Witches is a mostly worthwhile addition to the seemingly endless parade of genre book adaptations that make for an entertaining, if not entirely satisfying binge-watch.
Full Review | Jan 18, 2019
Adrienne Jones CinemaBlend
There's no shortage of gorgeous locations, swoon-worthy actors, danger or mystery on board.
Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 18, 2019
