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Motherland: Fort Salem is an American supernatural drama television series created by Eliot Laurence that premiered on Freeform on March 18, 2020. The series stars Taylor Hickson as Raelle Collar, Jessica Sutton as Tally Craven, and Ashley Nicole Williams as Abigail Bellweather, three witches conscripted into the U.S. Army. In August 2021, the series was renewed for a third and final season which premiered on June 21, 2022,[3][4] and concluded on August 23, 2022.

Motherland: Fort Salem
Also known as	Fort Salem
Genre	Drama Supernatural[1]
Created by	Eliot Laurence
Starring	Taylor Hickson Amalia Holm Demetria McKinney Jessica Sutton Ashley Nicole Williams Lyne Renée[lower-alpha 1]
Music by	Brandon Roberts
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Steven A. Adelson Will Ferrell Adam McKay Kevin Messick Eliot Laurence Maria Maggenti Bryan Q. Miller Erin Maher Kay Reindl Amanda Tapping Brian Studler[lower-alpha 2] Tracey Jeffrey
Producers	Heather Thomason Joe DeOliveira Kurt Moritz
Production location	Vancouver, British Columbia
Cinematography	Jon Joffin Michael Wale Stephen Jackson Craig Powell Brian Whittred
Editors	Christopher S. Capp Avi Youabian Jered Zalman Gena Bleier Matthew Gilna David Abramson Robert Komatsu Misha Syeed
Running time	41–51 minutes[2]
Production companies	Gary Sanchez Productions Hyperobject Industries Well Underway
Release
Original network	Freeform
Original release	March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18) – August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)

Premise

Motherland: Fort Salem follows Raelle Collar, Abigail Bellweather, and Tally Craven, three witches who are conscripted into the U.S. Army. They train in combat magic and use their vocal cords to enact "seeds" or "seed sounds", layering vocal sounds to create powerful spells. The series takes place in a women-dominated world in which the U.S. ended persecution of witches 300 years ago during the Salem witch trials after an agreement known as the Salem Accord.[5] The world finds itself at odds with a terrorist organization known as the Spree, a witch resistance group fighting against the conscription of witches.

Cast and characters

Main

• Taylor Hickson as Raelle Collar,[6] a witch from a minor witch family line who enlists at Fort Salem, but who shows a surprising potential for work. Her mother was killed in combat while her father is revealed to be a civilian, something deeply frowned upon.
• Amalia Holm as Scylla,[6][7] a second-year cadet at Fort Salem whom Raelle falls for, but who is evasive about her past. It is later revealed her surname is Ramshorn.[8] Her parents were killed for being dodgers, an illegal act of avoiding military conscription.
• Demetria McKinney as Anacostia Quartermaine,[6] a tough drill sergeant at Fort Salem[9]
• Jessica Sutton as Tally Craven,[6] a witch who enthusiastically enlists at Fort Salem despite her mother's opposition due to all of Tally's aunts being previously killed in action
• Ashley Nicole Williams as Abigail Bellweather,[6] a proud enlistee at Fort Salem from the storied Bellweather witch family line
• Lyne Renée as Sarah Alder[6][9] (seasons 2–3; recurring season 1[lower-alpha 1]), the commanding general of the United States' witch armed forces and the leader of Fort Salem. She is hundreds of years old, having negotiated the Salem Accords 300 years ago, but appears to be a woman in her 40s in the present day.

Recurring

• Catherine Lough Haggquist as Petra Bellweather, an ambitious, proud, by-the-book general in the U.S. armed forces as chief intelligence officer and Abigail's mother
• Diana Pavlovska as Willa Collar, Raelle's mother who was reportedly killed in combat before Raelle enlisted
• Hrothgar Mathews as Edwin Collar, Raelle's father
• Annie Jacob as Glory Moffett (season 1),[6] a meek enlistee at Fort Salem and a friend of Tally's
• Sarah Yarkin as Libba Swythe (season 1),[6][10] a pugnacious enlistee at Fort Salem whose family has a long-standing feud with the Bellweathers
• Sheryl Lee Ralph as Kelly Wade, the United States President and civilian head of the U.S. government, and thus Alder's superior; she and Alder clash over tactics and military operations.
• Kai Bradbury as Gerit Buttonwood (season 1),[6][11] a young male witch who visits Fort Salem and soon catches Tally's attention
• Emilie Leclerc as Izadora, a scientist, Necro teacher, and officer at Fort Salem
• Tony Giroux as Adil, a member of the nomadic tribe of witches known as the Tarim, who brings his sister Khalida to Fort Salem for treatment when she becomes mortally ill from an infection
• Kylee Brown as Khalida, a member of the nomadic Tarim tribe and Adil's younger sister who is brought to Fort Salem for treatment of an unknown infection that threatens her life
• Victor Webster as Blanton Silver (seasons 2–3),[12] the Vice President of the United States of America
• Arlen Aguayo-Stewart as Nicte Batan (seasons 2–3),[12] who is a witch sergeant from Alder's past, and who has a surprising connection to events in the present. Various actresses have played Nicte when she is magically disguised, including Kandyse McClure in the third season.[13]
• Mellany Barrosas as Penelope Silver (seasons 2–3),[12] Vice President Blanton Silver's daughter, who is recently discovered to be a witch
• Ess Hödlmoser as M (seasons 2–3),[12] a coven leader / sergeant at War College who undertakes the next level of training for Raelle, Tally and Abigail.
• Praneet Akilla as Gregorio (season 2; guest, season 3),[12] a prospective match for Abigail
• Bob Frazer as Alban Hearst (seasons 2–3), a high-ranking member of the Camarilla
• Sandra Ferens as Quinn (seasons 2–3), a friend of Willa Collar's from the army, and Raelle's godmother, who lives in the Cession
• Liza Huget as Minerva Bellweather (seasons 2–3), the formidable mother of Petra Bellweather, and Abigail's grandmother
• Luc Roderique as Sterling Woodlot (seasons 2–3), a member of VP Silver's staff and friend and former lover of Anacostia's
• Emilie Ullerup as Kara Brandt (season 3), a wealthy woman who is financing VP Silver's and the Camarilla's efforts to wipe out witches once and for all
• Michael Horse as The Marshal (season 3), the lead witch-hunter in the Cession
• Aaron Douglas as Colonel Jarrett (season 3), of the non-witch military, who is sent by President Silver to "monitor" events at Fort Salem
• Olivia Lucas as Thelma Bearkiller (season 3), a member of the Cession council who is at first skeptical of the claims of the Bellweather unit

Guest

• Jillian Fargey as May Craven, Tally's mother, who doesn't want Tally to join the army (in "Say the Words", "My Witches", "Book Club")
• Nick E. Tarabay as Witchfather, the male head of the witch armed forces (in "A Biddy's Life", "Hail Beltane", "Mother Mycelium")
• Bernadette Beck as Charvel Bellweather, Abigail's cousin who is about to get married (in "Bellweather Season", "Brianna's Favorite Pencil")
• Naiah Cummins as Bridey, a tough soldier that Petra Bellweather assigns as Abigail's bodyguard after a bloody attack on the Bellweathers (in "Up Is Down", "Witchbomb")
• Marci T. House as The Imperatrix, who is in charge of researching and maintaining witches' magical bloodlines (in "A Tiffany")

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	10		March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)	May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)
2	10		June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22)	August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)
3	10		June 21, 2022 (2022-06-21)	August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [14]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [14]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Say the Words"	Steven A. Adelson	Eliot Laurence	March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)	0.462[15]
A woman, part of a group called The Spree, attacks a mall, killing thousands of people before burning off her face, revealing someone else. Raelle is a young witch who can heal by transferring injuries to herself. She, along with two other girls, Abigail and Tally, is conscripted to serve in the army. At Fort Salem, General Sarah Alder and Sergeant Anacostia Quartermaine welcome the new recruits. Raelle is assigned to the same unit as Tally and Abigail, but clashes with the latter. Later, Tally reveals she voluntarily served, feeling it was her duty, and Raelle discusses her mother's death. Later, Raelle meets Scylla, another cadet. Abigail scolds Raelle for not taking their job seriously. After training, Raelle runs into Scylla and learns she is a necro; they take salva, allowing them to fly, before being caught. Anacostia then warns Scylla to stay away from Raelle. Abigail asks to be reassigned, but Alder refuses. Raelle discovers her mother blamed Abigail's mother, Petra, for their situation and confronts Abigail about it. Tally is angry at Abigail for requesting reassignment. Raelle gets advice from Scylla and the two have sex. Abigail later apologizes to Raelle. Scylla, in her room, gets warning Raelle is approaching and burns off the face of the woman from the mall attack before Raelle arrives and they kiss.
2	2	"My Witches"	Steven A. Adelson	Eliot Laurence	March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)	0.379[16]
In Scylla's room, Raelle asks her about her family, but receives vague answers before being late for inspection and is assigned to guard duty. Alder updates the president on what they know about the Spree's latest attacks. Tally runs into an old friend. Alder and Anacostia talk about the president's visit and Alder expresses interest in the Bellweather unit. In training, Abigail runs into Libba, a family rival. The girls learn windshear, a shield created through vocalization. At guard duty, Raelle meets Helen Graves, a necro, and learns that Scylla's parents were killed for being draft dodgers. After Raelle leaves, it's revealed that Helen was actually Scylla. After demonstrating well in practice, several units, including Abigail's, go to the Pageant in Salem Town and enjoy unsupervised time off base. A group manages to track down some members of the Spree, but they are killed; its then suggested more extreme measures be used to take down the Spree. Scylla meets up with Raelle, and they take a walk in the woods, talk about death, before kissing. At a pizza place, the Spree attack, and Tally use her powers against a man who berates her. It's later revealed that the attack was a prank. It's then revealed Scylla is tasked with bringing Raelle to the Spree.
3	3	"A Biddy's Life"	Amanda Tapping	Brian Studler	April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)	0.341[17]
The women at Fort Salem welcome the male cadets, led by Witchfather, where Abigail's friend Gerit catches Tally's eye. The Spree attack a pool, freezing it over and killing everyone. The women prepare for Beltane, a celebration honoring sexuality. Scylla's ex-boyfriend Porter shows up and warns Raelle to not get too attached. Alder and the other nations' military generals discuss the Spree's escalating violence. It's revealed a nomadic tribe with unique harmonics were discovered and they are in danger because of their resistance to militarization. Gerit and Tally start connecting, and later kiss. Alder falls ill and starts de-aging. Tally, Gerit and Raelle walk around the Memorial Wall. Gerit assures Tally she made the right decision enlisting. Abigail catches Libba telling a lie about a battle involving their families. Scylla and Raelle explore the museum before Porter shows up. Scylla tells her that she and Porter's families were dodgers, which got her parents killed, and was the reason she enlisted. Porter visits Scylla and accuses her of being a member of Spree. She strongly denies it, then kisses him, and she whispers in his ear. It's learned Alder maintains youthfulness by gaining it through a younger witch who gives her their own. Raelle witnesses Porter fall to his death, and is injured trying to save him.
4	4	"Hail Beltane"	Haifaa Al Mansour	Christopher Oscar Peña	April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)	0.245[18]
Petra and Alder consider the possibility of Porter's death not being a suicide. Getting ready for Beltane, a bird from Gerit delivers a note to Tally. The Necros are tasked with speaking with Porter and finding out how he died. Petra tells Abigail to bring her unit to her cousins' wedding as the dean of the War College will be there. The women receive scourge whips from the men. Raelle starts to have visions of Porter's death. Porter's friend Bryon thanks Raelle for trying to save him, and reveals Porter saw Scylla the night he died. Scylla tries to discourage Raelle from investigating further. The Beltane dance pairs Abigail with two men, Tally with Gerit, and Raelle with Bryon, who just talk. Speaking to Porter reveals he committed suicide and that Witch Father was the last person he saw. Anacostia and Petra check mirrors for signs of the Spree, but find nothing. After Beltane, Scylla lies to Raelle about why she saw Porter. She admits her feelings for Raelle and they kiss. With the men leaving Fort Salem, Raelle is given Porter's scourge. Scylla is threatened by a Spree member to get herself invited to the Bellweather wedding.
5	5	"Bellweather Season"	MJ Bassett	Joy Kecken	April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)	0.289[19]
The unit discusses the wedding of Abigail's cousin, Charvel, which she says Scylla cannot attend. Upsetting Raelle, she storms out and meets Scylla to gives her a present. Scylla is threatened to get herself into the wedding, so she disguises herself and burns it off once inside. Everyone attending watches the wedding. Afterwards, Anacostia overhears people talking about how Alder is handling the Spree situation before scolding Scylla for attending uninvited. Tally notices Gerit at the wedding, and is heartbroken when she discovers he is engaged. Abigail is disheartened to discover the Dean only cares about her last name. Raelle confronts Petra about her mother's death, but Petra compliments her mother. Abigail helps Charvel change and they discuss War College. Tally discovers Scylla is Spree and tells Anacostia. Scylla chooses to dance with Raelle instead of delivering her and tells her that she loves her. Abigail checks on Charvel, but discovers her dead in the bathroom. Balloons appear in the air and the wedding goes on lockdown. Abigail and her mother fight against two Spree members before they set themselves on fire. The unit reunites as Raelle realizes that Scylla is missing.
6	6	"Up is Down"	Rebecca Johnson	Maria Maggenti	April 22, 2020 (2020-04-22)	0.324[20]
Abigail recounts what happened at the wedding. The necros discover some 'civilians' who were killed at the same time as Charvel were actually Bellweathers. The group learns how to use salva. Raelle confronts Anacostia about looking for Scylla whilst Tally confronts Abigail about being 'okay'. After, Abigail's mother assigns her a bodyguard, Bridey. Raelle sneaks into the necro area looking for Scylla, but is informed that she's dead. Abigail breaks down with Bridey. Tally is informed by Anacostia to not tell Raelle about Scylla. Abigail is awoken by a nightmare, but tries to pass it off as a leg cramp. After, Raelle receives a sign from Scylla that she may be alive. During training, the unit discusses their grief, with Raelle running back to their room. Following training, Tally and Abigail are unable to find their salva or Raelle, who has taken it to try and find Scylla. They convince Bridey to take them to the nearby beach, where they find Raelle and comfort her. Scylla is revealed to have been taken prisoner by Fort Salem. Meanwhile, a young man named Adil from the Tarim tribe goes to Fort Salem to get help for his sister, Khalidia, and clashes with Alder over their use of seed sounds.
7	7	"Mother Mycelium"	Shannon Kohli	Nicole Avenia & Nikki McCauley	April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)	0.243[21]
Anacostia attempts to interrogate Scylla about the attacks. The head necro teacher Izadora teaches the witches about Linking, a healing exercise that syncs bodily functions, and Raelle accidentally knocks the other cadets unconscious with her Work. Abigail befriends Adil and the two form feelings for each other, but he rebukes her patriotism by pointing out that the weather the Army fights with negatively affects his people. After many unsuccessful attempts by the Fixers to heal Khalida, Adil brings her to Raelle, who succeeds, but notices that the illness has not transferred to her. Izadora notices the same illness has instead infected the Mycelium. Anacostia again interrogates Scylla, using Raelle to make her vulnerable, and discovers through their Link that the Spree are stationed at an armory. Alder asks Khalida to show her Tarim seed sounds, but the latter refuses and attacks her. A training simulation called Citydrop begins.
8	8	"Citydrop"	David Grossman	Eli Edelson & Joy Kecken	May 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)	0.267[22]
When the witches land from the combat drop, Tally breaks her leg. Raelle heals her, but accidentally views her memories of the wedding, finding out that Tally reported Scylla to Anacostia. Horrified, she runs away. That night, Raelle sneaks off and encounters Helen Graves, the soldier from guard duty, but Helen does not recognize her or recall their conversation. General Alder sends a strike team to the armory, but it explodes and they lose surveillance. She realizes that the Spree are planning to bomb the airport using armored trucks, and that none of the other strike teams are close enough to intercept. She decides to use Anacostia and the cadets, much to the reluctance of her subordinates, and Citydrop ends early. On the helicopter ride over, Abigail and Libba somewhat make amends. The cadets are able to destroy the first truck, but Tally, using her Sight, reports civilian hostages inside the second truck. Alder tells them to proceed anyway. They destroy the second truck, but many of the cadets are injured, and Libba is killed by a piece of debris. Back on base, the cadets watch a televised statement from Alder, who lies and says the Spree, rather than the Army, were responsible for the hostage deaths.
9	9	"Coup"	Steven A. Adelson	Teleplay by : Eliot Laurence Story by : Maria Maggenti	May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)	0.257[23]
A team of soldiers find Tarim corpses in the mountains with their voice boxes cut out. Izadora proposes that the attackers are not the Spree, but an ancient enemy called the Camarilla, but Alder dismisses the idea as speculation. Due to Tally's insistence, the unit informs Petra that Scylla is being held captive on base. At Libba's memorial service, Abigail improvises her eulogy, saying she regrets engaging in the generational feud with Libba and acknowledging that Libba made her a better soldier. Scylla asks Anacostia to see Raelle in exchange for information. When Raelle visits, she demands to know why she was chosen as a target, and Scylla tearfully confesses that she chose to keep Raelle from the Spree. President Wade berates Alder about her choice to deploy untrained cadets and demotes her; however Alder uses Work to "Puppet" the President and grant herself full military authorization. Anacostia witnesses this and warns the unit to be careful as they are indirectly involved in Alder's actions.
10	10	"Witchbomb"	Steven A. Adelson	Eliot Laurence	May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)	0.313[24]
At a soccer game, a Spree agent warns the military with the phrase "our ancient enemy has returned." During graduation, the unit is shocked to find that they have been enlisted for early deployment. Petra offers Abigail solo entry into War College, but Abigail sneaks away and joins Tally and Raelle instead. Scylla and Anacostia bond over memories of their respective parents. The strike team finds the Tarim hiding in a cave, where Adil demonstrates his unique ability to manipulate the earth, and Raelle heals the sick. On base, Anacostia breaks Scylla out of prison by allowing the latter to steal her appearance. When the strike team exit with the remaining Tarim, the Camarilla reveal themselves and attack. Two of Alder's Biddies are killed, and Tally offers herself as a replacement. In the chaos of their evacuation, Raelle is fatally wounded. Abigail Links with her, but ends up dying as well, and the rest of the crew are forced to leave them behind. A sudden blast erupts from the pair's joined hands and they begin to walk, somehow alive through their newfound power. Having successfully escaped, Scylla finds a safe house, where it is revealed that Raelle's mother Willa is alive and a member of the Spree.

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [14]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [14]	U.S. viewers (millions)
11	1	"Of the Blood"	Amanda Tapping	Eliot Laurence	June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22)	0.257[25]
During a church ceremony, a choir girl melts the stained glass windows behind her while singing, unintentionally exposing herself as a witch. Willa tells Scylla that the Camarilla killed half of the Spree's leaders, and recruits her to fight against them. Tally is given an opportunity to reverse her status as a Biddy, which she accepts upon learning that Abigail and Raelle are alive. The choir girl is revealed to be the Vice President's daughter Penelope Silver, who is tested and confirmed as a witch. The unit gets into War College. Tally has a nightmare in which she fights alongside Alder in a jungle, where she is attacked by giant centipedes. She wakes up screaming and discovers strange bite marks on her body.
12	2	"Abomination"	Amanda Tapping	Brian Studler	June 29, 2021 (2021-06-29)	0.153[26]
13	3	"A Tiffany"	Shannon Kohli	Kay Reindl & Erin Maher	July 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)	0.186[27]
14	4	"Not Our Daughters"	Nimisha Mukerji	Bryan Q. Miller	July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13)	0.153[28]
15	5	"Brianna's Favorite Pencil"	Jason Stone	Nicole Avenia	July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)	0.136[29]
16	6	"My 3 Dads"	Jem Garrard	Eli Edelson	July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)	0.182[30]
17	7	"Irrevocable"	Shannon Kohli	KD Dávila & Will J. Watkins	August 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)	0.210[31]
18	8	"Delusional"	Kimani Ray Smith	Kay Reindl & Erin Maher	August 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)	0.211[32]
19	9	"Mother of All, Mother of None"	David Frazee	Bryan Q. Miller	August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)	0.161[33]
20	10	"Revolution, Part 1"	Amanda Tapping	Eliot Laurence & Brian Studler	August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)	0.145[34]

Season 3 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [14]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [14]	U.S. viewers (millions)
21	1	"Homo Cantus"	Amanda Tapping	Eliot Laurence	June 21, 2022 (2022-06-21)	0.087[35]
22	2	"The Price of Work"	Amanda Tapping	Brian Studler	June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)	0.082[36]
23	3	"Oh Elayne..."	Jem Garrard	Eli Edelson	July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)	0.113[37]
24	4	"Happy Yule!"	Shannon Kohli	Nicole Avenia	July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)	0.070[38]
25	5	"Cession in Session"	Jacquie Gould	Will J. Watkins	July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)	0.082[39]
26	6	"Book Club"	Shannon Kohli	Nikki McCauley	July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)	0.067[40]
27	7	"She Returns"	David Frazee	Eli Edelson & Cherie Dimaline	August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02)	0.114[41]
28	8	"Petra's Favorite Pen"	Jem Garrard	Nicole Avenia & Tom Hanada	August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09)	0.118[42]
29	9	"But I Don't Even Have A Dress..."	David Frazee	Brian Studler & Jeff Patneaude	August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)	0.103[43]
30	10	"Revolution, Part 2"	Amanda Tapping	Eliot Laurence	August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)	0.098[44]

Production

Development

Development on the series began in August 2016 under the working title Motherland[45] and on June 5, 2018, a pilot had been ordered.[46] On March 5, 2019, it was announced that Freeform had given the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Eliot Laurence, who was also expected to executive produce alongside Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin Messick, Maria Maggenti, and Steven Adelson. The pilot was also directed by Adelson.[9] Production companies involved with the series were slated to include Freeform Studios and Gary Sanchez Productions. On May 14, 2019, an official trailer for the series was released.[47] The series premiered on March 18, 2020.[48]

David J. Peterson along with Jessie Sams created the language known as Méníshè, which is spoken on the show by the Tarim, and is described as an "ancient witch language". Laurence and his team knew of Peterson from his previous work on Game of Thrones and hired him to create the language for the show.[49][50]

On May 19, 2020, Freeform renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on June 22, 2021.[51][52] On August 23, 2021, Freeform renewed the series for a third and final season which premiered on June 21, 2022.[3][4]

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Taylor Hickson, Jessica Sutton, Amalia Holm, and Demetria McKinney had been cast in series regular roles.[53] Kelcey Mawema, one of the leads in the original pilot, was recast.[5] On March 28, 2019, it was announced that Ashley Nicole Williams had replaced Kelcey Mawema.[54] On August 9, 2019, it was announced that Bernadette Beck would be guest starring in the series.[55] On September 24, 2019, it was announced that Kai Bradbury would be joining the cast in a recurring role.[11] On January 28, 2020, Sarah Yarkin was cast in a recurring capacity.[10] On May 19, 2020, Lyne Renée was promoted as a series regular for the second season.[56] On May 27, 2021, Victor Webster, Mellany Barros, Praneet Akilla, Ess Hödlmoser and Arlen Aguayo were cast in recurring roles for the second season.[12]

Filming

Filming for the pilot took place in July 2018.[57] Principal photography for the first season began on April 22, 2019, and ended on August 23, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia.[58][59] Filming took place in the Cloverdale area of Surrey, British Columbia, from May 9 to 10, 2019.[60] Filming for the second season began on October 9, 2020, and concluded on April 1, 2021.[61] Filming for the third season began on November 2, 2021, and concluded on April 14, 2022.[62]

International releases

Internationally, the show airs on Fox8 in Australia, streams on Showmax in South Africa,[63] and is exclusive to BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom under the title Fort Salem,[64] to avoid confusion with the BBC sitcom Motherland.

As of November 20, 2020,^[update] it has been released by Amazon Prime in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.[65]

In Canada,[66] Sweden,[67] and Norway,[68] Disney+ has the rights to the show.

Music

The music for the series is scored by Brandon Roberts. The album for the first season was released on March 20, 2020.[69]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 71% based on reviews from 17 critics, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Despite a fine cast and impressive set up, Motherland: Fort Salem's ambitious ideas are overwhelmed by the sheer too-muchness of it all."[70] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[71]

Ratings

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Motherland: Fort Salem

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Say the Words"	March 18, 2020	0.1	0.462[15]	—	—	—	—
2	"My Witches"	March 25, 2020	0.1	0.379[16]	0.1	—	0.2[72]	—
3	"A Biddy's Life"	April 1, 2020	0.1	0.341[17]	0.1	—	0.2[73]	—
4	"Hail Beltane"	April 8, 2020	0.1	0.245[18]	0.1	—	0.2[74]	—
5	"Bellweather Season"	April 15, 2020	0.1	0.289[19]	0.1	—	0.2[75]	—
6	"Up is Down"	April 22, 2020	0.1	0.324[20]	0.1	—	0.2[76]	—
7	"Mother Mycelium"	April 29, 2020	0.1	0.243[21]	0.1	—	0.2[77]	—
8	"Citydrop"	May 6, 2020	0.1	0.267[22]	0.1	—	0.2[78]	—
9	"Coup"	May 13, 2020	0.1	0.257[23]	—	—	—	—
10	"Witchbomb"	May 20, 2020	0.1	0.313[24]	0.1	—	0.2[79]	—

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Motherland: Fort Salem

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Of the Blood"	June 22, 2021	0.1	0.257[25]	0.1	0.332	0.2	0.589[25]
2	"Abomination"	June 29, 2021	0.0	0.153[26]	0.1	0.253	0.1	0.406[26]
3	"A Tiffany"	July 6, 2021	0.1	0.186[27]	0.1	0.251	0.2	0.437[27]
4	"Not Our Daughters"	July 13, 2021	0.1	0.153[28]	0.2	0.427	0.3	0.580[28]
5	"Brianna's Favorite Pencil"	July 20, 2021	0.0	0.136[29]	0.1	0.282	0.1	0.418[29]
6	"My 3 Dads"	July 27, 2021	0.1	0.182[30]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
7	"Irrevocable"	August 3, 2021	0.1	0.210[31]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"Delusional"	August 10, 2021	0.1	0.211[32]	0.1	0.269	0.2	0.480[32]
9	"Mother of All, Mother of None"	August 17, 2021	0.1	0.161[33]	0.1	0.295	0.2	0.456[33]
10	"Revolution, Part 1"	August 24, 2021	0.0	0.145[34]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Season 3

Viewership and ratings per episode of Motherland: Fort Salem

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Homo Cantus"	June 21, 2022	0.0	0.087[35]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"The Price of Work"	June 28, 2022	0.0	0.082[36]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"Oh Elayne"	July 5, 2022	0.1	0.113[37]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"Happy Yule!"	July 12, 2022	0.0	0.070[38]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5	"Cession in Session"	July 19, 2022	0.0	0.082[39]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
6	"Book Club"	July 26, 2022	0.0	0.067[40]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
7	"She Returns"	August 2, 2022	0.0	0.114[41]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"Petra's Favorite Pen"	August 9, 2022	0.0	0.118[42]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
9	"But I Don't Even Have A Dress..."	August 16, 2022	0.0	0.103[43]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
10	"Revolution Part 2"	August 23, 2022	0.0	0.098[44]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2021	American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a One-Hour Television Series - Commercial	Jon Joffin	Won	[80]
	Leo Awards	Best Direction in a Dramatic Series	Steven A. Adelson	Nominated	[81]
	ReFrame Stamp	IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients	Motherland: Fort Salem	Won	[82]
2022	Leo Awards	Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series	Taylor Hickson	Nominated	[83]
		Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series	Craig Powell	Nominated
		Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Series	Jordan Sy, John Douglas Smith, Paula Fairfield	Nominated

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Motherland: Fort Salem at IMDb 

На других языках

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[ru] Родина: Форт Салем

«Родина: Форт Салем» (англ. Motherland: Fort Salem) — американский фантастический телесериал от кабельного канала Freeform, премьера телесериала состоялась 18 марта 2020 года.

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