Have you been pining for some witch-rich programming ever since we bade farewell to the Coven? If you can hold on for less than two more months, WGN America is ready to fill that empty spot in your heart and your TV schedule, when Salem premieres on April 20.

Starring two of our favorites, Seth Gabel from Fringe and Arrow, and Shane West from Nikita, and created, written by, and produced by Star Trek: TNG/Voyager/Enterprise writer-producer Brannon Braga, it looks pretty nastily good. We didn’t know much about it before, so now we have a bunch of TV spots, a trailer, and a brand-new-today behind the scenes featurette.

The featurette is really helpful in setting up the series, so that comes first, right after a bit of a press release about the show:

“Salem”

“Salem,” which reexamines the infamous witch trials in 17th century Massachusetts, is now in production on a massive Louisiana set that recreates the historic village with astonishing detail, complete with critical period and architectural elements, including candlelit interiors, rustic shops and a town center that bears witness to the horrors and excitement of the time.

The storyline explores how suspicion and fear gripped Salem and its residents, and reveals the truth that in Salem, the witches were real, but not who they seemed to be.

“Salem” is created, executive produced and written by award-winning writer/producer Brannon Braga (“24,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation, Voyager and Enterprise”) and Adam Simon (“The Haunting in Connecticut”).
The series stars Janet Montgomery (“Human Target,” “Made in Jersey”) as the ruthless but vulnerable Mary Sibley, Salem’s most powerful enchantress; Shane West (“Nikita,” “ER”) as handsome, hardened war veteran John Alden – and Mary’s onetime love interest; Seth Gabel (“Fringe”) as local aristocrat Cotton Mather, who fans the flames of Salem’s witch hunt; Ashley Madekwe (“Revenge”) as Mary’s enigmatic, carnal accomplice; Xander Berkeley (“Nikita,” “The Mentalist”) as chief politician Magistrate Hale; Tamzin Merchant (“Jane Eyre”) as the forthright Anne Hale, an artist with a perilous attraction to Alden; and Elise Eberle (“The Astronaut Farmer”) as the mysteriously afflicted Mercy Lewis.

“Salem” hails from Fox 21 (“Homeland,” “Sons of Anarchy”), the prolific cable production division of Twentieth Century Fox Television.

Featurette: Salem – Behind the Scenes: Inside Look

TV Spot: Salem – Rope

TV Spot: Salem – Dunking Chair

Trailer: Salem

TV Spot: Salem – Behind it All
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Salem, starring Janet Montgomery, Shane West, Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Xander Berkeley, Tamzin Merchant, and Elise Eberle, premieres Sunday, April 20 on WGN America.