Good Witch (TV series)

Good Witch
Genre	Dramedy Fantasy
Based on	Characters created by Rod Spence
Developed by	Craig Pryce Sue Tenney
Starring	Catherine Bell Bailee Madison Rhys Matthew Bond James Denton Catherine Disher Anthony Lemke Peter MacNeill Kylee Evans
Composer(s)	Jack Lenz
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Catherine Bell Orly Adelson Jonathan Eskenas Frank Siracusa Craig Pryce Sue Tenney
Location(s)	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	48 minutes
Production company(s)	Whizbang Films
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	Hallmark Channel
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28) – present
Chronology
Related shows	The Good Witch (TV movie series)
External links
Website

Good Witch is an American/Canadian fantasy comedy-drama television series that is based on the made-for-TV movie series of the same name, produced by Whizbang Films in association with ITV Studios and the Hallmark Channel. Catherine Bell, who played Cassie Nightingale, the "Good Witch" in the movie series, both co-produces and stars in the series.^[1]

In July 2016, Hallmark renewed Good Witch for a third season. A two-hour Halloween special aired on October 22, 2016,^[2] with the regular season run slated for 2017.^[3]

Synopsis

As with the previous seven TV movies, the series continues the spirited life of newly widowed Cassie Nightingale, the good-hearted enchantress of Middleton, USA, with her now-teenage daughter Grace. When new neighbors, the Radfords, move in next door, they become suspicious of Cassie and her daughter.

Cast

Main

• Catherine Bell as Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale: She is the owner of a shop called Bell, Book & Candle and runs a bed and breakfast at Grey House. In the first season, Cassie develops a friendship with Middleton's newest resident and neighbor, Sam Radford, and tries to move on from the loss of Jake with her long time friend, Ryan Elliot. However, both Cassie and Sam slowly begin to realize their romantic feelings for each other.
• Bailee Madison as Grace Russell: Cassie's teenage daughter who has her own "intuitive charm". Grace meets Nick Radford, a new resident that has arrived in Middleton. She initially tries to ignore him but gradually becomes his friend, even though, occasionally, he gets her into trouble. In the second season, she tries to gain her driver's license and has Sam teach her, while she is struggling to move on from the loss of her father.
• James Denton as Dr. Sam Radford: Cassie's curmudgeonly neighbor and the town's new doctor. He has a hard time adjusting to Middleton in the beginning, but slowly opens up to the town while also beginning a close friendship with Cassie. In the first season, he dates Stephanie, but they eventually break up as he slowly begins to realize his true feelings towards Cassie. Sam admits his feelings at the start of the second season and begins to pursue Cassie, but faces trouble due to Linda's interference and the arrival of Cassie's old friend John
• Rhys Matthew Bond as Nick Radford: Sam's troublesome son. Upon arriving in Middleton, he refuses to accept his new home and constantly wishes to go back to New York. In the first season, he repeatedly gets into trouble such as stealing a school statue or lying to his father. Eventually, Nick slowly begins to realize his mistakes while trying to form a friendship with Grace. Finally in the second season, he becomes a nicer person and doesn't get into any trouble anymore, but still faces some problems within his family.

Recurring

• Anthony Lemke as Ryan Elliot: a realtor and Cassie's friend, although he secretly harbors romantic feelings for her. Prior to the beginning of show, he was engaged, but his fiancée Annie instead married his former best friend, resulting in Ryan being deeply hurt and betrayed. Eventually, Ryan admits his feelings for Cassie and tries to begin a romantic relationship. They form a brief relationship but they break up as Ryan moves away to Chicago to begin a new job he received while Cassie begins to realize her true feelings for Sam.
• Hannah Endicott-Douglas as Lori Russell: Cassie's stepdaughter, who is now a writer.
• Dan Jeannotte as Brandon Russell: Cassie's stepson, who married Tara in the seventh movie, but is now separated by his decision to leave the music industry and become a police officer like his father.
• Shane Harte as Anthony: Grace's best friend.
• Noah Cappe as Derek Sanders: Middleton's chief of police, whom Mayor Martha Tinsdale appointed after Cassie's husband died.
• Catherine Disher as Martha Tinsdale: the mayor of Middleton.
• Peter MacNeill as George O'Hanrahan: the father-in-law of Cassie's late husband and grandfather of Brandon and Lori; Grace refers to him as "Grandpa" as well.
• Kylee Evans as Stephanie: the owner of a local bistro and a close friend of Cassie. She never wants to be single and becomes attracted to new single men that arrive in town. In the first season, she is smitten with the new doctor, Sam and starts to purse him. They briefly form a relationship, but eventually break up due to their differences and the slight interference of Abigail. In the second season, Stephanie works on starting a catering business while also beginning a new romantic relationship with local handyman Ben.
• Gabrielle Miller as Linda: Sam's ex-wife and Nick's mother. Linda moves to Middleton to be closer to Nick as she tries to get her family back together, including trying to reconcile with Sam. However, Linda begins to interfere in Sam's life, while being jealous of his close and growing relationship with Cassie and starts to come between them. She tries to have everything her own way and never seems to listen to others or accept responsibilities for her own mistakes or true motives. Eventually, Linda moves back to New York for career and to give Nick more space to grow.
• Sarah Power as Abigail Pershing: Cassie's cousin. She has her own magical touch similar to Cassie, but uses it in her own way. Abigail is known to cause a bit of trouble to others, but they eventually help in the least expecting way. Abigail originally worked for an Ad Agency in New York, but decided to leave to be closer to the family. Upon returning to Middleton, Abigail causes some problems such as helping Grace rebel and interfering in Stephanie and Sam's relationship. She begins working for Stephanie in the bistro, but in the beginning of the second season, she opens her own flower shop.
• Dan Payne as John: Cassie's former college friend. He arrives in Middleton, during the second season, for a teaching job and renews his interest in dating her.
• Paul Miller as Tom Tinsdale: Martha's husband. He was previously mayor of Middleton.

Home media

On October 13, 2015, Hallmark released the first season of Good Witch on DVD. Its packaging contains two discs.^[4] On October 11, 2016, Hallmark released the second season of Good Witch on DVD. Its packaging contains three discs, including the Halloween special, "Good Witch Halloween".^[5]

References

External links

• Official website
• Good Witch at the Internet Movie Database