The second and final season of Witches of East End premiered on July 6, 2014, and concluded on October 5, 2014. It consisted of 13 episodes, each running 40–45 minutes approx. The series is based loosely on the book of the same by Melissa de la Cruz. The story takes place in East End focusing on a family of witches, led by Joanna Beauchamp (Julia Ormond). This season aired on Sundays at 9pm, followed by the new series The Lottery, and averaged 1.13 million viewers. On November 4, 2014, Lifetime cancelled Witches of East End due to low ratings in the second season.
Cast and characters
Main cast Julia Ormond as Joanna Beauchamp Mädchen Amick as Wendy Beauchamp Jenna Dewan Tatum as Freya Beauchamp Rachel Boston as Ingrid Beauchamp Daniel Di Tomasso as Killian Gardiner/Edgar Allan Poe Christian Cooke as Frederick Beauchamp Eric Winter as Dash Gardiner
Recurring cast Ignacio Serricchio as Tommy Cole/Rey Nikolaus (11 episodes) Bianca Lawson as Eva/Selina (10 episodes) James Marsters as Mason Tarkoff (7 episodes) Anthony Konechny as the Mandragora (5 episodes) Steven Berkoff as Rey Nikolaus (5 episodes) Sarah Lancaster as Raven Moreau (4 episodes) Joel Gretsch as Victor (3 episodes) Shaun Smyth as Dr. Frank Foster (3 episodes) Michelle Hurd as Alex (2 episodes) Tom Lenk as Hudson Rafferty (2 episodes)
Guest cast Rachel Nichols as Isis Zurka (1 episode) Eddie McClintock as Ronan (1 episode) Callard Harris as Ivar Zurka (1 episode)
Production On November 22, 2013, Witches of East End was renewed by Lifetime for a 13-episode second season, which premiered on July 6, 2014. Christian Cooke joined this season as a series regular. James Marsters and Bianca Lawson guest starred this season, (Marsters guest starred as Tarkoff, an old friend of Joanna's; while Lawson played Eva, a mysterious woman who has a connection to Killian).
Episodes
Ratings
U.S. ratings No. Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) 1 "A Moveable Beast" Sunday9:00 P.M. 0.5 1.12 2 "The Son Also Rises" 0.6 1.50 3 "The Old Man and the Key" 0.5 1.31 4 "The Brothers Grimoire" 0.5 1.10 5 "Boogie Knights" 0.4 0.96 6 "When a Mandragora Loves a Woman" 0.5 1.15 7 "Art of Darkness" 0.5 1.02 8 "Sex, Lies, and Birthday Cake" 0.5 1.08 9 "Smells Like King Spirit" 0.5 1.20 10 "The Fall of the House of Beauchamp" 0.5 1.24 11 "Poe Way Out" 0.4 0.88 12 "Box to the Future" 0.5 1.14 13 "For Whom the Spell Tolls" Sunday 10:00 P.M. 0.4 1.03
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