'Salem' adds Lucy Lawless, Stuart Townsend to Season 2 cast

SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Lucy Lawless, Stuart Townsend, Joe Doyle and Oliver Bell have joined the cast of Salem for the supernatural thriller's second season, WGN America announced.

Production resumed Wednesday in Shreveport, La. Season 2 is expected to premiere on the cable television network in April.

Lawless is to play Countess Marburg, one of the last remaining survivors of the legendary line of ancient German witches, while Townsend will portray English aristocrat Samuel Wainwright, a doctor looking to uncover the secrets of Salem and keep his own from those who would seek to discover them, press notes said.

Returning as leading cast members are Janet Montgomery, Shane West, Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Tamzin Merchant, Elise Eberle and Iddo Goldberg.