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Teresa Palmer defends vampire/witch baby in 'Discovery of Witches' Season 3

By Fred Topel   |   Dec. 3, 2021 at 2:11 PM
Teresa Palmer returns in the final season of "A Discovery of Witches" on Jan. 8. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Matthew Goode returns for the final season of "A Discovery of Witches" on Jan. 8. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Matthew (Matthew Goode) and Diana (Teresa Palmer) will defend their child in the final season of "A Discovery of Witches." Photo courtesy of Sundance Now/Bad Wolf Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) will return to the present in Season 3 of "A Discovery of Witches." Photo courtesy of Sundance Now/Bad Wolf Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) practices spells in "A Discovery of Witches." Photo courtesy of Sundance Now/Bad Wolf

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- AMC Networks announced the return of A Discovery of Witches for a third season on Friday. The new season premieres Jan. 8 on SundanceNow, Shudder and AMC+.

In the third season, Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) and Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode) return to the present day from 1590. In the trailer, the forces of witches and vampires threaten to extinguish their child together.

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"Let them come," Diana says. "I'm ready."

Sky TV originally produced A Discovery of Witches for the U.K. The series is based on author Deborah Harkness's All Souls Trilogy.

The third season will be the last for A Discovery of Witches. The trailer calls it the conclusion of the trilogy and AMC confirms it is based on the final book, The Book of Life.

Owen Teale, Malin Buska, Alex Kingston, Aiysha Hart, Edward Bluemel, Lindsay Duncan, Peter McDonald, Trevor Eve, Gregg Chillin, Adelle Leonce, Tanya Moodie, Daniel Ezra, Toby Regbo, Steven Cree, Jacob Ifan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Greg McHugh, Olivier Huband, Paul Rhys and Parker Sawyers also star on A Discovery of Witches.

The third season also premieres in January on Sky Max and NOW.