The first season of '' Witches of East End'' premiered on October 6, 2013, and concluded on December 15, 2013. It consisted of 10 episodes, each running 40–45 minutes approx. The series is based loosely on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The story takes place in East End focusing on a family of witches, led by Joanna Beauchamp (

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). This season aired on Sundays at 10pm, following the fifth season of '' Drop Dead Diva'', and averaged 1.67 million viewers.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Joanna Beauchamp The following is a list of characters from the Lifetime supernatural drama ''Witches of East End'', based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series centers on a family of immortal witches known as the Beauchamps: Joanna by J ...

* Mädchen Amick as Wendy Beauchamp (Guest in episode 1, starring from episode 2 onwards) * Jenna Dewan Tatum as

Freya Beauchamp The following is a list of characters from the Lifetime supernatural drama ''Witches of East End'', based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series centers on a family of immortal witches known as the Beauchamps: Joanna by J ...

* Rachel Boston as

Ingrid Beauchamp The following is a list of characters from the Lifetime supernatural drama ''Witches of East End'', based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series centers on a family of immortal witches known as the Beauchamps: Joanna by J ...

Daniel Di Tomasso Daniel di Tomasso (born 30 January 1983) is a Canadian actor. In 2013, he began starring as a series regular in the television drama series ''Witches of East End'', as Killian Gardiner. Di Tomasso also appeared on ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Gr ...

Killian Gardiner The following is a list of characters from the Lifetime supernatural drama ''Witches of East End'', based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series centers on a family of immortal witches known as the Beauchamps: Joanna by J ...

* Eric Winter as

Dash Gardiner The following is a list of characters from the Lifetime supernatural drama ''Witches of East End'', based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series centers on a family of immortal witches known as the Beauchamps: Joanna by J ...

Recurring cast

* Virginia Madsen as Penelope Gardiner / Athena Browning (8 episodes) * Jason George as

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(5 episodes) *

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as Amy Matthews (4 episodes) *

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as Mike (4 episodes) * Anthony Lemke as Harrison Welles (3 episodes) *

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as Hudson Rafferty (3 episodes) *Gillian Barber as Maura Thatcher (3 episodes) * Kellee Stewart as Barb (3 episodes)

Guest cast

* Neil Hopkins as Doug (2 episodes) * Matt Frewer as Vidar (2 episodes) *

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as Leo Wingate (2 episodes) * Joel Gretsch as

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(2 episodes) * Kaitlin Doubleday as Elyse (1 episode) * Matthew Del Negro as Archibald Browning (1 episode)

Episodes

Ratings

U.S. ratings

U.K. ratings

All ratings are taken from the UK source of television figures, BARB.BARB - Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
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References

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