Motherland: Fort Salem

When I was looking at this week's letters, I wondered what TV show I could talk about. I don't think Manifest is really "under the radar", and there weren't any other TV shows I was watching that would fit the letter. Would I have to give up the letter of the day? It's not like I'm really doing A to Z anyway...

Then I noticed that there was a show I've been recording that I hadn't started yet.

I read about Motherland: Fort Salem someplace. It's an alternative universe show, where witches fight in the military. A witch army? I'm in.

I recorded the first three shows, but I hadn't watched any of them. So, I started with the pilot...

And I started wondering about what else I could write about for today.

The pilot was a mess. There were too many things going on in not enough time. It introduced the three main characters plus a couple important supporting characters plus the big bad, and it tried to give them all equal weight. I wasn't impressed.

But I had two more episodes recorded. It could get better?

It did. The pacing was much better, and we're getting a better idea of the world. It's not a favorite, but it could develop into one. At the very least, it's something different, and it's different in a good way.

It's broadcast on Freeform, which is probably in your cable package. Or you can stream it from their website (which this sentence links to).

A description (via Freeform's website):

Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution by cutting a deal with the government to fight for the country, Motherland: Fort Salem follows three young women from training to deployment, as they fight terrorist threats with supernatural tactics. 

...and the trailer:

Has anyone else seen this?