Motherland - Season 01
The second series was released in its entirety on BBC iPlayer on 7 October 2019. The third season began transmission on BBC2 on 10 May 2021 with all five episodes being released on BBC iPlayer the same day.[9] In the United States, the show is broadcast on Sundance TV. The series won a British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy in 2022. A second Christmas special aired on 23 December 2022 on BBC One.
Motherland - Season 01
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The show was originally a 2011 pilot on the American network ABC. However, comedian and writer Sharon Horgan reworked the script when the pilot wasn't picked up for a full season and collaborated with Graham Linehan on turning it into a British sitcom instead. Following its pilot on BBC, it was picked up for a full series in October 2016. In March 2023, ABC confirmed a 2nd US pilot this time known as Drop Off starring Ellie Kemper who will also serve as an executive producer alongside Karan Soni. ABC Signature and Lionsgate will produce the pilot.
The first series was released to favourable reviews and holds an approval rating of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews with critics. The website's critical consensus reads "Motherland pulls no punches, creating an honest and hilarious portrayal of parenthood buoyed by brilliant performances from its seasoned cast -- though for some viewers it may hit a little too close to home".[19] The second series later received a score of 83% based on 12 reviews, with the Christmas special following on with a score of 100% based on 8 reviews. The third series later received five out of five stars by Radio Times and was released to positive reviews.[9] The second Christmas Special, Last Christmas, which aired on 23 December 2022, garnered positive reviews.[20][21]
Motherland: Fort Salem is an American supernatural drama television series created by Eliot Laurence that premiered on Freeform on March 18, 2020. The series stars Taylor Hickson as Raelle Collar, Jessica Sutton as Tally Craven, and Ashley Nicole Williams as Abigail Bellweather, three witches conscripted into the U.S. Army. In August 2021, the series was renewed for a third and final season which premiered on June 21, 2022,[3][4] and concluded on August 23, 2022.
Development on the series began in August 2016 under the working title Motherland[45] and on June 5, 2018, a pilot had been ordered.[46] On March 5, 2019, it was announced that Freeform had given the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Eliot Laurence, who was also expected to executive produce alongside Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin Messick, Maria Maggenti, and Steven Adelson. The pilot was also directed by Adelson.[9] Production companies involved with the series were slated to include Freeform Studios and Gary Sanchez Productions. On May 14, 2019, an official trailer for the series was released.[47] The series premiered on March 18, 2020.[48]
On May 19, 2020, Freeform renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on June 22, 2021.[51][52] On August 23, 2021, Freeform renewed the series for a third and final season, which premiered on June 21, 2022.[3][4]
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Taylor Hickson, Jessica Sutton, Amalia Holm, and Demetria McKinney had been cast in series regular roles.[53] Kelcey Mawema, one of the leads in the original pilot, was recast.[5] On March 28, 2019, it was announced that Ashley Nicole Williams had replaced Kelcey Mawema.[54] On August 9, 2019, it was announced that Bernadette Beck would be guest starring in the series.[55] On September 24, 2019, it was announced that Kai Bradbury would be joining the cast in a recurring role.[11] On January 28, 2020, Sarah Yarkin was cast in a recurring capacity.[10] On May 19, 2020, Lyne Renée was promoted as a series regular for the second season.[56] On May 27, 2021, Victor Webster, Mellany Barros, Praneet Akilla, Ess Hödlmoser and Arlen Aguayo were cast in recurring roles for the second season.[12]
Filming for the pilot took place in July 2018.[57] Principal photography for the first season began on April 22, 2019, and ended on August 23, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia.[58][59] Filming took place in the Cloverdale area of Surrey, British Columbia, from May 9 to 10, 2019.[60] Filming for the second season began on October 9, 2020, and concluded on April 1, 2021.[61] Filming for the third season began on November 2, 2021, and concluded on April 14, 2022.[62]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 71% based on reviews from 17 critics, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Despite a fine cast and impressive set up, Motherland: Fort Salem's ambitious ideas are overwhelmed by the sheer too-muchness of it all."[70] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[71]
All in all, it was a good episode of Motherland: Fort Salem but I wish we could get more of or witches maturing and growing, and definitely more battle scenes as opposed to tween anger among the unit. I love when we get moments focused on the world-building or past history of what made this world what it is, so I hope we get to see more of that before the season wraps. There's so much to this world still to be explored, so showing more if it could be the key to more seasons.
Everything changes in Season 2. They are in a new environment. They are divided in an interesting way. Now we have Abigail and Raelle bonded by this new power, and we have Tally as a biddy, so they start the season in very, very different places, so a lot of Season 2 will be about bringing them together and then tearing them apart again and then bringing them together. Their destiny as a trio is forever intertwined, so they will keep going together and face all of these new threats and challenges together.
Raelle Collar (Taylor Hickson), Abigail Bellweather (Ashley Nicole Williams) and Tally Craven (Jessica Sutton) have been front and center to the seriesp but that doesn't mean that there wasn't a lot more going on behind the scenes. The ancient enemy of America's witches, the Camarilla, seemingly popped out of nowhere but their arrival has, in fact, been teased for a while. It would appear that the Spree are far from the most dangerous enemies out there - and that final shot shows that we have more reason than ever to see the Spree in a more sympathetic light. We take a look at the major events that unfolded in the season finale and what this means for the season ahead.
The BBC has not yet confirmed whether Motherland is returning for a fourth series but, after exploring a number of big storylines in season 3 (Meg's cancer diagnosis, Kevin and Amanda's romance, gearing up for secondary school), we'd be surprised if the BBC Two comedy wasn't renewed for a fourth school trip.
While news of the fourth season is still light on the ground, we can at least look forward to being reunited with the gang in the Last Christmas festive special, due to air on BBC One rather than the show's usual home of BBC Two.
Motherland season 3 truly was a five-part rollercoaster, with Meg being diagnosed with, and eventually beating, cancer, Kevin's wife asking him for a divorce, Amanda sleeping with Kevin and Julia developing a crush on her new handyman.
At the end of episode 4, all fans could think about was the surprising new romance between Amanda (Lucy Punch) and Kevin (Paul Ready), and, while they brushed the encounter off as a casual one-off, hopefully season 4 would dive into the fallout of their no-longer-secret dalliance.
"At this point, we don't know if there is more series. If there were more series, I think it would, I don't think they can become an item because I think there's the thrill of it happening in this season, but I don't think it will last," he said.
We'd be surprised if Lucy Punch and Phillipa Dunne didn't reprise their roles as Amanda and Anne respectively, while recurring characters like Julia's husband Paul (Oliver Chris), school receptionist Mrs Lamb (Jackie Clune), Julia's mother Marion (Ellie Haddington), Amanda's ex husband Johnny (Terry Mynott), Liz's boyfriend Sam (Tom Meeten) and Meg's husband Bill (Anthony Head) will hopefully return for season 4.
Motherland's Christmas 2022 special airs on BBC One on Friday 23rd December at 9:30pm. Motherland is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out our five-star Motherland review of season 3.
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