Despite having two seasons aired and gaining fans worldwide, Motherland: Fort Salem's third season is its last. The show had a great run with a talented cast, and fans are sad to see it come to an end. Nevertheless, fans are ready to see what unfolds in the remaining episodes of the final season.
The drama was created and written by Eliot Laurence and set in an alternate America where traditional gender roles are flipped. Witches ended their persecution 300 years ago during the Salem witch trials and became the ones on the frontline, fighting to protect the country. The show follows three witches Raelle Collar (Taylor Hickson), Tally Craven (Jessica Sutton), and Abigail Bellweather (Ashley Nicole Williams), all enrolled in the U.S. military and eager to defend their country from all threats. Trained to hone their supernatural gifts, the trio quickly learned that fighting for one’s country takes more than just bravery.
Motherland: Fort Salem season 3 answers many questions after the explosive ending of season 2. Finishing a journey is not easy, but Motherland: Fort Salem is showing off its impeccable storytelling, brilliant production, and excellent post-production work.
The confrontations between witches, plot twists, and the powers of each witch that appears in the show, as well as the way in which the series knows how to delve into the personal stories of the heroines and how they work as a team, are, without a doubt, the key to the success of Motherland: Fort Salem. The show managed to engage sci-fi and fantasy fans while wrapping the story with a careful gender and feminist perspective.
Motherland: Fort Salem season 3 follows in the footsteps of the previous two seasons. As the show draws to a close, here's a look back at the show's journey that changed the way witches' stories are told.
Updated: August 2022 by Raquel Morales: If you are excited about Motherland: Fort Salem season 3, you’ll be happy to read this updated article that provides the trailer, cast, plot, and everything else you need to know about the season.
Motherland: Fort Salem Season 1
Season 1 aired in March 2020, and episode one, "Say the Words," began with a Fourth of July gathering of celebratory adults and happy-go-lucky children. But tragedy struck when a woman soon revealed to be a witch cast a spell that left hundreds dead. Satisfied with her mass killing, she walked away amid the dying and declared, "We are the Spree."
The Spree is a terrorist group of witches who commit mass violence in service of their pro-witch agenda; believing young witches being enlisted in the army to fight for a country that still fears and shuns them is ludicrous. The Spree spearheaded multiple mass suicides over the years by capturing their noise spells in objects like balloons or bottles that unleash hell when punctured. The Spree is a terrorist group of witches who commit mass violence in service of their pro-witch agenda; believing young witches being enlisted in the army to fight for a country that still fears and shuns them is ludicrous.
The Spree spearheaded multiple mass suicides over the years by capturing their noise spells in objects like balloons or bottles that unleash hell when punctured. Despite the Spree's vile acts, some viewers and even the creator of the show had good things to say about them, believing their reasons for hatred were justified, although their approach to resolve is extreme.
“The stuff they’re saying isn’t that far from the truth,” Motherland: Fort Salem creator Eliot Laurence told Den of Geek before the show’s premiere. “The things they do, while horrible, are kind of beautiful too. They’re kind of like propaganda of the deed in a way. They want to return to Eden. They want to rest.”
Witches automatically enlist in the army on their 18th birthday, a.k.a. Conscription Day; therefore, anyone who doesn't answer the call is labeled a deserter. With the Spree being the villains to fear, the trio, Tally, Raelle, and Abigail, joined the army, knowing one of the most terrifying threats they’d face was their own kind. But thrown together as roommates at their training academy, the girls struggled to find friendship. It didn’t take long for them to learn on the battlefield. Survival meant trusting the man — or rather woman, standing by your side.
Season one ended with the Spree no longer targeting human civilians but their fellow witches. But we were all on the edges of our seats when new players entered the fray, the Camarilla, an ancient group once believed eradicated who sought only to force all witches into extinction.
Motherland: Fort Salem Season 2
Season two aired in June 2021 with the Spree and the army realizing they share a common enemy, but the three lead witches had to contend with private battles amid a war. In season one, Raelle accidentally bounded with a sentient power, known as the Mycelium or The Mother, that later saved her life and Abigail’s. Season two explored that new power and Raelle’s changing position in the ongoing fight because power is so destructive while also capable of creating life. She became a prime asset.
As if that wasn’t enough, a leading member of the Spree, Willa Collar (Diana Pavlovska), was revealed to be Raelle’s mother. As for Abigail, being a descendant of a powerful bloodline, she had all eyes on her to be as successful as the other women in her lineage. But pressure soon forced Abigail to crumble after discovering her murdered cousin, killed by Camarilla, who removed her vocal cords.
While Abigail struggled with her demons and self-doubt, Tally, who took the place of a fallen witch to save General Sarah Alder’s (Lyne Renee) life, gained the ability to see the General’s past and the grave secrets kept hidden from everyone. The second season ended with the Camarilla launching an attack at Fort Salem, killing several witches with an almost unstoppable weapon called the witch plague. Forced to kill the source of the plague, a fellow witch and daughter of Vice President Blanton Silver (Victor Webster), Tally and company were taken into custody for murder.
The shocking truth later overshadowed their escape that Vice President Silver orchestrated his daughter’s death with Alban Hearst, leader of the Camarilla. But wait, the twists from season two didn’t end there. Alder, believed to be dead, became one with the Mycelium and is still alive and kicking. Needless to say, the second season left fans with a lot to look forward to, and the beginning of season 3 answered some questions about the fandom's three favorite runaways.
Motherland: Fort Salem Season 3
The final season of Motherland: Fort Salem began filming in November 2021, with the entire main cast joining the project, along with new characters coming together to bid farewell to the journey of these heroines. Season 3 is currently on air. In it, the young witches -- now fugitives -- flee to get refuge and hide from those who persecute them. This entails greater decision-making and independence, thus revealing each character in greater depth.
In particular, Tally Craven (Jessica Sutton) gets more prominence in the series. On the other hand, the romance between Scylla (Amalia Holm) and Raelle (Taylor Hickson) takes on a greater role. Placing in the foreground a lesbian relationship without heteropatriarchal overtones, that is the chef's kiss.
With no army and no home, Abigail, Tally, Raelle, and Scylla seek protection alongside the Dodger community in the Repossession, but staying low profile and staying out of trouble has never been their strong suit. With witch hunters working against them from inside the White House, the heroines must turn to ancient forces in the final battle for their right to exist.
The only question is whether they will win in the end and what price they will have to pay for victory. Fortunately, there is very little time left to solve all the unknowns since Motherland: Fort Salem will air its last episode ever on August 23, 2022.