Plot
Coven is set in New Orleans and follows a secretive witch coven descended from Salem witches. The season focuses on power struggles, survival, and the battle between good and evil within the coven, as well as conflicts with outsiders like voodoo practitioners and the immortal.
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Cordelia Foxx, the headmistress’s daughter, navigates her role in protecting the coven and her psychic visions.
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Fiona Goode, the Supreme Witch, fights to maintain her power while confronting aging and mortality.
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Zoe Benson, a young witch, learns to embrace her powers and deal with dark threats.
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The coven faces external threats like Marie Laveau, the voodoo queen, and internal power struggles over who will become the next Supreme Witch.
Themes include female empowerment, legacy, revenge, and the consequences of power. New Orleans’ mystical and gothic setting amplifies the series’ signature horror style.
Main Cast
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Jessica Lange as Fiona Goode – The powerful and manipulative Supreme Witch.
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Sarah Paulson as Cordelia Foxx – Fiona’s daughter and the coven’s headmistress-in-training.
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Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery – A glamorous but reckless witch.
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Taissa Farmiga as Zoe Benson – A young witch learning to master her powers.
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Kathy Bates as Delphine LaLaurie – A resurrected 19th-century socialite and sadist.
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Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau – The powerful voodoo queen of New Orleans.
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Frances Conroy as Misty Day – A witch with the power of resurgence (resurrecting the dead).
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Evan Peters as Kyle Spencer – Zoe’s love interest and a mortal entwined in witch affairs.
