A Discovery of Witches based on book by Deborah Harkness. It follows Diana Bishop, witch who finds a manuscript that attracts bunch of supernatural beings. Yeah, vampires and daemons galore. Diana falls for Matthew Clairmont, a vampire. Together they dig into manuscript secrets while dodging danger. Intrigue, romance, magic – it’s all there. A must watch for fans.

Meet the characters from A Discovery of Witches

Matthew Clairmont

Oh Matthew — brooding scientist-vampire energy to the max, like someone took an 18th-century gentleman and stuffed him into a genetics lab. He’s calm, fiercely protective, and so deadpan that you forget he’s dangerously old until he drops a historical anecdote and your jaw hits the floor. He loves order and taxonomy but also has this soft, awkward way of being baffled by feelings (and coffee, or is it tea? I can never remember — he drinks something hot, okay?). Totally intense but with a dry, borderline sarcastic streak that makes him kind of irresistible, even when he’s terrifying.

Diana Bishop

Diana is the reluctant bookworm witch who somehow becomes the center of everything — historian, stubborn, and absolutely brilliant in a quietly panicked way. She hoards manuscripts and facts like treasure, yet she’s surprisingly impulsive when it comes to people she cares about (classic contradiction, I know). Sweet, skeptical, fiercely moral, and a little clumsy with romance but really, really determined when the stakes are huge. Also, she has that “I’d rather be in the archives” vibe but will absolutely show up to a fight if needed — and might bake afterwards.

Emily Mather

Aunt-ish figure? She’s warm and nosy and has an old-woman-who-actually-knows-everything charm, the kind who can send you a hand-stitched remedy and a scathing look in the same breath. She’s fiercely protective of her family and oddly modern in the ways she meddles — like, she’ll give you practical advice then quote obscure lore just to confuse you. Laughs a lot, loves tea (or is it gin?), remembers everyone’s birthdays, and somehow keeps secrets better than anyone who talks this much should. There’s something deceptively shrewd under that cozy exterior — don’t be fooled.

Sarah Bishop

Practical, blunt, and very “get your feet on the ground” energy — she keeps the mundane world running while chaos swirls around her family. She isn’t flashy about magic (and would probably prefer to stay out of it), but she’s quietly courageous and terrifically fierce when her people are threatened. Likes lists, dislikes drama, and will make you apologize if you mess up her kitchen — then feed you comfort food to make up for it. Honestly, she’s the kind of person who anchors everyone else and has this weirdly soft side that shows up at the worst moments.

Domenico

If Matthew is stoic, Domenico is the one wearing three scarves and telling stories loudly at midnight — flamboyant, lovable, and a little chaotic in the best possible way. He’s loyal to a fault, full of jokes and gossip, and can be unexpectedly profound when he wants to be (or when wine’s involved). Collects curios, has a weird obsession with small leather goods (or was it shoes?), and somehow manages to be dangerously charming despite zero intention of being subtle. He’s a walking, purring contradiction: mischievous and tender in equal measures.

Peter Knox

Creepy, polished, and hungry for more than he should be — Peter has that polished academic exterior that makes his ambition feel like a razor blade wrapped in velvet. Charming when he needs to be, ruthless when he thinks he can get away with it, and utterly convinced of his own rightness (which is alarming). He loves theory and control and will play the long game with a smile that doesn’t reach his eyes; also suspiciously fond of neat shoes and little rituals — yes, really, shoes. There’s a cold intelligence there that’s equal parts brilliant and alarmingly amoral.

Gerbert D’Aurillac

Ancient, erudite, and a little bit of an enigma — Gerbert reads like a relic who’s spent centuries collecting both books and grudges. He’s a scholar to the bone, loves the past in a way that can be comforting or absolutely terrifying, and speaks in that low, patient tone that makes you feel like history itself is judging you. He’s polite almost to the point of menace, has odd tastes in perfume (or incense?), and drops lines that make you realize you’ve underestimated him for ages. You get the sense he knows where all the skeletons are buried — literally and figuratively.

Susanna Norman

Susanna is the brilliant, sarcastic, and endlessly loyal friend who keeps everyone sane (and calls them out when they’re being idiots). She’s an academic too, but much more of the “practical, caffeine-fueled hero” type — thinks fast, acts faster, and cries with soppy movies in secret even though she’d never admit it. Warm and political and wickedly clever, she bakes or pretends to bake and then feeds you, which is her way of fixing things. Totally present-tense, grounded, the one you want in your corner and also the one who’ll give you a reality check at 2 a.m.

Satu

Satu is sharp, fierce, and a little feral in the best way — a no-nonsense witch from Finland who brings warrior-queen energy and loyalty that runs deep. She’s blunt, hilarious when she wants to be, and hides tenderness under a thousand layers of sarcasm and tattoos (or maybe scarves; I’m getting visuals confused, sue me). Loves to fight, loves her coven, likes coffee or something much stronger, and will absolutely protect her friends like a pack leader. She’s unpredictable but trustworthy, and somehow both terrifying and the funniest person in the room.

Ysabeau De Clermont

Pure aristocratic vampire matriarch vibes — elegant, impeccably dressed, political, and fabulously intimidating in salons and council rooms alike. She’s protective of her family, ruthless in negotiation, and has a fondness for ceremony that makes everything around her feel like history in motion. Speaks several languages, knows how to cut someone with a look, and then invites them to tea (tea again, always tea? maybe champagne), so you never quite know if she’s mocking or blessing you. Powerful, refined, and secretly very fond of odd little comforts — lace, music, small dogs, whatever she whimsically decides that week.