Victoria star Tom Hughes joins cast of Sky drama A Discovery of Witches
Tom Hughes has become a firm favourite with both US and UK period drama lovers alike thanks to his role as Prince Albert in ITV’s Victoria, and now he’s taking on an Elizabethan role in a hit Sky One series.
It’s been revealed that Tom has joined the cast of Sky original A Discovery of Witches series 2 as Kit Marlowe, An English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era.
The news was announced by star of the drama, Teresa Palmer.
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Hey @ADiscoveryOfWTV fans. Want to know who’s going to play Kit Marlowe in S2? @teresapalmer’s going to tell you... NOW! #ADiscoveryOfWitches pic.twitter.com/a106xgLyNp— Sky One (@SkyOne) August 2, 2019
Speaking about his new role, Tom said: "I'm looking forward to stepping into Deborah’s fantastical world to play such a fascinating man as Kit Marlowe. With a rich history to draw from, Kit’s darkness and mercurial nature will be a delight to delve in to.”
A Discovery of Witches season 2: What’s it about?
Tom is the first name to be announced in the new cast line up for A Discovery of Witches series 2, which will return to Sky One and NOW TV next year. The series is based on book two ‘The Shadow of Night’ from Deborah Harkness’s bestselling All Souls trilogy.
A Discovery of Witches is a modern-day love story, set in a world where witches, vampires and daemons secretly live and work alongside humans, hidden in plain sight.
In the second season, Matthew (Matthew Goode, Downton Abbey) and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Hacksaw Ridge) are hiding in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London – here they must find a powerful witch teacher to help Diana control her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life.
Back in the present day, Diana’s beloved aunts, Sarah and Em, must take shelter with notorious witchhunter Ysabeau de Clermont at her ancestral home, Sept-Tours. Meanwhile, in Oxford, Marcus and Miriam take on Matthew’s mantle to protect daemons Nathaniel and Sophie, whose pregnancy is advancing. And Gerbert, Knox, Satu and Domenico are determined to hunt down every clue they can to Diana’s and Matthew’s disappearance, and the secrets their allies are keeping from them.
A Discovery of Witches season 2: Who's in it?
Season two will also see the return of Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Alex Kingston (Doctor Who), Lindsay Duncan (The Honourable Woman), Valarie Pettiford (Half & Half), Edward Bluemel (The Commuter), Aiysha Hart (Line of Duty), Trevor Eve (Waking the Dead), Malin Buska (The Girl King) and Gregg Chillin (Being Human).
A Discovery of Witches series 2 will air on Sky One and NOW TV next year.
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