Coven Academy (2026) s01e01 Episode Script

-[ship horn blaring]
-[upbeat jazz music playing]
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
[laughs]
Hey, we should get back
to the academy.
It's way past curfew.
Come on. I know a shortcut.
[laughs]
[ominous music overlapping]
-[chuckles]
-You girls lost?
We're good. Thanks.
Okay, stay safe.
We're fine. Just keep walking.
[sirens blaring in distance]
[sirens blaring louder]
-[sirens fade]
-[passerby 1] Hi!
[passerby 2] I'm so happy
to see you.
I said, "Stay safe." [hisses]
[ominous music intensifies]
[vampires hiss]
-[hisses]
-[vampires snarl]
-[girls screaming]
-[vampires snarling]
[screaming echoes]
[airplane engine roaring]
[upbeat rock music playing,
Olivia Rodrigo "brutal"]
I feel like no one wants me ♪
And I hate the way I'm perceived ♪
I only have two real friends ♪
And lately I'm a nervous wreck ♪
'Cause I love people I don't like ♪
And I hate every song I write ♪
And I'm not cool and I'm not smart… ♪
It's a billion degrees. I hate it here.
-[car horn honks]
-Pick up for Briar?
"Enjoy your youth," I'm gonna cry ♪
And I don't stick up for myself… ♪
Pop the trunk.
Nice to meet you, too.
And I wish people liked me more ♪
All I did was try my best ♪
This the kinda thanks I get? ♪
Ego crush is so severe, God… ♪
[reporter over radio]
It's 85 degrees with high humidity.
And finally, police
are searching for three girls
who went missing last night.
The latest in a string of bizarre--
So we're headed
to Crescent Veil Academy, huh?
So, uh, Briar, you're going to…
The school for troubled girls.
Yeah. Ta-da. [chuckles]
Would you like my autograph?
Nah, that's chill. That's chill.
Can I ask what you have to, like, do
to be labeled a troubled girl, or…
Keep asking questions, and I'll show you.
Got it.
God, it's brutal out here ♪
[song continues]
Yeah! ♪
Just havin' a really good time ♪
[sighs]
Got a broken ego ♪
Broken heart ♪
Wow, looks super inviting.
-Is that a joke?
-[song concludes]
Gee, you're quick.
Keep the meter running.
I don't plan on staying long.
The meter? You know this
isn't a cab, right?
It's an expression. I'm a New Yorker.
Look, sunshine, I'm just happy
I finally made you smile.
[chuckles] When did I smile?
[Ollie] Right now.
[soft instrumental music playing]
[gate clanks, creaks]
[birds chirping]
-[music fades]
-I gotta say,
outside, the school kind of
looks like a haunted house.
Interesting choice.
We like to keep a low profile.
Good. So do I.
[Ms. Graves] I don't know
about that, honey.
It says here in your record
you have anger issues.
Something about an incident
at a police station.
[sighs] It wasn't an "incident."
I was snooping through some files,
doing what the cops are too lazy to do.
You broke into a police station
to do detective work?
I'm resourceful.
Well, how can you be blamed
for acting out after… [sighs]
Let's just hope your mother's
in a better place.
-[intriguing music playing]
-[objects rattling]
You don't know anything about my mother.
Well, it says in here--
No. Whatever it says in my record…
she is so much more than just a statistic.
Oh, my God, my little pink backpack.
Pardon?
I left it in the car. I have to go.
[Ms. Graves] You just got here.
I told my dad that I would try
and give this place a chance.
I did. But the last place
that I need to be right now
is New Orleans.
What if I could promise you answers?
Answers to questions I know you have.
I don't need another adult
promising me the truth.
Even if it's the truth about your…
beautiful mother?
-[objects rattling]
-Stop talking about her!
-[music intensifies]
-[glass shatters]
-[wind whooshing]
-[pants heavily]
[low suspenseful music playing]
It isn't safe out there!
Hey, Dad. This place is insane.
Juvie would have actually been better.
-I met this guidance counselor lady…
-[watcher breathes heavily]
…and, uh, something happened
in her office.
It's like she tried to play
a trick on me or something.
-It-- It's hard to explain.
-[Tegan] You're being hunted.
-Who said that?
-[watcher hisses]
[Tegan] Over here, by the bushes.
No, the other bushes.
Hi. You're not safe out here.
Why does everyone keep saying that?
I'll tell you inside, seriously.
-But, I--
-[Tegan] Look, Briar,
I'd love to have an iconic
little meet-cute out here,
but we're both gonna be
someone's lunch in about two minutes.
How did you know my name?
-[watcher hisses]
-[ominous music sting]
-Make that 30 seconds.
-[gasps]
-[music intensifies]
-[grunts]
-[grunts]
-[music fades]
So, I'm guessing you have questions.
Just a few thousand.
Now that your powers
have been fully activated,
you sort of have a blinking red sign
above your head that says, "Attack me."
[scoffs] I don't have powers.
I have a short fuse.
Then explain what happened
back in Ms. Graves's office.
How did you hear about that?
Word travels fast at this school.
Welcome to Coven Academy.
We have high hopes for you.
You're a witch.
[upbeat dramatic music playing]
[music concludes]
[Sasha] Did anyone see you
at the secret entrance?
[Tegan] We were super sneaky
about it, promise.
I'm a-- I'm a what?
A witch.
I'm sorry, but who is this now?
This is Sasha. We're both witches, too.
Or training to be. I sort of suck.
You're too hard on yourself.
Tegan is a natural.
So what? You could, like, uh, possess me?
[chuckles softly] No. I'm a time shifter.
A what now?
Okay, so in the real world,
I'm, like, "hyperactive,"
but in the coven, I…
God, this sounds, like, so braggy,
but I can use my nervous energy
to, like, bend time.
Prove it.
She can't just summon it.
It has to be in a moment of need.
Okay, well, I need you
to take me back, like, 30 minutes,
so I can grab my bag from that car.
What's the big deal with this bag, anyway?
-It was my mom's.
-[soft pensive music playing]
And you, what can you do? Bend space?
I can read other people's emotions.
For instance… I don't trust you.
And I don't trust that I can move things
when I'm mad, you can turn back time,
and you're, like, low-key psychic.
But we are. Honest.
And that's why we're at Coven Academy.
And then what?
And then we rid the world of dark forces.
Okay. Well, I have my own demons to fight.
-I am out of here.
-Wait! Let us show you.
Show me what?
That this place is magic.
It's a gift to be here.
We shouldn't have to convince her.
Standing right here.
I'll give you 20 minutes.
It'll only take 10.
[light mysterious music playing]
[sighs]
This is self-defense class.
Everyone's kind of on high alert today.
Vampires have been active lately.
I'm sorry, I'm gonna be fighting vampires?
Among other creatures of the night.
And it's a huge honor to be here.
What are the girls back in New York doing?
Applying to colleges they can't afford
and developing parasocial relationships
with influencers.
You're catching on.
Back up, everybody!
[dramatic instrumental music playing]
[music turns tense]
[students applauding]
-That was…
-McKenna.
-…incredible.
-[student] Can you teach me?
If I stay here,
will I learn how to do that?
The skills you learn at Coven Academy
can battle all evil.
I'm warming to the place.
[students chatter indistinctly]
-Wait, there are guys here, too?
-[students chatter indistinctly]
Those are the warlocks.
What are they studying?
The history of werewolves?
You make jokes, but you'd be surprised
how many urban legends are actually real.
Some of our classmates
didn't make it home last night.
The warlocks are teaming up
to try and find them.
[intriguing music playing]
Got it.
You're about to see the most sacred space
in the whole school.
Historically, I'm not great in places
where you have to whisper.
[music turns bright]
[gasps]
[Sasha] This is the vault.
The oldest scrolls,
the first potions, the original armor.
Treat it with respect.
-[gasps] Ooh!
-[music fades]
Wait till we get you
your first pair of witch boots.
Yeah, I'm not taking my boots off.
They were my mom's.
Oh, what's your mom like?
Is she an Aries, too?
I assume you're an Aries
'cause of, like, your energy.
No offense.
Changing the subject,
how about you show me
a potion or something?
What aren't you telling us?
Excuse me?
You're hiding something from us.
No, I'm not.
[sighs] Being a witch is about sisterhood,
about trust.
Fine. My mom is a Pisces,
and she's the kindest person
I've ever met.
Moving on. Happy now?
So happy. I love a Pisces.
-[chuckles]
-No, you're lying to us.
[Tegan] Sash, don't.
-What aren't you telling us?
-[mysterious music playing]
-[sighs]
-[magical warping]
[objects rattling]
[Sasha] I can't read her.
-[Ms. Graves] Enough!
-[gasps]
-[music stops]
-What just happened?
I have the same question.
I don't trust this girl.
Give it time.
Tegan, why don't you show Briar
to her room?
Actually, can I speak with you
one-on-one for a second?
What do you know about my mom?
More than you're ready to hear.
I can handle the truth.
[Ms. Graves] Train first, get better.
I promise you, I only want to protect you.
[soft pensive music playing]
[cell phone buzzes]
[crickets chirping]
-[Ollie] Missing something?
-Oh, my God.
-[laughs] You again.
-[music fades]
I, uh… kept the meter running.
Thank you. I owe you big time.
Great. Ghost tour, Garden District,
Friday, you… buy the tickets,
I provide
the "cute but very broke boy" charm.
I don't know. Uh…
I hear the city's pretty dangerous.
I probably shouldn't leave school alone.
You won't be alone?
You didn't hear about
the students that went missing?
Yeah. They didn't have me to protect them.
[door opens]
-[sighs]
-[Sasha scoffs] Wow.
I came out to get a breath of fresh air,
and I see you're already
breaking the rules.
It's against the rules to talk to a boy?
Just a boy? I'll shut up.
[soft instrumental music playing]
I've got my eye on you, Briar.
-[sighs deeply]
-[door closes]
I should go. Before they tow my car.
What's with the accent?
I'm an exchange student.
Wanted to get a taste of America.
[crow cawing]
-[door opens, closes]
-[music fades]
-[knocking on door]
-[McKenna] Knock, knock.
It's open.
Okay. One item from
each missing girl's dorm room.
A bracelet, a scrunchie, and a necklace.
Huh. Those are perfect.
If locator spells were this easy,
don't you think Ms. Graves
would have already tried it?
Forget just locating them.
The spell that I'm doing
is gonna tell me if they're still alive.
It doesn't sound like
anything Mr. Cole teaches.
Mr. Cole teaches the soft stuff, okay?
This is advanced, the real deal.
Jake, if you get one more suspension--
It's my fault!
-What?
-[somber music playing]
I was with the girls that night.
[McKenna] Jake.
I-- I wanted to show them
a fun night out. [inhales]
And then I ran into a buddy,
and it was getting late,
-so I told them to go ahead without me.
-[sighs]
McKenna, I-- I need to find them.
[sighs] Just… be careful.
Hey, what's with the new girl?
[scoffs] Oh, her? She's from Brooklyn.
She walked into the vault
like it was a-- a mall.
And apparently,
she blew up Ms. Graves' office.
She sounds like fun.
More like trouble, which is
the last thing you need.
Is this head witch McKenna
or concerned stepsister McKenna?
I contain multitudes, Jake.
[Jake chuckles]
Okay, who is that,
-and why do I have butterflies?
-[music fades]
I think he just asked me out on a date.
In that case…
-[magical warping]
-[light instrumental music playing]
[Briar] What is happening right now?
[Tegan] I am bending time
to see how hot he is.
Why do you not use that power
literally every moment of every day?
-[exhales]
-[head thuds]
-Tegan?
-[music fades]
Tegan? Are you dead? Tegan? Tegan!
[gasps, exhales] And I'm back.
Sorry for the scare.
We're beginner witches.
Magic wears us out.
[exhales heavily]
So… it's a big day. Are you okay?
Can I admit something?
I love when people admit things.
I don't want to unpack.
If I unpack…
[soft pensive music playing]
…it means that I'm actually staying.
[Tegan] That sounds complicated,
and I'm not really good at giving advice,
but here's what I'll say…
I'm thinking.
Okay, you were sent here
for a reason, Briar.
And I know it feels like a lot to take in,
but Ms. Graves always says,
"Give every new girl a chance."
Is this what Sasha's like
when she's giving a new girl a chance?
This is what Sasha's like
when she doesn't want to get hurt.
Well, that I can relate to.
Sleep tight. I'm just down the hall.
It's the… the room with
the bunny stickers on the door.
-[chuckles]
-Okay.
-[sirens blaring]
-[suspenseful music playing]
[Alexander snarls, chews]
[dramatic music sting]
[mysterious woman] Find her, Alexander.
No.
Leave her for Ollie.
[music builds]
[music fades]
[theme music playing]
[theme music concludes]