Coven Academy (2026) s01e02 Episode Script

[school bell rings]
[Ms. Graves]
Your magic is still raw, girls.
On your own, you can be formidable
in doses.
But together, as a trinity, a coven,
you can be unstoppable.
Shall we give today's lesson a try?
Let's do this.
[students giggling]
-Briar.
-One sec.
[sighs]
[orb humming]
[orb humming]
They're really good.
[orb humming]
We got this.
[orb pulsating]
[students giggling]
Briar, would you care to participate?
Hm? [gasps]
I'm-- I'm so sorry.
I was checking something
important on my phone.
Three girls left school
two days ago
and have not returned.
What's more important
than honing your powers?
Do you actually want me to answer that,
or is this one of those
rhetorical adult questions?
[lights fizzing]
When danger comes,
and make no mistake, it is already here,
it is up to us to focus and fight back.
Drop the jokes, pull it together.
Consider it pulled.
[dramatic music playing]
[school bell rings]
[music builds]
[music concludes]
Nobody talks to Graves
like that, Briar. Nobody.
I make jokes when I'm nervous.
I can't help it.
Is Graves making you nervous,
or is it that boy?
-Stop.
-You stop.
You can't get that
Ollie hottie out of your head.
Actually, how about you both stop?
Are we going to take this place seriously,
or are we going to swoon over boys?
Well,
my grandpa always says that
the mark of true intelligence
is being able to focus
on two things at once.
We're not talking
about your grandpa.
We're talking about
Briar being a liability.
Excuse me?
[scoffs] You're a wild card.
You're daydreaming about a guy
while we're in magic class?
For your information,
I was looking up an article
about my mom,
who was a Pisces
but is also very much not alive.
[McKenna clapping slowly]
[McKenna] Well, well, well.
If it isn't the new girl
and her D-list friends.
It is not the time, McKenna.
I don't mean to interrupt.
I see you guys were getting
along famously already.
It's none of your business.
[McKenna] I'm head witch,
everything is my business.
They say you're powerful
when you focus.
You better be.
Because these charity cases
certainly aren't gonna save the world.
You can call me whatever you want,
-but leave them alone.
-[lights crackle]
-[all gasping]
-[loud rumbling]
[dramatic music playing]
Congratulations.
Looks like you needed
a more powerful witch
-to bring out your magic.
-[scoffs]
[student] The vault is a wreck!
Somebody help!
Hey, thank you for saying that.
Yeah. Come on.
Is everyone okay? [panting]
We lost a few old potions,
but all humans
are accounted for, dear.
Hey, I I just want to say
I'm I'm really sorry
about my stepsister.
-Your stepsister?
-[Jake] McKenna.
I literally have no idea
what our parents saw
in each other. I--
Yeah, no, I got it.
Not really looking
for a backstory here.
Her-- Her bark's a lot worse
than her bite, I promise.
And I'm exactly the opposite.
Jake, you know
this is a no-warlock zone.
Please excuse yourself.
Yeah.
Hey, I'm Jake, by the way.
[chuckles softly]
You're very persistent.
Well, if you ever want to hear
about why the warlocks
are Miss Graves' favorite,
then find me in the north wing.
[student]
Yeah, it's still smoking.
Are you guys good
at solving murders?
[Jake] Never tried before.
Hey, there's a first for everything.
How can I help?
[Tegan] You can go.
I'll cover for you.
What?
You're a bad liar.
I know you have a date.
Be back before dark,
or I'm coming to find you, okay?
What about the whole
"it's dangerous out there"
thing?
Uh, right.
[debris clattering]
Okay, take this.
It won't protect you,
but it'll glow if you're in danger.
I'm really sorry about your mom.
I don't want to overstep
or anything,
but I know that she would
want you to have fun, too.
[sighs] I-- I feel bad about leaving.
I just wrecked the whole school.
[scoffs] It happens to all of us.
Welcome to being a witch.
[sighs] Briar
Go on that date.
Thank you.
[chuckles]
-[Jake] Hey, Brooklyn.
-Hmm?
If you're sneaking out,
then take--
take the west exit.
It's the only gate
that's unlocked from the inside.
-Free tip.
-Thank you.
Yeah, at your service,
girl whose name I don't know.
[scoffs] It's Briar.
And your name was
Drake? Blake? Bob.
Definitely Bob.
Got it. I, uh
Hey, is this about that--
that murder that you mentioned?
Is what about that murder I mentioned?
I don't know.
Sneaking out in a new city.
You're either going on a date
or, like, looking for clues.
Why is that any of your business?
[Jake] I was just thinking
Look, there's girls missing.
Now there's a murder.
Maybe they're linked.
Maybe it's not a coincidence.
The murder took place in Brooklyn
It was my mom.
Believe me, none of this is linked.
[stammers] I'm really I'm sorry.
Well, if you ever need any help.
[chuckles softly] No offense, Jake,
but I kinda gotta do this one on my own.
So you do know my name.
[upbeat pop music playing,
Chappell Roan "After Midnight"]
My mama said
Nothing good happens ♪
When it's late
and you're dancing alone ♪
She's in my head saying
It's not attractive ♪
Wearing that dress
and red lipstick ♪
This is what I wanted
This is what I like ♪
Ah, right on time
for the first house on our ghost tour.
Are you going solo, hun?
-Actually, I'm supposed to--
-Boo!
-[yelps]
-[giggles]
Wow, you are going to be so fun to prank.
-[scoffs]
-[guide] Okay, come, follow me.
[scoffs] Roses are expensive.
I thought you were broke.
Just had to commit some
light burglary to afford it,
-no worries.
-[chuckles]
Now, I am going to be showing you
a drop-dead gorgeous mansion,
and the residents are dying for company.
[laughs] Let's move.
Ow.
You okay?
Yeah. It's just a surface wound.
I'll live.
[song fades]
-Pop quiz, ladies.
-[Tegan and Sasha gasp]
Where's Briar?
Oh, uh, have you checked her
like room?
Oh, I, like, didn't have to.
I saw her leave out the side gate.
So, I'll ask again, where is she?
Because I don't need
another girl to disappear.
Lie at your own peril.
One strike and it's suspension.
[sighs] Sorry about this, Ms. Graves.
[mysterious music playing]
It was so kind of you
to help clean the vault, girls.
What the
Thank you, Ms. Graves.
Please go back to your office now.
I will go back to my office now.
And take a nice long nap.
[music fades]
So, that was incredible? Like what?
It bought us some time,
but it's not like I can erase memories.
When Graves comes to, she's gonna know
you're covering for Briar, Tegan.
-Are you mad at me?
-[chuckles]
If any of us had talked to Ms. Graves
like Briar did in class,
we'd be expelled.
So, like, what's so unique about her?
She admitted her mom is, like, dead,
so that's really sad, right?
Sad isn't what I'm talking about.
The vibes are still dark.
What is she really not telling us?
And what if Graves is hiding
something about her from us?
And legend has it
that a family of four died
in a fire a hundred years ago
in the upstairs hallway.
Feel free to take selfies.
-Okay, now, please follow me
-She's way too chirpy.
into one of the most tragic rooms
-You okay?
-Yeah, just a little distracted.
What's it like going to a school
for troubled boys?
There is no school for troubled boys.
Wait till I'm through with you.
I'm actually doing school online, uh,
while I crash with some family.
One more year left of
online homework, then freedom.
-Freedom sounds nice.
-Oh, come on.
It must be kind of cool
to be away from your family.
Yeah, I guess.
But sometimes you kind of want
to just hear their voice,
-you know?
-Take out your phone.
Text your mom right now.
Seriously, she's-- she's probably dying
to hear from you.
She's dead, actually.
-Oh.
-[somber music playing]
I-- I I'm so sorry.
[chuckles softly]
I kind of lost everything, too, recently.
Really? I guess we have
something in common then.
Yeah, I-- I didn't expect that.
[door slams]
[suspenseful music playing]
Where'd the rest of the group go?
Briar, you're actually
a really sweet person.
Your heart is racing.
Briar, listen to me.
Run. We're only one floor up.
You can make the jump.
-Ghosts aren't real, Ollie.
-This isn't about ghosts.
Look, I know we just met,
but trust me go.
-[banging at door]
-[music builds]
[music fades]
-[panting]
-[crows cawing]
-[guide] Now, Briar
-[gasps]
I hate that you left my ghost tour early,
but I never should have sent
a boy to do a woman's job.
Wait, what did you say?
[suspenseful music playing]
[shrieks]
[dramatic music playing]