Eastwick

Eastwick is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series based on John Updike's 1984 novel The Witches of Eastwick which aired on ABC from September 23 until December 30, 2009. The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman, Lindsay Price, and Rebecca Romijn as the eponymous witches. Plot Joanna Frankel, Katherine Gardener, and Roxanne Torcoletti were three dissatisfied women living in the picturesque town of Eastwick, New England. Yearning for excitement in their lives, each of the women desperately make a wish for "something to change", in their daily lives. The following day, a mysterious and very secretive stranger named Darryl Van Horne arrives and begins courting each of the women in turn. Darryl eventually informs the women about their 'witch' talents and encourages them to explore their unique abilities. However, as the series progresses, the three unlikely friends begin to worry about Darryl's ultimate intentions. Cast Primary characters Katherine "Kat" Gardener (Jaime Ray Newman) is a level-headed mother of five children, a nurse at Eastwick General Hospital, and the wife of Raymond Gardener. Struggling to balance a happy and healthy life and marriage, Kat is often compared to Mother Nature. Coincidentally, Kat exhibits the power of elementalism, otherwise known as the manipulation and control of the elements; air, earth, fire, water, lightning, and the manipulation of weather itself. As the show progressed, Kat also showed signs of healing abilities, as she was able to magically heal the injuries of her hospital patients. Her counterpart from the book is Sukie Rougemont. Joanna Frankel (Lindsay Price) is an insecure news reporter at the Eastwick Gazette. Although Joanna finds it difficult to have the things she wants, she ironically exhibits the hypnotic ability to control and manipulate the minds of men. As the show progressed, Joanna also showed signs of telekinetic powers and was able to move multiple objects with a simple thought. Her counterpart from the book is Jane Smart. Roxanne "Roxie" Torcoletti (Rebecca Romijn) is a free-spirited sculptor and also the widowed mother of Mia Torcoletti. As a widow, Roxie is seen as an outcast, largely because many of the Eastwick citizens believe she was responsible for her husband’s death.