Episode 1

**“Episode #1.1”** is the first episode of Season 1, as well as the first episode of the series. It was released on Netflix on October 28, 2022.

## Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Nathan Byrne tries his best to fit in at school and at home, but his father's deadly legacy casts a long shadow.

## Plot

A woman asks a Man if he thinks the baby they're going to see is the Wolf's child, but he does not respond as they reach a small house in the country. Police officers ask what they are doing or they will arrest them, but the man blows some dust into their faces and tells them to go, which they do. A baby cries inside as the woman uses her powers to freeze the door. They walk inside as the baby continues to cry and they find his mother laying dead in the sitting room. They continue to search the house and find the crying baby, alongside his slightly older sister, safely shut in the kitchen. The woman picks up the baby to try and calm him and the man tells her she should not touch him because he does think it is true. After that, they drive away with the baby and girl too.

The man tells an older woman, who turns out to be the childrens' grandmother, that the boy could stay with his sister, but they would have rights over him. The Grandmother asks what laws those would be under and the man tells her that it would be under the laws of the Council of Fairborn Witches. If the baby proved to be a threat, they would move him. The Grandmother reminds him that the war is over as he and the woman leave. The woman stops for a moment though to ask the Grandmother what she will call the baby. She tells her that the baby's mother was going to name him Nathan.

The Grandmother, Esmie Byrne, explains that there have always been Fairborn and Blood Witches in the world. However, there is also Fain who they keep hidden from. Nathan asks what that means and she explains that Fain have no magic in them. Esmie tells them that Witches are not inherently bad, but some are full of darkness as that's just what Humans are like. Jessica says that she is a Fairborn Witch, but that Nathan is not. Esmie reassures Nathan that he is her grandson.

The woman who went to Nathan's old home and picked him up makes another appearance. Her name is Ceelia and we later find out that she volunteered to be the one to check up on him. She carries out a test on Nathan and tells him that Fairborn Witches heal fast as she slices his hand open. She times how long it takes for him to heal as she asks him some questions. She asks if he has been sleeping properly, if he is quick to anger and if he could hear her heartbeat. He says no to all of these questions. She stops the timer when his hand has finished healing and notices that he is healing faster, before leaving.

Jessica tells Nathan that people hated them because his father had killed a lot of Witches (Fairborn), including women, children and babies. She says that the worst part is that he would take their powers by eating their hearts after death whilst their corpses were still warm. She tells Nathan that people are scared he will turn into a monster like him.

Older, Nathan has grown tired of the same questions over and over again and is now more sarcastic when Ceelia asks him them. (Add sarcastic responses?) He still tells her that he is not able to hear her heart. She tells him to take the questions more seriously and says that they would see each other in a month like always.

At school, Nathan sits down as Annalise introduces herself. He rides his bike to a Halloween party afterwards, approaching Jessica, who tells him that his friend's house would be trashed. After someone throws up, Nathan tells his friends that he cannot invite them to his house because he lives in a caravan, but they have never been invited and he says that he would never invite them because his whole family are Witches. He tells them that when turning 17, you get one power and after, you get three gifts.

Annalise tells Nathan that he should not tell people he is a witch because she knows he is not messing around. She says she is a Fairborn and knows she should not talk to him because her father is in the Council as chief executive of the Fairborn Protection Unit and he is the Devil's son. He tells her he needs to keep his head down after his evil dad, but she tells him that he seems alright.

She leaves and Nathan looks for her. As he does, he asks around and is punched by her cousin Kieran, who tells her that him and Annalise's brother do not want him talking to her. Nathan is about to defend himself, but Annalise's brother Niall tells him to not get quick to anger and dumps a drink on his head.

At school, Annalise approaches Nathan and tells him that his brother is very rude, but she tells him that her family does not decide who she is friends with.

On the day of his sister's birthday, Nathan tells Annalise he cannot hang out. Both of them wonder what her power would be. Walking to school, Niall and Kieran tell him to stay away from Annalise, but he does not listen.

At her ceremony, Jessica is given three gifts, and she drinks some of her grandmother's blood. Later, she tells Nathan that she was accepted into the Fairborn Council Cadet training program. She taunts Nathan about her powers and tells Nathan that he is a Blood witch.

In his room, Nathan opens the door and sees his mother, who tells him that he killed her. Gran approaches Jessica, who was disguising herself and hits her, telling her that her mother would be ashamed, but Jessica points out that her mother had killed herself. Gran tells her to apologize, but she refuses.

Niall calls Nathan a Blood Witch, but he ignores him. Niall tells him that he is a traitor just like his mother, which angers Nathan and he hits Kieran's nose using his head. After Kieran falls to the ground, Nathan picks up his bicycle and throws it at him.

Ceelia goes to Nathan's home and tells him to go with her, taking him into her car to go to the Council, so they could talk to him.

At the Council, Nathan is taken to a room, where Reutger Sillwood, head of the Council of Fairborn Witches presents herself, as well as Soul O'Brien, Executive Administrator of the Fairborn Council Protection Unit. He tells him that he had hit his son, but Nathan said that he had only done it because he was being very annoying. Soul asks him if he knows what the Blood Witches did to them and what they are capable of, but Nathan is sarcastic with them. However, they start seeing a recreation of what happened to the couple, Frank and Rita when they were killed by Nathan's father. Nathan starts getting very worried and is in shock. Soul tells him that Frank was a member of the Ten, who wanted to kill his father for what his father had done. However, only Reutger was left. Nathan asks if they think he will start killing people when he turned 17 and is told that his powers were currently dormant.

At a lake, Annalise tells Nathan that she thinks her power could be strength or invisibility, but she does not know. Asking what his mother's power was, he tells Annalise that she made potions. After that, both of them kiss and Nathan starts hearing her heart. However, he tells Annalise that he is okay and they kiss again.

Ceelia waits for Nathan and he answers her questions. She sees that he had healed quickly and starts getting nervous, along with him. However, when she asks if he can hear his heartbeat, he lies and says that he cannot.

In his room, Nathan is scared by Annalise, who tells him to go with her. They run off, but he is attacked by Niall after it turns out that Annalise was actually Jessica in disguise.

When Nathan wakes up, his hands are tied. Niall and Jessica stand in front of him, telling him that they would prove what he is. Niall says he knows he is his father's son and Jessica does not defend her brother. Niall cuts into Nahan's cheek and he heals instantly. Nathan is angered and runs towards Niall, who sticks the knife in his stomach. Jessica tells him to go home and she tells Nathan that she always knew what he is. He asks her for help and she reluctantly concedes.

Gran finds Nathan and tells him to not speak, giving him a potion to heal. In the morning, Nathan wakes up and walks outside.

At school, Nathan walks covered in his blood, walking straight towards Niall and punches him in the face repeatedly. He only stops when Annalise shouts at him. Looking at Niall, he sees that he destroyed his face, so he runs away.

Walking through a meadow, he looks at his hands and finds his Gran waiting for him. Nathan is sad because he thinks he is just like his father, but his Gran tells him he is not and he had nothing to be ashamed of. Gran tells him that they would come for him, so he says he can run, but she says that he will not make it on his own. Gran tells him that a woman can help with whatever is coming, telling him to start reading. He starts chanting a spell as his Gran cooks a potion, which she starts inhaling. She turns and smiles at him as Mercury, who tells Nathan that his Gran is gone for now. She asks what he needs, but he does not know, so she tells him that he wants to know if foul blood runs through his veins. He says that he would turn 17 in 10 months and she tells him that she has a safe place, where they need to get to. Nathan realizes she is a blood witch and she draws a map on his hand with a knife, telling him to call for help when the time comes. She tells him that the prophecy worries the Fairborns, which is why she supposes there are so many of them outside. She kisses Nathan and tells him to call for help when the time comes. The Fairborn Council tells him to exit his home with his hands up.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Jay Lycurgo as Nathan Byrne
* Nadia Parkes as Annalise O'Brien
* Paul Ready as Soul O'Brien
* Isobel Jesper Jones as Jessica Byrne
* Karen Connell as Ceelia
* Fehinti Balogun as Bjorn
* Kerry Fox as Esmie Byrne
* Franc Ashman as Reutger
* Hector Hewer as Kieran O'Brien
* Misia Butler as Niall O'Brien
* Róisín Murphy as Mercury

### Additional Cast

* Valéry Alteresco as Student
* Kitty Anderson as Young Jessica
* Kathleen Cranham as Hayley Byrne
* Hasan Dixon as Cop
* Alhaji Fofana as Jack
* Scott Folan as Mike
* Gus Hudgins as Fire Witch
* Emiko Ishii as Alex
* Laura Lake as Mya
* Sophie Lamont as Rita
* Theo Mason as Young Nathan
* Daisy Maywood as Teacher
* Jeska Pike as Gill
* Luke Polie as Teemu
* Deka Walmsley as Steve
* Kaine Zajaz as Taylor