THE SERIES:

Under stress, we imagine all sorts of thing. Visions. Premonitions. Apparitions. Before the age of enlightenment, we were driven by our superstitions. They lent credence to those things that go bump in the night.

Crucible is about the strength of our superstitions. Set against the backdrop of the French & Indian war (1755-1760), this episodic adventure follows the struggles of the ordinary people caught up in events beyond their control. They live in fear of the reality that surrounds them. And wrestle with the demons that haunt their consciousness.

Some will be oblivious to the paranormal. In French Canada, the Governor General Marquis de Vaudreuil and his scheming Intendant, François Bigot, enrich themselves by embezzling from the war chest. Their egos consume them, blocking any sense of morality. General Montcalm is surround by superstitions -- from his Catholic soldiers to the vision-seeing natives. Both sides will influence his thinking. He will almost single-handedly bring the British empire to its knees.

The Ojibwa, Erie, Ottawa and Mohawk tribes must choose sides while defending their way of life. Fallen brothers, ancestors and seers will direct them. They will be guided to bring a brutal shock-and-awe to the combatants, striking terror in the hearts of both armies and the civilians trying to get out of the way.

The British army suffer a series of devastating debacles beginning with the first season’s climatic battle, Braddock’s Defeat. They live in a realm distant from the backwoods of colonial America. They see events through a European lens that distorts. Their ghosts are personal. Selfish in their needs. They will crush hopes and drive wedges between brothers and lovers.

This is the story of passions. Of intrigue. And betrayal. Caleb will struggle with the loss of his brother. Daireann will mourn for Emmet as well, but will face her own demons – first as an Indian captive and later as the concubine of the vile French Intendant. All-the-while an exquisite pair of shoe buckles will be traded, stolen – even killed for – until they are ultimately presented to Daireann in a passionate gesture by Bigot. She will wear them on the eve of the series finale – on the Plains of Abraham – and the decisive battle that will forever change the course of history.

This is nothing short of an amazing series that will vividly and brutally reveal the frailties of the human heart. The powerful will to survive against all odds. And the darkness that haunts their hearts.