Xander Berkeley Takes Us ‘Behind the Mask’ for WGN America’s Salem

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Xander Berkeley is more than just a co-star of WGN America’s “Salem.” He also helped work on the masks used in the show. In this behind-the-scenes look at his creations, he’s joined by Curtis Akin from the Props Department. It’s a fascinating look at bringing inanimate objects to life.
“Salem” explores what really fueled the town’s infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth behind them.
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The series stars Janet Montgomery as the ruthless but vulnerable Mary Sibley, Salem’s most powerful enchantress; Shane West as handsome, hardened war veteran John Alden – and Mary’s onetime love interest; Seth Gabel as local aristocrat Cotton Mather, who fans the flames of Salem’s witch hunt; Ashley Madekwe as Mary’s mysterious, carnal accomplice, Tituba; Xander Berkeley as chief politician Magistrate Hale; Tamzin Merchant as the forthright Anne Hale, an artist with a perilous attraction to Alden; Elise Eberle as the mysteriously afflicted Mercy Lewis; and Iddo Goldberg as outcast Isaac Walton.
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