Freeform’s new series Coven Academy hasn’t even premiered yet, and its soundtrack is already the talk of the internet. The network revealed a 44-song track list spanning the show’s 10-episode first season, and it reads like a year-end awards ballot: Olivia Rodrigo’s“Brutal,”Chappell Roan’s“After Midnight,”Lady Gaga’s“Abracadabra,”KATSEYE’s“Debut,”Tate McRae’s“Greenlight,”and Gracie Abrams’“Us.”featuring Taylor Swift. Mixed in are deep cuts and up-and-coming artists getting a spotlight most playlists can’t offer.
The series follows three teenage witches — Briar (Malina Weissman), Sasha (Jordan Leftwich) and Tegan (Ora Duplass) — as they juggle powers, friendships and forbidden crushes at an elite magic boarding school. Tiffani Thiessen stars as headmistress Miss Graves, with Devon Sawa guest-starring as teacher Mr. Cole, giving millennial and Gen X viewers a serious nostalgia pull alongside the pop-heavy soundtrack.
Coven Academy premieres Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. ET on Freeform, with episodes streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Billboard also exclusively premiered a clip of Malachi Barton’s Jake using levitation powers set to Barns Courtney’s“Supernatural,”hinting that the music is woven directly into the show’s biggest moments. Which track are you most excited to hear in context?
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