The Order is the new Netflix TV series of the supernatural teen genre with strong horror shades. For fans of the genre it is very reminiscent of the clash between good and evil, the black and white magic seen in The Terrifying Adventures of Sabrina , Grimm and even earlier in Angel and  Buffy the Vampire Slayer .

In revenge for his mother’s death, college student Jack Morton applies to  Belgrave University to attempt to enter an ancient secret order. Jack did not imagine, however, that he was involved in a war between werewolves and followers of black magic.

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Plot

Freshman Jack Morton enrolls at Belgrave University and after a series of unconventional tests joins the ancient Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose to learn how to use magic. The Order is an ancient secret coven which included among others Mussolini, George W. Bush, Michelle Obama, Warren Buffet, Oprah and has the power to change the world by choosing future champions of justice and protectors of the innocent. The events are set in the town of Belgrave where magic spreads everywhere.

This Order is spoken of as a fairy tale and the students believe it is just a hoax, but Jack is summoned. He is joined by a tutor, the beautiful Alyssa Drake who will have the task of guiding him in the tests for access to the ancient coven. Meanwhile, a creature attacks the new recruits of the Order just as it already happened in the nineteenth century. Apparently they are ferocious werewolves .

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In fact, at Belgrave University there are also the Knights of San Cristoforo , another ancient brotherhood made up of a group of boys with the ability to transform into werewolves who have the mission of destroying every creature capable of using dark magic. The knights consist of Randall Carpio , Hamish Duke and Lilith Bathory led by the spirits of Greybeard , Tundra and Timber .

” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />In The Order the spirits of werewolves have the appearance of an ordinary wolf pelt and rest in wooden crates until they choose their human representative and merge with him. Jack soon discovers that the disciples of the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose are actually practicing black magic pushed by his father, unaware that he has a son, Edward Coventry and that they have always struggled with the Knights. Jack’s family mysteries regarding his grandfather Peter are revealed .

Under special circumstances, our enterprising Jack is exposed to the spirit of Silverback, becoming a werewolf himself . He will find himself between two worlds having to reconcile the doctrine of the Order with the world of the werewolves. Jack is in conflict with himself, his friends and Alyssa who would like him to belong to one or the other faction.

” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />He will train to tame the power of Silverback while learning the magical arts . He will try to unite the two factions that have always been divided against the common enemy represented by Edward Coventry who wants to reunite the four parts of the book  Vade Mecuum Infernale to have unlimited dark power. But as they say, all spells have a cost …

 

Characters

” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />Jack Morton / Jake Manley is the protagonist of season 1 of The Order. He enrolls at Belgrave University to go along with his grandfather Peter’s plan and avenge his mother’s death. Here begins the greatest adventure of his life between the magical world of the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose and the superhuman powers of the Knights of St. Christopher.

” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />Alyssa Drake / Sarah Gray is a girl who is chosen as Jack’s tutor in the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose. From the very first episodes, one senses a particular alchemy between the two. Even when Jack reveals himself as a knight he will be at his side to defeat evil.

” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />Peter Morton / Matt Frewer is Jack’s grandfather. For years he has been studying a plan to avenge the death of his daughter. The main suspect in his investigation is Edward Coventry, the unsuspecting father of his grandson Jack.

” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />Edward Coventry / Max Martini is the supreme leader “Grand Magus” of the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose who invites Jack into the order after passing a test. In reality it turns out, to be Jack’s father. Practice black magic to gain the power of the Vade Mecuum book.

” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />Vera Stone / Katharine Isabelle is the Rector of Belgrave University and Chancellor of the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose. She will prove very moderate and decisive in the season finale.

” alt=”” aria-hidden=”true” />Randall Carpio / Adam Dimarco is a member of the Knights of St. Christopher and friend of Jack who trains him with his new powers given by the spirit of Silverback and helps him in the fight with the Grand Magus.

 

The order: the seasons

Season 1

Season 1 of The Order was released entirely by the Netflix platform on March 7, 2019. It consists of 10 episodes of 50 minutes of average length. Below all the titles in Italian:

1. Hell week: part 1
2. Hell week: part 2
3. Introduction to ethics: part 1
4. Introduction to ethics: part 2
5. The dance: part 1
6. The dance: part 2
7. Undeclared: part 1
8. Undeclared: part 2
9. Finals: part 1
10. Finals: part 2

Season 2

Season 2 of The Order was released entirely from the Netflix platform on June 18, 2020 and consists of 10 episodes. Shortly after airing, the TV series was officially canceled.

1. Free radicals part 1
2. Free radicals part 2
3. Fear itself part 1
4. Fear itself part 2
5. The common part 1
6. The common part 2
7. Spring sickness part 1
8. Spring sickness part 2
9. New world order part 1
10. New world order part 2