Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Born: March 2, 1949
in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
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Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949), usually credited as Gates McFadden, is an American actress and choreographer.

She is best known for portraying the character of Dr. Beverly Crusher in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. She attended Brandeis University earning B.A Cum Laude in Theater Arts. After graduating from Brandeis, she moved to Paris and studied theater with actor Jacques LeCoq. Before Star Trek: The Next Generation, she was mostly known as a choreographer, often working on Jim Henson productions including the films The Dark Crystal, for which she was a choreographer, Labyrinth, for which she served as Director of Choreography and Puppet Movement, and The Muppets Take Manhattan, in which she has a brief on-screen appearance.

As a way of distinguishing her acting work from her choreography, she is usually credited as "Gates McFadden" as an actress and "Cheryl McFadden" as a choreographer. She appeared briefly in the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories, and in The Hunt for Red October as Jack Ryan's wife Cathy, though most of her scenes were cut in post-production. In 1987, McFadden was cast as Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The Crusher character was slated to be Captain Jean-Luc Picard's love interest, and this aspect of the character is what attracted McFadden to the role. Another important aspect of the character was being a widow balancing motherhood and a career. McFadden left after the first season, in part because series executive producer Gene Roddenberry was never enthusiastic about casting McFadden in the first place.

Roddenberry also wanted to give the role of ship's doctor to actress Diana Muldaur, with whom he had worked on the original Star Trek series and other occasions. Muldaur's character, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, proved very unpopular with fans and left the show after the second season. McFadden was approached to return for the third season. At first she was hesitant, but after a phone call from co-star Patrick Stewart, McFadden was persuaded to reprise her role.

Movies for Gates McFadden...

Title: Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Character: Queen Marlena (voice)
Released: January 25, 2024
Type: TV
It's technology versus magic as He-Man and friends fight back against the shadowy forces of Skeletor in an epic battle for the heart of Eternia.
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Title: Star Trek: Very Short Treks
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher
Released: September 8, 2023
Type: TV
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Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Title: Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher
Released: April 19, 2023
Type: Movie
Get ready to send off Jean-Luc Picard and his crew in style! On Wednesday, April 19, experience the last two episodes of Star Trek: Picard in IMAX, followed by a live-streamed Q&A with the cast of the show. In the epic, thrilling conclusion of "Star Trek: Picard," a desperate message from a long-lost friend draws Starfleet legend Admiral Jean-Luc Picard into the most daring mission of his life, forcing him to recruit allies spanning generations old and new. This final adventure sets him on a collision course with the legacy of his past and explosive, new revelations that will alter the fate of the Federation forever.
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Title: The Shuttlepod Show
Character: Self
Released: February 20, 2022
Type: TV
Actors Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, and Erica LaRose explore all things Star Trek, life on Earth, and more. Join Star Trek Enterprise's Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III (Trinneer) and Lieutenant Malcom Reed (Keating) as they sit down with remarkable guests and have in depth conversations about Life, Star Trek, experiences behind the scenes and more.
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Title: The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Character: Self / Narrator
Released: November 5, 2021
Type: TV
In honor of the sci-fi franchise’s 55th anniversary this year and produced by The Nacelle Company, the project will feature interviews with cast, crew and experts as it explores pivotal moments in the franchise’s history, from its inception at Lucille Ball’s production company Desilu to recent film and television adaptations.
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Title: Star Trek: Prodigy
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher (voice)
Released: October 28, 2021
Type: TV
A motley crew of young rebellious aliens commandeer an old Starfleet ship and must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered, but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents.
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Title: Star Trek: Picard
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher
Released: January 23, 2020
Type: TV
Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.
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That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Title: That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Character: Self & Narrator
Released: August 8, 2019
Type: Movie
Documentary about actors who detail their ups and downs as they struggle to forge careers in Hollywood.
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Title: The Ready Room
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 2019
Type: TV
Welcome to The Ready Room. Every Thursday Wil Wheaton will sit down with members of the Star Trek: Picard cast and crew to discuss the weekly episodes.
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A Neighbor's Deception
Title: A Neighbor's Deception
Character: Dr. Constance Abrams
Released: April 8, 2017
Type: Movie
A woman begins to suspect that her therapist neighbor's offer to free treatment is not the altruistic gesture it was meant to be.
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50 Years of Star Trek
Title: 50 Years of Star Trek
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2016
Type: Movie
Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in September of 1966. This 2-hour documentary celebrates the 50th anniversary through interviews with cast and crew members from every television series and the original films.
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Mattresside
Title: Mattresside
Character: Nurse
Released: June 12, 2015
Type: Movie
A tale of two sisters growing apart, who still share a mattress.
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Chaos on the Bridge
Title: Chaos on the Bridge
Character: Self
Released: August 25, 2014
Type: Movie
Canadian acting legend William Shatner takes viewers inside the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the bold attempt in 1986 to recreate the success of the original television series, in which Shatner played Captain James T. Kirk.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Released: April 25, 2013
Type: Movie
The Enterprise has a deadly encounter with the Borg, resulting in Picard's kidnap, while Commander Riker encounters a beautiful rival with an eye on his job.
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Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Title: Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2012
Type: Movie
Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek – The Next Generation is a 61-minute documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Make the Yuletide Gay
Title: Make the Yuletide Gay
Character: Martha Stanford
Released: November 1, 2009
Type: Movie
The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?
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Dirty
Title: Dirty
Character: Wife
Released: February 14, 2005
Type: Movie
Two gangbangers turned cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
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Star Trek: Nemesis
Title: Star Trek: Nemesis
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher
Released: December 13, 2002
Type: Movie
En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.
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Title: The Division
Released: January 7, 2001
Type: TV
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.
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Title: Family Guy
Character: Gates McFadden (voice)
Released: January 31, 1999
Type: TV
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
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Star Trek: Insurrection
Title: Star Trek: Insurrection
Character: Doctor Beverly Crusher
Released: December 11, 1998
Type: Movie
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.
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Title: The Practice
Released: March 4, 1997
Type: TV
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
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Crowned and Dangerous
Title: Crowned and Dangerous
Character: Patrice Baxter
Released: January 23, 1997
Type: Movie
After the murder of a beauty queen, an investigation reveals the suspects to be a former lover, a rival contestant, and a stage mother.
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Star Trek: First Contact
Title: Star Trek: First Contact
Character: Commander Beverly Crusher
Released: November 22, 1996
Type: Movie
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Released: May 8, 1995
Type: Movie
After hearing a rumor that Captain Picard has been murdered while on an archeological dig, the Enterprise crew sets out to find the smugglers who may have been responsible.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Released: March 13, 1995
Type: Movie
An engineering team finds evidence of an alien presence on Earth in 19th century San Francisco: Data's severed head, buried five hundred years ago. An investigation inadvertently sends Data back to 19th century San Francisco, where he meets Jack London, Mark Twain, and a younger version of the long lived Guinan. Following Data back in time the crew of the Enterprise must locate Data and prevent his death while stopping the enigmatic Devidians from destroying Earth's history.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Released: February 27, 1995
Type: Movie
When the Federation calls for help in locating an ambassador suspected of defecting, Picard is troubled to learn that Spock is the one who has vanished. Seeking information from Spock's ailing father, Sarek, and unlikely help from the Klingons, Picard and his crew find the ambassador pursuing a personal mission on Romulus: a Vulcan/Romulan reunification. But though the Romulans claim to support the same goal, their motives are not what they seem.
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Title: Marker
Character: Kimba
Released: January 17, 1995
Type: TV
Marker is an American hour long television drama that premiered on the UPN on March 20, 1995. It is set in and was filmed in Hawaii. The series focuses on Richard DeMorra, a man given a strange inheritance from his late father: markers which were given in the past by his father to those who had helped him achieve his success. He receives these once per episode from one of those people, leading him on varied adventures as he tries to follow through on his father's legacy. Other members of the cast include Gates McFadden, who playes his father's young widow, and Andy Bumatai as a helpful local character, Danny Kahala. The show lasted for 13 episodes and was advertised with the tagline: "America's Coolest Hero."
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Star Trek: Generations
Title: Star Trek: Generations
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher
Released: November 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years.
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Title: Party of Five
Released: September 12, 1994
Type: TV
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation -  All Good Things...
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Character: Doctor Beverly Crusher
Released: May 23, 1994
Type: Movie
Picard finds himself traveling between the past, present, and future while attempting to prevent the destruction of humanity... by his own actions.
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Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Title: Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character: Self
Released: May 15, 1994
Type: Movie
Your destination: the 24th century. Your mission: to voyage where few have gone before--behind the scenes of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Join Jonathan Frakes, Next Generation's Commander William Riker, for this fascinating chronicle of Gene Roddenberry's beloved, Emmy Award-winning series. You'll explore the Enterprise, meet the show's stars (and some villainous guest stars), learn special-effects secrets and makeup magic, and finally get the answer to that nagging question, "Where is the bathroom on the Enterprise?" Other highlights include a visit to a Star Trek convention, and a stop at the scoring stage to watch Marina Sirtis (Lt. Commander Deanna Troi) lead the orchestra in a recording session. This program concludes with a special look at the series' thrilling final episode ("All Good Things . . .") and a sneak peak at the crew's movie debut, Star Trek: Generations. So set a course for an adventure like no other.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Character: Beverly Crusher
Released: January 4, 1993
Type: Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Behind the Scenes was a fifty minute documentary hosted by Terry Farrell that looked at the creation of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, specifically its pilot episode "Emissary". Written by Stephen R. Wolcott and directed by Donald R. Beck, the documentary first aired on 4 January 1993 as a syndicated special of the by Paramount Television produced current media affairs show Entertainment Tonight, at the time the franchise's primary publicity outlet for anything live-action Star Trek related. In the documentary, Farrell (Jadzia Dax) takes the viewer on a tour around the Deep Space 9 sets. The feature also has interviews with the cast, producers, writers and other production staff members and takes a look at the making of "Emissary".
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Character: Dr. Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Released: December 14, 1992
Type: Movie
Tensions rise as a possible Cardassian attack looms, and Picard, Dr. Crusher and Worf are sent on a secret mission to find and destroy suspected biological weapons. The headstrong replacement captain, Edward Jellico, is cold and demanding - to the dismay of the remaining crew. But when Picard is captured by the Cardassians and tortured for information, dismay turns to anger and resistance as Jellico's plans exclude a rescue mission. With his options running out, Picard must fight to save his sanity and ultimately, his life.
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Title: Mad About You
Character: Allison Rourke
Released: September 23, 1992
Type: TV
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
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Star Trek: Federation Science
Title: Star Trek: Federation Science
Released: January 25, 1992
Type: Movie
Produced by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (lead writer, Mark Bourne), the exhibit was originally developed to coincide with both the 25th anniversary and the 1992 International Space Year, before becoming a touring exhibition and undertaking an extensive North American tour in September of that year.
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Title: Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 1991
Type: Movie
This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Trek. We also get to see bloopers from the original series and the current space program and how progression has been in reality, hosted by LeVar Burton.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Character: Beverly Crusher (archive footage)
Released: September 23, 1991
Type: Movie
Loyalties are divided when civil war splits the Klingon Empire. When Worf sees a chance to regain his wrongfully lost family honor, he must choose between his duty as a Starfleet officer and his heritage as a Klingon warrior. Meanwhile, Picard struggles to keep the Federation from being dragged into the fray. But a shocking new adversary from the past threatens to destroy both the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
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Taking Care of Business
Title: Taking Care of Business
Character: Diane Connors
Released: August 16, 1990
Type: Movie
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
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Title: Dream On
Character: Ina Dreikoff
Released: July 8, 1990
Type: TV
The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.
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The Hunt for Red October
Title: The Hunt for Red October
Character: Caroline Ryan
Released: March 2, 1990
Type: Movie
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
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Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 1987
Type: TV
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
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Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character: Beverly Crusher
Released: September 28, 1987
Type: TV
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Original electronic press kit publicizing the long-awaited sequel to NBC’s “Star Trek”. Program distributed via first-run syndication.
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Inside the Labyrinth
Title: Inside the Labyrinth
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 1986
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes look at Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film, 'Labyrinth', featuring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.
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Title: The Wizard
Released: September 9, 1986
Type: TV
The Wizard is a live-action, family friendly, action/adventure series created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Paul B. Radin. The series included lessons in diversity, friendship, imagination, respect, and never giving up.
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
Title: The Muppets Take Manhattan
Character: Mr. Price's Secretary
Released: June 27, 1984
Type: Movie
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Hexengeddon
Title: Hexengeddon
Character: Madame Hexxina
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
When an act of cruelty against a young witch becomes a social media sensation, the witches of the world declare war on humanity. This brings the ancient, and once hidden "first sorority," into conflict with a loudmouth billionaire American president, a bigoted and sexist minister, and the people of an easily swayed, media-loving United States and world.