‘Coven Academy’ Star Malina Weissman Unpacks Briar’s Backstory, Her Take on the Love Triangle and Her Hopes for Season 2

By Mya Copeland

Mya Copeland

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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Coven Academy,” now streaming on Disney+.

Nestled amid a tree-lined New Orleans exterior is a boarding school host to witches and warlocks alike in Freeform and Disney+’s new young-adult drama.

“Coven Academy” stars Malina Weismann as Briar, a grieving teen who shows up on the doorstep of what she believes is a school for troubled girls. Instead, with the help of her new classmates Sasha (Jordan Leftwich) and Tegan (Ora Duplass), she discovers she is a witch.

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