No other female archetype has survived as many transformations as the witch. Burned, exiled, ridiculed, desired — and now revered — she has crossed centuries changing her face, but never her essence.

The witch is the woman who knows. Who observes, intuits, and refuses to fit the mold. And that’s precisely why she’s feared.

In 2025, the spell renews itself on screen: witches are no longer the villains of fairy tales but complex protagonists, unlikely heroines, scientists, spiritual leaders, and politicians of the unseen.

From Agatha Harkness’s sarcasm to the Bene Gesserit’s faith and strategy, from the Owens Sisters’ gentle magic to Elphaba’s furious green rebellion, each one redefines power in her own way — all while echoing the same story: transformation.

Pop culture remains enchanted by them because, in truth, we are all witches — women who have learned to turn pain into power, and rejection into freedom.

1. Agatha Harkness (Agatha All Along)

Kathryn Hahn stole the spotlight in WandaVision and now stars in her own spinoff series on Disney+. Agatha All Along turns the villain into a protagonist — ironic, dangerous, irresistible. She’s the perfect emblem of an era that embraces female power in shades of darkness and humor.

Like Wicked, Agatha rewrites the “evil witch” trope, revealing the loneliness, guilt, and desire that have always lived behind the caricature.

2. The Owens Sisters (Practical Magic)

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are reuniting for the long-awaited sequel to Practical Magic.
The Owens women are everyday witches — flawed, loving, resilient. Rediscovered by a new generation, they became icons of emotional witchcraft: a power rooted not in destruction, but in care and empathy.

They remind us that tenderness can be its own form of spell.

3. The Sanderson Sisters (Hocus Pocus)

Campy, colorful, and chaotic, the Sanderson sisters remain eternal in pop culture.
Hocus Pocus 2 revived the trio for a new generation, and whispers of another sequel are already flying.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy embody the witches we love to hate — vain, theatrical, and hilariously wicked.

Their magic lies in the laughter they conjure.

4. The Bene Gesserit (Dune: Prophecy)

In Dune, witchcraft is political.

The new Max series expands the mythology of the women who manipulate power, faith, and genetics in the name of survival.

More than witches, the Bene Gesserit are strategists and seers, shaping empires with their voices and visions.

It’s witchcraft elevated to science fiction — a spell woven from manipulation and destiny.

5. Elphaba (Wicked)

The legendary Broadway musical finally reaches the big screen in 2025 — split into two cinematic chapters.

Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, remains the ultimate symbol of the misunderstood woman.

Her story is a fable of empathy and difference, reminding us that even the darkest witches were once just girls who refused to blend in.

Honorable Mentions

• Hermione Granger, soon to be reimagined in HBO’s Harry Potter series, is bridging generations of magical storytelling.
• Wednesday Addams, not technically a witch, but a gothic spirit of rebellion who channels the same untamed energy.
• Mysaria (“The White Worm”), from House of the Dragon, is a silent strategist whose mystique echoes the ancient art of political sorcery.

Every generation reinvents its witches. The fairy-tale ones terrified us; the television ones teased us; today’s witches free us. They speak of our fears, our desires, and our defiance — mirrors of every woman who ever dared to break a rule.

In the end, the spell is always the same: to survive the fire.