In
1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with
magical abilities, referred to as "the Power", form a covenant of
silence to protect themselves from persecution. Four of the five
bloodlines survive to this day; one family, lusting for more power, was
banished, their bloodline disappearing without a trace until now.
The Covenant tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young
students at the elite Spenser Academy who are bound by their sacred
ancestry. As descendants of the original families that settled in
Ipswich Colony in the 1600s, the boys have all been given amazing
supernatural powers.
But their ability to shape-shift, defy gravity and perform superhuman
feats of strength comes at a terrible cost: every time one of the Sons
of Ipswich uses his magical powers, he ages prematurely, and the
temptation to abuse the power makes it more addictive than any drug.
What's more, life is only going to get harder for the young friends; at
the moment each boy turns 18, he will "ascend," gaining far more
potent—and addictive—powers.
With Caleb's birthday just a few days away, his mother Evelyn (Wendy
Crewson) is terrified her son will find it impossible to resist the
lure of power like his father before him. Caleb assures her he'll be
able to handle his new abilities. But will he really? And what if he
needs his power to fight an evil force that threatens everything he
loves?
As the new school year begins at Spenser Academy, students have
gathered for a wild outdoor party to mark the end of summer. Hundreds
of feet above the gyrating bodies, Caleb Danvers (Steven Strait) and
his three best friends walk to the edge of a dizzying precipice and
drop unseen and unscathed before casually joining the fray. At the
party, gorgeous newcomer Sarah Wenham (Laura Ramsey) is introduced to
the boys by her equally stunning roommate Kate (Jessica Lucas). The
girls also meet an intriguing transfer student named Chase Collins
(Sebastian Stan), who quickly ingratiates himself into the group.
When the police arrive to disperse the partiers, they discover the body
of a student, dead of an apparent drug overdose. The school headmaster
(Kenneth Walsh) immediately suspects Caleb and his friends are somehow
involved. Meanwhile, as Sarah, a former Boston public-school student,
tries to adjust to dorm life at the elite prep school, she can't shake
the creepy feeling that someone—or something—is
watching
her every move.
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