The film stars Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Taylor Kitsch, Jessica Lucas, Toby Hemingway, and Chace Crawford.

Magic manifests on a witch's thirteenth birthday and grows stronger until they "ascend" at eighteen, upon which their powers increase significantly.

When a student is found dead near the school campus, various paranormal occurrences begin to occur, with Sarah and Pogue's girlfriend Kate Tunney being the primary targets.

When Sarah suggests that one of the other three Sons transfer their power to Caleb so he could fight Chase, he refuses as it would cost the person offering their life.

The website's consensus reads: "The Covenant plays out like a teen soap opera, full of pretty faces, wooden acting, laughable dialogue, and little suspense.

[9] Upon its release in the United States, the film managed to top the box office charts with a $8.9 million opening on what was called a "weak" weekend.