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Charmed
Genre
Based onCharmed by Constance M. Burge
Developed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production locationVancouver, British Columbia
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time41–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkThe CW
Related
Charmed (1998 TV series)

Charmed is an upcoming American fantasy drama television series developed by Jennie Snyder Urman. It is a reboot of The WB series of the same name, created by Constance M. Burge, which originally aired from 1998 to 2006. Charmed was ordered to pilot in January 2018, and received a series order in May 2018. The series follows the lives of three sisters — Macy (Madeleine Mantock), Mel (Melonie Diaz) and Maggie Vera (Sarah Jeffery) — who, after the death of their mother (Valerie Cruz), discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time. Together they possess the "Power of Three", which they use to vanquish supernatural demons.

Premise

Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne,[2][3] Charmed follows the lives of three sisters — Macy (Madeleine Mantock), Mel (Melonie Diaz) and Maggie Vera (Sarah Jeffery) — who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.[4][5] Together they possess the "Power of Three", which they use to vanquish supernatural demons and tear "down the patriarchy."[6][7][8] Each sister has a unique magical power; the eldest Macy has the power of telekinesis, middle sister Mel possesses the power of time-freezing, and the youngest Maggie has the power to hear people's thoughts.[2][4] The reboot changes several elements from the original Charmed series, including moving the setting from San Francisco to Hilltowne; making one of the sisters a lesbian; giving the youngest sister the power to hear people's thoughts instead of premonition; and having all three of their alliterative names begin with M instead of P.[4][9] Additionally, all three lead actresses are of Hispanic descent.[10]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

  • Cecilia Deacon as Viv
  • Brendon Zub as Detective Bailey

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"[22]Brad SilberlingStory by : Jennie Snyder Urman
Teleplay by : Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin		TBATBATBD

Production

Development

A reboot of the original series had been announced since October 2013, when it was originally being developed for CBS by Party of Five co-creator Christopher Keyser and Sydney Sidner.[23] However, CBS ultimately decided not to move forward with the reboot.[24] On January 5, 2017, it was announced that The CW network was developing a new reboot of Charmed by Jane the Virgin showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman for the 2017–18 television season.[25] Both Urman and director Brad Silberling were approached in 2016 by CBS Television Studios (who own the rights to Charmed) to work on a reboot of the show.[26] The original pilot script was going to be set in 1976 about three witches (Tina, Paige and Annie), who are not related but are brought together to fight evil in a small New England town.[27] At the time, The CW president Mark Pedowitz stated that the reboot would not be a prequel to the original series, but described it as "a self-contained, self-sustained" and "very standalone show."[28] However, on February 3, 2017, The Hollywood Reporter announced that the reboot would be redeveloped and delayed until the 2018–19 season, as the pilot draft script "didn't come in the way the network had hoped" and that Urman, who had prior commitments with Jane the Virgin, did not have enough time to fully commit to the reboot for the 2017–18 season.[29] Pedowitz gave an update on the reboot during the Television Critics Association summer press tour in August 2017, saying that it was still in the redevelopment process and that the network was waiting to see what Urman had come up with for the redeveloped script.[30]

On January 25, 2018, The CW officially ordered the Charmed reboot to pilot.[7] The redeveloped script will now be set in the present day and has been described as "a fierce, funny, feminist reboot" centered on "three sisters in a college town who, after the tragic death of their mother, are stunned to discover they are witches."[6] The reboot will revolve around the sisters "vanquishing supernatural demons" and "tearing down the patriarchy," while "maintaining familial bonds."[7] In an interview with the Metro newspaper, Silberling stated that the appeal of the reboot is to be "fun and contemporary" with its timely social observations.[26] The pilot episode was written by Jane the Virgin writers Jessica O'Toole and Amy Rardin, and was based on a story by Urman. All three are also executive producers of the reboot alongside Silberling, Ben Silverman, and Carter Covington.[1][31] The pilot was directed by Silberling[31] and filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia from March 19 to April 7, 2018.[26][32][33] On May 11, 2018, The CW ordered the Charmed reboot to series, with a premiere date to be announced on May 17, 2018.[34]

Casting

On February 7, 2018, TVLine revealed the reboot's casting details, with the three sisters bearing the unofficial names of Macy, Mel and Madison Pruitt.[2] The casting details revealed that all ethnicities were being sought for each of the roles; and that one of the sisters would be a lesbian, a major change from the original Charmed series.[2] TVLine also revealed that casting was underway for the trio's "devilishly handsome" advisor/whitelighter Harry, Macy's "documentary filmmaker-boyfriend" Galvin, Madison's "sensitive loner ex-beau" Brian, and Mel's detective girlfriend Soo Jin.[2] Madison's name was later changed to Maggie, the sisters' surname was changed to Vera, and Soo Jin's name was changed to Niko.[4][20]

In mid-February 2018, Ser'Darius Blain was the first to be cast as Galvin,[35] followed by film actress Melonie Diaz as the middle sister Mel,[14] and Shades of Blue actress Sarah Jeffery as the youngest sister Maggie.[4][16] Later that month, The Man in the High Castle actor Rupert Evans was cast as Harry.[18] In early March 2018, former Into the Badlands actress Madeleine Mantock was cast as the eldest sister Macy.[12] Charlie Gillespie and Ellen Tamaki were the last to be cast in the roles of Brian and Niko, respectively.[3] The three lead actresses playing the Vera sisters are all of Hispanic descent.[10] Executive producer Brad Silberling stated that the Vera sisters are "very different in terms of personalities and ethnicities" to the Halliwell sisters in the original series, who were all straight white women.[26]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Charmed
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" TBA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Controversy and fans reaction

Shortly after the pilot announcement in January 2018, Holly Marie Combs, a cast member of the original Charmed series, took to Twitter and criticized The CW's decision to reboot the show without any input from the original cast and crew. Combs claimed to have an issue with The CW "reimagining" Charmed as the network, formerly known as The WB, chose not to renew the show in 2006 for a ninth season; as a result, Combs accused The CW of trying to cash in on the Charmed name and concept, while "capitalizing" on the original cast and crew's hard work.[36] Combs also took issue with the network's description of a "feminist" reboot, which she felt implied the original series was not, by sarcastically tweeting: "Guess we forgot to do that the first go around. Hmph."[37] Combs then implied that the reboot should have a new title as she felt that it is a brand new show with no ties to the original Charmed. She tweeted that television reboots or remakes are legally required to have the same title as the storylines are uncannily similar to that of the original series, further adding: "If it's not similar than it's just another show. A new show with a new title."[38]

Another original cast member, Shannen Doherty, gave a more positive approach to the reboot on Twitter, stating that it was a testament to the original that a reboot was even being considered. She further added that she was "intrigued by the idea that a new generation might be comforted, inspired like you all were. Charmed helped us all in some way."[39] However, Doherty admitted that she did take issue with The CW's description of a "feminist" reboot, by tweeting that the their wording was "terrible and a bit offensive," but understood that "everyone makes mistakes."[40] News of the reboot was met with a mixed response from fans of the original series. Some fans were positive about the reboot, while others were not impressed about the changes made to the series.[36][39] Following the reboot announcement, fans took to Twitter and began to share the #StopCharmedReboot hashtag in an attempt to prevent The CW from moving forward with the pilot.[41][42]

References

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