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Charmed
Original Run	October 7, 1998 to May 21, 2006
No. of Episodes	179
Genre(s)	Fantasy
Creator(s)	Constance M. Burge
Exec. Producer(s)	Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent Brad Kern
Starring	Holly Marie Combs Alyssa Milano Shannen Doherty Brian Krause Rose McGowan Dorian Gregory Julian McMahon
Country of Origin	United States
Original Channel	WB

Charmed is a TV series created by Constance M Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling. The series ran from 1998 to 2006 on the WB and starred Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell, Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell, and Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell. Rose McGowan joined the series as Paige Matthews in 2001.

The series bore some superficial similarities to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and premiered at a time when shows with similar themes were popular. It had a strong underlying theme of girl power and was a very female-centered show with heavy romantic plots. The series lasted eight seasons, becoming the longest running series with female leads. The series ended on May 21, 2006.

Tagline: The Power of Three Will Set You Free.

Premise

Three sisters reunite at their family home in San Francisco and discover they are witches with magical powers and a destiny to battle demons, warlocks, and save innocents from evil. They learn they are the prophesied "Charmed Ones", the most powerful witches in history. The women try to balance real life with destiny and magic.

Plot

In the beginning of the show's history the plot was based on what was termed 'a demon a week plot' which meant that every week there would be a demon, used mainly to show the girls' adjustment to their powers and the stress of having a normal life and magical powers. After the girls settled into their powers, they focused on more powerful overarching evil like The Source of All Evil, Balthazar, Barabus, and The Avatars.

Cast

Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell

Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell

Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell (1998 - 2001)

Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews (2001 - 2006)

Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt

Dorian Gregory as Daryl Morris (1998 - 2005)

Julian McMahon as Cole Turner

Jason Simmons as Wyatt Halliwell (2003 - 2006)

Kristopher Simmons as Wyatt Halliwell (2003 - 2006)

Drew Fuller as Chris Halliwell (2003 - 2006)

Kaley Cuoco as Billie Jenkins (2005-2006)

Recurring Characters

Jennifer Rhodes as Penny Halliwell (Grams)

Finola Hughes as Patty Halliwell

Ted King as Inspector Andy Trudeau

Rebecca Balding as Elise Rothman

Ivan Sergei as Henry Mitchell

James Read as Victor Bennet

Eric Dane as Jason Dean

Charmed Universe

Like Buffy and Angel, Charmed expanded on the series to include:

• Charmed Soundtracks
• Charmed Novels
• Charmed Action Figures

External Links

The WB - Charmed

Charmed Net

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