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| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Drama (film and television)#Family drama|Family drama]]
* [[Fantasy]]
* [[Supernatural fiction]]
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| creator              = [[Constance M. Burge]]
| showrunner           = [[Brad Kern]]
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Shannen Doherty]]
* [[Holly Marie Combs]]
* [[Alyssa Milano]]
* [[Rose McGowan]]
* [[Ted King (actor)|T. W. King]] 
* [[Dorian Gregory]]
* [[Greg Vaughan]] <!-- Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television]], this is organized by broadcast credit order, with new lead cast added to the end of the list. -->
* Karis Paige Bryant <!-- Do not remove Karis Paige Bryant: she is credited as "starring" in the season two opening credits. -->
* [[Brian Krause]]
* [[Julian McMahon]]
* [[Drew Fuller]]
* [[Kaley Cuoco]]
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| open_theme           = "[[How Soon Is Now?]]" performed by [[Love Spit Love]]
| composer             = {{Plainlist|
* Tim Truman (season 1)
* [[Jay Gruska]]
* [[J. Peter Robinson]] (seasons 2–8)
}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Johnny Marr]]<br>[[Morrissey]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 8
| num_episodes         = 178
| list_episodes        = List of Charmed episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Constance M. Burge
* Brad Kern
* [[Aaron Spelling]]
* [[E. Duke Vincent]]
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| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* Sheryl J. Anderson
* Jon Paré
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| camera               = [[Panavision]], [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| company              = [[Spelling Television]]
| runtime              = 40–45 minutes
| network              = [[The WB]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1998|10|7}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2006|5|21}}
| related              = ''[[Charmed (2018 TV series)|Charmed]]'' (2018–2022)
}}

'''''Charmed''''' is an American [[fantasy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series created by [[Constance M. Burge]] and produced by [[Aaron Spelling]] and his production company [[Spelling Television]], with [[Brad Kern]] serving as [[showrunner]]. The series was originally broadcast by [[The WB]] from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as The Charmed Ones, the most powerful good [[witches]] of all time, who use their combined "[[Power of Three (Charmed, 1998)|Power of Three]]" to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique [[Magic in fiction|magical powers]] that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern-day [[San Francisco]]. Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and [[FBI]] investigations throughout the series. The series initially focuses on the three Halliwell sisters, [[Prue Halliwell|Prue]] ([[Shannen Doherty]]), [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] ([[Holly Marie Combs]]), and [[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]] ([[Alyssa Milano]]).

''Charmed'' achieved a [[cult following]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/buffy-and-the-clones/2006/02/24/1140670217264.html |title=Cult versus mainstream |last=Houston |first=Melinda |work=[[The Age]] |date=February 26, 2006 |access-date=October 26, 2015 |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822102354/http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/buffy-and-the-clones/2006/02/24/1140670217264.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Barr"/> and popularity on The WB with its first episode "[[Something Wicca This Way Comes]]" garnering 7.7 million viewers, breaking the record for the network's highest-rated debut episode.<ref name="cnn.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9810/23/charmed/index.html |title=''Charmed'' has that Spelling magic |last=Michael |first=Dennis |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=October 23, 1998 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102233721/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9810/23/charmed/index.html |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The show's ratings, although smaller than rival shows on the "big four" networks ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]], and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), were a success for the relatively new and smaller WB network. ''Charmed'' went through several timeslot changes during its eight-season run. During its [[Charmed (season 5)|fifth season]], the show moved to the Sunday 8:00 pm timeslot, where it became the highest-rated Sunday night program in The WB's history.<ref name="breaks demo records"/><ref name="wb sticks"/> At [[List of Charmed episodes|178 episodes]], ''Charmed'' was the [[List of programs broadcast by The WB#Dramas|second-longest drama broadcast by The WB]], behind ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]''. In 2006, it became the longest-running, hour-long television series featuring all-female leads before being surpassed by ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' in 2012.<ref name="BuzzFeed"/>

The series has also received [[List of awards and nominations received by Charmed|numerous awards and nominations]]. In 2010, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' and [[AOL TV]] ranked ''Charmed'' within their joint list of "The Top 20 Magic/Supernatural Shows of All Time," while in 2013, ''[[TV Guide]]'' listed the series as one of "The 60 Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of All Time." ''Charmed'' has also become a source of [[Charmed#Charmed in popular culture|pop culture references]] in film and television and has [[Charmed#Cultural impact|influenced other succeeding television series]] in the same subgenre. The show's success has led to its development in other media, including a [[Charmed (video game)|video game]], [[Charmed board games|board games]], [[#Soundtracks|soundtracks]], [[List of Charmed books|novels]], and a [[Charmed (comics)|comic book series]] which served as a continuation of its narrative. According to data research from [[The NPD Group]] in 2012, ''Charmed'' was the second-most binge watched television series on subscription [[video-on-demand]] services, such as [[Netflix]]. A [[Charmed (2018 TV series)|reboot series of ''Charmed'']], featuring different cast members and characters, premiered on [[The CW]] on October 14, 2018.<ref name="Premiere Date"/>

== Series overview ==
{{Quote_box |width=40% |align=right |quote=Before [[Melinda Warren|Melinda]] was [[Salem witch trials|burned at the stake]], she vowed that each generation of Warren witches would become stronger and stronger, culminating in the arrival of three sisters ... the most powerful witches the world has ever known ... the Charmed Ones.|source=—[[Phoebe Halliwell]] ([[Alyssa Milano]]) in "[[Something Wicca This Way Comes]]"}}

The series starts in 1998 when [[Phoebe Halliwell]] ([[Alyssa Milano]]) returns from [[New York City|New York]] and moves back into the family's Halliwell Manor in [[San Francisco]] to live with her sisters [[Prue Halliwell|Prue]] ([[Shannen Doherty]]) and [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] ([[Holly Marie Combs]]). When Phoebe discovers the family's ''[[Book of Shadows (Charmed)|Book of Shadows]]'' in the attic, she learns that she and her sisters are the most powerful witches ever known, destined to protect both innocents and the world at large from demons, warlocks, and other evil creatures. Phoebe, reasonably suspecting the book to be a novelty, reads its initial inscription&mdash;unaware that it also happens to be an incantation activating the sisters' supernatural powers once all three are reunited in their ancestral home.

[[File:House at 1329 Carroll Ave., Los Angeles (Charmed House).JPG|thumb|left|The [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] building filmed as the Halliwell Manor is located at [[Carroll Avenue]] in [[Los Angeles]], California. In the series, the fictional manor is set in [[San Francisco]].]]

By the end of the first episode, each sister learns that she has a unique magical power that allows them to cast spells and brew potions. Prue, the eldest, has the power of [[Psychokinesis|telekinesis]] (the ability to move objects with her mind), and in [[Charmed (season 2)|season two]] she develops the power of [[astral projection]] (the ability to be in two places at once). Piper, the middle sister, has the power of molecular immobilization. As she grows more proficient, she learns how to freeze only certain people or objects or body parts, as she wishes. In [[Charmed (season 3)|season three]], her powers evolve further, as she is able to cause evil beings or objects to explode using her hands as a development of her powers surrounding molecular movement. Phoebe, the youngest of the three, initially possesses the power of [[Precognition|premonition]] allowing her to receive visions of the future and later of the past. She later develops the powers of [[Levitation (physics)|levitation]] in season three, and empathy in [[Charmed season 6|season six]], the latter allowing her to sense and tap into others' emotions and, sometimes, powers. In accordance with the series' mythology, witches' powers are tied to their emotions.

During the first two seasons, the sisters face various evil beings from week to week. However, in the third season, they discover that their ultimate enemy is The Underworld's demonic ruler, [[The Source (Charmed)|The Source of All Evil]]. Eventually, Prue is killed in the [[All Hell Breaks Loose (Charmed)|season three finale]] by The Source's personal assassin, [[Shax (Charmed)|Shax]] ([[Michael Bailey Smith]]). While grieving for their older sister, Piper and Phoebe discover that they also have a younger half-sister, [[Paige Matthews]] ([[Rose McGowan]]), who had been the secret love child of their witch mother, [[Patty Halliwell|Patty]] ([[Finola Hughes]]), and her "whitelighter" (guardian angel) Sam Wilder ([[Scott Jaeck]]). Paige's magical abilities represent her dual heritage as both a witch and whitelighter; like Prue, she possesses a form of telekinesis, but she has to verbally call for objects to "orb" (teleport) them to their intended destination. As she attempts to control the two sides of her ancestry, Paige also learns how to orb herself and others, and to heal others with the touch of her hand; she eventually receives her own whitelighter charges to train and protect as they learn witchcraft.  Paige can also "glamour", shapeshifting into a different human appearance.

The Source, responsible for the majority of attacks on the sisters, becomes the main villain during [[Charmed (season 4)|season four]] until he is finally vanquished. After his demise, an annual season-long storyline and several antagonists are introduced in subsequent seasons (occasionally following the "[[Big Bad]]" television format). These include Phoebe's demonic ex-husband, [[Cole Turner (Charmed)|Cole Turner]] ([[Julian McMahon]]), until [[Charmed season 5|mid-season five]]; the scheming, misguided [[Elders (Charmed)|Elder]], [[Gideon (Charmed)|Gideon]] (Gildart Jackson), throughout season six; The Avatars until [[Charmed (season 7)|mid-season seven]]; the demon [[Zankou]] ([[Oded Fehr]]) until the season seven finale; and, in season eight, powerful sister witches [[Billie Jenkins|Billie]] ([[Kaley Cuoco]]) and [[Christy Jenkins]] ([[Marnette Patterson]]), who fall under the influence of the demonic [[The Triad (Charmed)|Triad]] (who earlier feature as an early-season three antagonist). In addition to the supernatural themes explored in ''Charmed'', the characters contend with serious issues in their day-to-day lives such as relationships, careers, marriage, childbirth, illness and the deaths of loved ones. The sisters also fight to prevent the exposure of the existence of magic to the human community at large, contending with several police, FBI, and Homeland Security investigations. Often through the assistance of their long-term ally, [[Darryl Morris (Charmed)|Darryl Morris]] ([[Dorian Gregory]]) of the [[San Francisco Police Department]], they are able to avoid police suspicion, including the investigation of the most-recurring human antagonist, [[List of Charmed characters#Inspector Sheridan|Inspector Sheridan]] ([[Jenya Lano]]), in the sixth and seventh seasons.

The sisters also face romantic storylines. Prue's love interests include her high school sweetheart, [[Andy Trudeau|Inspector Andy Trudeau]] ([[Ted King (actor)|Ted King]]), who dies in the [[Charmed (season 1)|season one]] finale in an attempt to save the sisters, and a brief co-worker, [[List of Charmed characters#Jack Sheridan|Jack Sheridan]] ([[Lochlyn Munro]]), in season two. Piper's central love interest throughout the series is the sisters' whitelighter [[Leo Wyatt]] ([[Brian Krause]]); their early relationship is problematic due to the forbidden nature of witch-whitelighter relationships, and so in season two a love triangle forms with Piper, Leo and her neighbor, [[List of Charmed characters#Dan Gordon|Dan Gordon]] ([[Greg Vaughan]]). Eventually, the two manage to marry and consummate their union in season three, producing a son named [[Wyatt Halliwell|Wyatt]] in season five. The couple separate due to supernatural circumstances at the end of the fifth season; however, they reconnect in the subsequent season, resulting in a second son named [[Chris Halliwell|Chris]]. The [[Forever Charmed|final episode of ''Charmed'']] shows them to have a daughter, many grandchildren, and to grow old together in the future. Phoebe's romantic history involves a tortured relationship with half-demon, half-human Cole Turner in the show's third, fourth and fifth seasons; they have a turbulent marriage in the fourth, and in the fifth, following their divorce, she is compelled to vanquish him. Phoebe has a number of multi-episode human boyfriends in subsequent seasons, including her boss, [[List of Charmed characters#Jason Dean|Jason Dean]] ([[Eric Dane]]), before meeting a [[cupid]] named [[Coop (Charmed)|Coop]] ([[Victor Webster]]) in the eighth season, whom she marries. Paige, like Phoebe, has several multi-episode boyfriends, including fellow-witch and magic "[[drug addiction|addict]]" Richard Montana ([[Balthazar Getty]]) in season six, and an unstable FBI agent-turned-whitelighter [[List of Charmed characters#Kyle Brody|Kyle Brody]] ([[Kerr Smith]]) in season seven. In the eighth season, she becomes committed to a human parole officer, [[List of Charmed characters#Henry Mitchell|Henry Mitchell]] ([[Ivan Sergei]]), whom she marries. The final episode's [[flashforward]] montage reveals Piper, Phoebe, and Paige to have three children each with their respective husbands.

== Cast and characters ==
{{Main|List of Charmed characters}} 
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* [[Shannen Doherty]] as [[Prue Halliwell]] (seasons 1–3), the eldest sister who initially receives the power to move objects with her mind by channelling [[Psychokinesis|telekinesis]] through her eyes. As the series progresses, Prue learns how to channel her telekinetic powers through her hands and gains the power of [[astral projection]], the ability to [[Cloning|be in two places at once]]. The evolution of her powers was explained by the theory that her ability to move objects with her mind evolved into the ability to move or transfer her own consciousness and astral body to other places. Prue also develops martial arts skills and becomes an effective hand-to-hand fighter. During her three seasons on ''Charmed'', she is regarded as the strongest and most powerful witch of the Halliwell sisters. Prue initially works as an appraiser for an auction house, and later becomes a professional photographer for a magazine company.

* [[Holly Marie Combs]] as [[Piper Halliwell]], the second-eldest sister who initially receives the power to freeze demons, people, and objects; and eventually her surrounding environment. As the series progresses, she also gains the power to cause evil beings or objects to spontaneously explode, with the explanation behind this being her power to freeze comes from an ability to slow down particles, and with combustion, the ability to rapidly speed them up. Piper is initially the middle sister of the family during the first three seasons, but later becomes the eldest sister after Prue dies. Piper's central love-interest throughout the series is Leo Wyatt ([[Brian Krause]]), the sisters' whitelighter – a guardian angel for good witches. In [[Charmed (season 3)|season three]], she marries Leo, and as the series progresses, they have two children; [[List of Charmed characters#Wyatt Halliwell|Wyatt]] (born in [[Charmed (season 5)|season five]]) and Chris (born in [[Charmed (season 6)|season six]]). Piper initially works as a chef and manager for the restaurant Quake, but in season two she opens a nightclub called P3; in which Prue (before her death) and Phoebe become part-owners. In a comic series, modelled after the show, she eventually opens a restaurant called Halliwell.
* [[Alyssa Milano]] as [[Phoebe Halliwell]], the third-eldest sister who initially receives the power of [[Precognition|premonition]], the ability to see into the future and [[Retrocognition|the past]]. To make up for initially only having a passive power, Phoebe develops martial-arts skills in order to better support her sisters when they fight evil. As the series progresses, she also gains the active powers of [[Levitation (paranormal)|levitation]] and [[Empathy#In fiction|empathy]]. Phoebe is introduced into ''Charmed'' as the youngest and most rebellious of the Halliwell sisters. However, her progression as a witch helps her become more responsible and grow as a person. Phoebe later becomes the middle sister after Prue dies and the series introduces their younger half-sister; Paige (Rose McGowan). Phoebe was initially a college student for the first few seasons, and later becomes an advice columnist for the newspaper ''The Bay Mirror''.
* [[Rose McGowan]] as [[Paige Matthews]] (seasons 4–8), the youngest sister, who initially receives the power to move objects with her mind by orbing ("teleporting") objects from one location to another through a vocal command. She was the secret love-child of the Halliwell sisters' mother Patty ([[Finola Hughes]]) and her whitelighter Sam Wilder ([[Scott Jaeck]]), making Paige both a witch and a whitelighter. She was given up at birth and raised by her adoptive parents. Paige is introduced at the beginning of [[Charmed (season 4)|season four]], where she goes on to help reconstitute The Charmed Ones by taking Prue's place in the "[[Power of Three (Charmed)|Power of Three]]". As the series progresses, Paige also receives the whitelighter powers of orbing herself and others; as well as sensing, glamouring, and healing.

=== Supporting ===
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* [[Ted King (actor)|T. W. King]] as Andy Trudeau (season 1), introduced as the Halliwell sisters' childhood friend and Prue's high school sweetheart and first love. He works as an inspector for the San Francisco Police Department and is coincidentally assigned to almost every police case that involves the sisters. Andy eventually discovers that they are witches and serves as the sisters' initial connection to the police force. In the season one finale, Andy is killed by the demon Rodriguez ([[Carlos Gomez (American actor)|Carlos Gomez]]), who also happens to be one of the Internal Affairs officers investigating Andy's unsolved cases.
* [[Dorian Gregory]] as Darryl Morris (seasons 1–7), a lieutenant in the San Francisco Police Department. Darryl is introduced into season one as Andy Trudeau's (Ted King) best friend and partner. At first, Darryl is suspicious of the Halliwell sisters' recurring connection to mysterious murders and crimes. However, in [[Charmed (season 2)|season two]], the sisters reveal to him that they are good witches trying to bring justice and protection to the world. Throughout the series, Darryl helps the sisters cover up unsolved cases related to demonic activity, as well as granting them favors and giving them general support. His family also become close to the sisters and consider them part of their family. At the end of [[Charmed (season 7)|season seven]], Darryl and his family move to the East Coast.
* [[Brian Krause]] as Leo Wyatt (seasons 2–8; recurring season 1), the Halliwell sisters' whitelighter—a guardian angel for good witches—who has the powers to orb, heal, sense, levitate, glamour and hover. Leo is introduced into season one as the sisters' handyman hired to fix up their house, but they later discover that he is their whitelighter. Leo's whitelighter duties often causes problems for his marriage to Piper and their family. Their relationship is the first of many conflicts between the sisters and The Elders.
* [[Greg Vaughan]] as Dan Gordon (season 2), introduced as the Halliwell sisters' new next-door neighbor. Dan and Piper become romantically involved after Piper and Leo (Brian Krause) break up due to the strenuous nature his whitelighter duties place on their relationship. Piper later breaks up with Dan and reconciles with Leo. At the end of season two, Dan moves to Portland to take a job offer.
*Karis Paige Bryant as Jenny Gordon (season 2), introduced as Dan Gordon's (Greg Vaughan) niece who temporarily moves in with him for school because her parents are in Saudi Arabia on business. Whilst living with her uncle, Jenny forms a bond with the Halliwell sisters and often turns to them for advice on female issues that she is not comfortable talking to her uncle about. Midway through season two, Jenny moves back in with her parents after they return to the United States.
* [[Julian McMahon]] as Cole Turner / Belthazor (seasons 3–5; guest season 7), a half-human and half-demon who has the powers to teleport and throw projective energy balls which could stun or kill. Cole is introduced into [[Charmed (season 3)|season three]] as an Assistant [[District Attorney]] sent by [[Triad (Charmed)|The Triad]] to kill The Charmed Ones, but instead he falls in love with Phoebe. Although Cole completely rids himself of his demonic nature and marries Phoebe in [[Charmed (season 4)|season four]], he later returns to evil after he unwillingly becomes the new [[The Source (Charmed)|Source of All Evil]]. As The Source, Cole is eventually vanquished by The Charmed Ones, only to come back from death in his attempts to win Phoebe back. Driven insane, Cole is, through his own doing, once again killed by the sisters in [[Charmed (season 5)|season five]]. He later returns for a guest appearance in the season seven episode "The Seven Year Witch," where it is revealed his spirit is trapped between realms.
* [[Drew Fuller]] as Chris Halliwell (season 6; guest seasons 5, 7 & 8), the second-eldest son of Leo and Piper. Chris is introduced into the season five finale as a whitelighter from the future who helps assist the Halliwell sisters against magical beings known as The Titans. In [[Charmed (season 6)|season six]], Chris reveals that he is Leo and Piper's son and has traveled back in time to prevent his older brother [[List of Charmed characters#Wyatt Halliwell|Wyatt]] from growing up to be the evil dictator he becomes in the future. In the season six finale, adult Chris is killed by an Elder named Gideon (Gildart Jackson) and baby Chris is born.
* [[Kaley Cuoco]] as [[Billie Jenkins]] (season 8), introduced as a young college student and a new charge for Paige (Rose McGowan). Billie has the power to move objects with her mind using telekinesis, and later develops the power of projection; the ability to warp reality. She spends most of season eight trying to find her eldest sister [[Christy Jenkins|Christy]] ([[Marnette Patterson]]), who was kidnapped 15 years earlier by The Triad. Billie is eventually reunited with her sister, but does not know that Christy has been turned evil under the influence of demons. After Christy briefly sways her to betray the Charmed Ones, Billie eventually sides with them in the series finale and is forced to kill her sister in self-defense.

==Production==

===Development===
In 1998, when [[The WB]] began looking for a new drama series for the [[1998–99 United States network television schedule|1998–99 season]], they approached [[Spelling Television]] (which had produced the network's then-most successful series, ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'') to create it. Expanding on the popularity of witch-themed dramas such as ''[[The Craft (film)|The Craft]]'' (1996)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sony Plans A Remake Of 'The Craft' |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni58597019/ |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=[[IMDb]] |date=May 14, 2015 |archive-date=March 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320073215/http://www.imdb.com/news/ni58597019/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=EmpireCraft>{{cite news |last1=William |first1=Owen |title=Remake Of The Craft Officially Announced |url=https://empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=44307 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=May 14, 2015 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082428/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=44307 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Practical Magic]]'' (1998),<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/29/shannen-doherty-charmed-reboots/ |title=Shannen Doherty on Charmed reboot's 'terrible, offensive' description |last=Hibberd |first=James |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 29, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044200/http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/29/shannen-doherty-charmed-reboots/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the production company explored different forms of [[mythology]] to find characters they could realize with contemporary storytelling.<ref name="genesis">"Genesis" Documentary, ''Charmed'': The Complete Final Season Region 1 DVD</ref>

[[Constance M. Burge]] was hired to create the series as she was under contract with [[20th Century Fox]] and Spelling Television after conceiving the drama series ''[[Savannah (TV series)|Savannah]]'' (1996–97).<ref name="genesis"/> When the theme of witchcraft was first pitched to her, she was aware of [[stereotypes]] of witches (flying brooms, black cats, and warts). After researching [[Wicca]], she changed her perspective<ref name="burge">{{cite web |url=https://www.visimag.com/tvzone/t126_feature.htm |title=TV Zone magazine #126: Charmed, creator interview |publisher=www.visimag.com |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419043936/http://www.visimag.com/tvzone/t126_feature.htm |archive-date=April 19, 2016}}</ref> and aimed at telling a story of good witches who looked and acted like ordinary people. With this, her initial concept was a series set in [[Boston, Massachusetts]],<ref name="burge"/> about three friends and roommates who were all witches.<ref name="genesis"/> However, executive producer E. Duke Vincent balked, asking "Why would anybody want to watch a show about three witches?" He proposed that the series should focus on family values and developed the series-long [[mantra]] of it being about "three sisters who happen to be witches, not three witches who happen to be sisters." Spelling warmed to Burge's ideas and, after the concept was re-crafted to be a series about three sisters (now living in San Francisco) descended from a line of witches,<ref name="burge"/> it was pitched to The WB's President of Entertainment, Susanne Daniels, who liked it, allowing the series to begin development.<ref name="genesis"/>

The series was retitled ''Charmed'' after Spelling's suggestion of ''House of Sisters'' was dropped. Burge wrote the [[Pilot episode|pilot]] script and a 28-minute version of the pilot was filmed, which was never aired on network television. After original cast member Lori Rom quit the series before its premiere, [[Alyssa Milano]] took over her role and a new pilot had to be filmed. Upon its debut, ''Charmed'' received the largest audience for a series premiere in The WB's history.<ref name="cnn.com"/> The [[Charmed (season 1)|first season]] of 22 episodes was picked up by The WB after only two episodes had aired.

===Casting===
Former ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' actress [[Shannen Doherty]] was cast as the eldest sister [[Prue Halliwell]], while her best friend at the time and former ''[[Picket Fences]]'' actress [[Holly Marie Combs]] played the role of the middle sister [[Piper Halliwell]].<ref name="E! Women of Charmed">{{cite web |url=http://www.charmedscripts.tv/women_of_charmed.htm |title=The Women of Charmed script |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Shay |publisher=Charmedscripts.tv |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113221217/http://www.charmedscripts.tv/women_of_charmed.htm |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Lori Rom]] was originally cast as the youngest sister [[Phoebe Halliwell]] in the 28-minute unaired pilot episode.<ref name="E! Women of Charmed"/> However, Rom quit the series, and a new pilot was filmed with former ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' actress [[Alyssa Milano]] in the role of Phoebe.<ref name="E! Women of Charmed"/> Doherty departed ''Charmed'' at the end of the [[Charmed (season 3)|third season]]. [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] and [[Tiffani Thiessen]] were both considered as replacements.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/06/12/spelling-asked-tiffani-thiessen-join-charmed/ |title='Charmed': Jennifer Love Hewitt and Tiffani Thiessen Were Both Offered Roles to Replace Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell |last= Kerr |first=Mandi |work=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |date=April 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111426/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,129489,00.html|url-status=live |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}</ref> The part ultimately went to film actress [[Rose McGowan]], who played the long-lost younger half-sister [[Paige Matthews]] in the [[Charmed (season 4)|fourth season]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/06/12/spelling-asked-tiffani-thiessen-join-charmed/ |title=Charm's Way |last=Keck |first=William |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 12, 2001 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122130745/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,129489,00.html |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In season one, [[Ted King (actor)|Ted King]] was cast as the inspector [[Andy Trudeau]], [[Dorian Gregory]] was cast as his inspector partner [[Darryl Morris (Charmed)|Darryl Morris]], and [[Brian Krause]] was cast as the Halliwell sisters' [[whitelighter]] [[Leo Wyatt]].<ref name="E! Women of Charmed"/> King departed ''Charmed'' at the end of the first season, while Gregory remained on the show until the seventh season. In season two, [[Greg Vaughan]] joined the series as the Halliwell sisters' new next-door neighbor [[Dan Gordon (Charmed)|Dan Gordon]], while Karis Paige Bryant was cast as his niece [[Jenny Gordon]]. Bryant left her role midway through the second season, while Vaughan left at the end of the season. Australian actor [[Julian McMahon]] joined the cast of ''Charmed'' in season three as the half-demon [[Cole Turner (Charmed)|Cole Turner]]. He departed the show midway through season five. [[Drew Fuller]] joined ''Charmed'' at the end of the fifth season as Piper and Leo's second son from the future, [[Chris Halliwell]]. Fuller left his role at the end of [[Charmed (season 6)|season six]], but returned for guest appearances in later seasons. In the [[Charmed (season 8)|eighth and final season]], [[Kaley Cuoco]] joined the show as the young witch [[Billie Jenkins]].

===Production and writing===
[[Aaron Spelling]] and E. Duke Vincent maintained their positions as executive producers of the series until it ended. Constance M. Burge became an executive producer when she was hired to create the series and write the pilot script. After the 28-minute "unaired pilot" was shown to The WB and the series was picked up by the network, [[Brad Kern]] was recruited as the fourth executive producer and as the [[showrunner]] in order to decipher how the series would develop over the course of its run. Scripting was done by a large number of writers. Kern did the most writing, with a total of 26 episodes, as well as directing one of them. The writers with the most writing credits other than Kern include [[Daniel Cerone]], Curtis Kheel, [[Zack Estrin]], Chris Levinson, [[Krista Vernoff]], Sheryl J. Anderson, [[Monica Owusu-Breen]], [[Alison Schapker]], [[Cameron Litvack]], and Jeannine Renshaw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158552/fullcredits |title=Charmed (TV Series 1998–2006) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327055403/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158552/fullcredits |url-status=live }}</ref> Burge wrote seven episodes for the first and second seasons before leaving her position as executive producer. Scripting was carried out after group brainstorms took place, discussing the events of the episodes, the emotions of the characters, and the mythology involved. Robert Masello, an executive story editor for the series, credits himself as the only [[demonology|demonologist]] hired for a series, in order to add his experience to the storyline.<ref name="women">''The Women of Charmed'', ''[[E!: Entertainment Television]]'', April 19, 2000.</ref>

{{blockquote|''Charmed'' is the only show that has a licensed fully bonded demonologist, which is me, on staff and as a result because I've written books about [[demonology]] and the [[occult]] of witchcraft, I'm there to answer questions about how a demon would behave.}}

The book ''Investigating Charmed: The Magic Power of TV'' (2007) revealed that viewers of the [[Wiccan]] religion appreciated the accurate portrayal of some Wiccan elements, but were disappointed with the way the series tied the Wiccan religion with [[Christianity]], through the concept of demons and angels (Whitelighters).<ref name="thelist"/> One Wiccan viewer noted that some of the evil demons in ''Charmed'' carry the names of benevolent gods and goddesses in the Wiccan religion.<ref name="thelist"/> However, many Wiccan viewers appreciated the fact that ''Charmed'' brought their religion into the public eye in a positive way, through the use of other elements such as sacred objects, spellcasting, a ''[[Book of Shadows (Charmed)|Book of Shadows]]'', solstice celebrations and [[Handfasting (Neopaganism)|handfastings]].<ref name="thelist"/> Cast member Holly Marie Combs revealed in ''The Women of Charmed'' documentary (2000) that the series aimed at following a mythology created by fantasy, and not adhering to Wiccan rules too closely, for fear of coming under criticism for either not being "technically correct enough" or missing the truth completely.<ref name="women"/>

Ahead of the third season, Burge left her former position as executive producer to Kern, after she reportedly became frustrated that storylines for the third season were going to become more focused on the sisters' relationships with their love interests than each other.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.eonline.com/au/news/976754/the-wicked-behind-the-scenes-drama-of-the-original-charmed-the-feuds-firings-and-feminist-fury|title=The Wicked Behind-the-Scenes Drama of the Original Charmed: The Feuds, Firings and Feminist Fury|author=Tierney Bricker|website=[[E! Online]]|date=October 12, 2018|access-date=June 15, 2019|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173746/https://www.eonline.com/au/news/976754/the-wicked-behind-the-scenes-drama-of-the-original-charmed-the-feuds-firings-and-feminist-fury|url-status=live}}</ref> She had disagreements with Kern over bringing the character Cole Turner (Julian McMahon) into the show as a love interest for Alyssa Milano's character Phoebe, as there was already enough focus on the show's established couple Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Leo Wyatt (Brian Krause).<ref name="Heart of Glass"/> However, Burge remained on ''Charmed'' as a creative consultant until season four.<ref name="imdb.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121154/#miscellaneousX20crew |title=Constance M. Burge |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410130118/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121154/#miscellaneousX20crew |url-status=live }}</ref> Her departure resulted in changes in the story structure of the show, from a "demon of the week" system to using third or half-season-long story arcs. In addition, more importance was given to the protagonists' personal lives. The serial connection of episodes culminated in the second half of season four. Despite the ratings increasing during season four's final story arc from 4.19 to 4.21, The WB asked Kern to abandon the serial system. This led to the largely episodic structure of [[Charmed (season 5)|season five]], and resulted in the two systems being balanced from the [[Charmed (season 6)|sixth season]] onwards.

===Filming locations===
The first six seasons of ''Charmed'' were filmed at [[Ray-Art Studios]] in [[Canoga Park, Los Angeles]] on four of the studio's sound stages.<ref name="hirsch">{{cite web |url=http://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/mip/james-hirsch-foundation-operation-and-sale-ray-art-studios |title=James Hirsch - The Foundation, Operation and Sale of Ray-Art Studios |publisher=Carsey-Wolf Center |date=September 9, 2010 |access-date=June 26, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219005659/http://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/mip/james-hirsch-foundation-operation-and-sale-ray-art-studios |archive-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-23-me-36607-story.html |title=Valley People |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 23, 1999 |access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cad.digitalmedianet.com/article/Ray-Art-Studios-Introduces-Hollywoods-First-Floating-Back-Lot-4057 |title=Ray-Art Studios Introduces Hollywood's First Floating Back Lot |publisher=Digital Media Net |date=June 8, 2001 |access-date=June 26, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After Ray-Arts Studio was sold in 2003,<ref name="hirsch"/> production for ''Charmed'' moved to the [[Paramount Studios]] lot for seasons seven and eight.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://latimes.com/la-hm-paramount18nov18-story.html |title=Molding, a Paramount production |last=Barrie-Anthony |first=Steven |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 18, 2004 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122005512/https://www.latimes.com/la-hm-paramount18nov18-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/04/1096850388526.html |title=Lachey is Charmed |work=[[The Age]] |date=October 4, 2004 |access-date=June 26, 2017 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173647/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/lachey-is-charmed-20041004-gdyqmw.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/01/25/tel_49227.shtml |title=Kaley Cuoco simply flipped for 'Charmed' |work=[[The Augusta Chronicle]] |date=January 25, 2006 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612041346/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/01/25/tel_49227.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The Innes House located at [[Carroll Avenue|1329 Carroll Avenue]] in Los Angeles was used as the exterior for the show's fictional Halliwell Manor, and has become popular with tourists over the years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.complex.com/style/2014/09/the-real-world-locations-of-iconic-tv-homes/ |title=The Real-World Locations of Iconic TV Homes |last=LaSane |first=Andrew |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=September 10, 2014 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173732/https://www.complex.com/style/2014/09/the-real-world-locations-of-iconic-tv-homes/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/money/seen-tv-homes-where-shows-were-shot-1C9386224 |title=As seen on TV: Homes where shows were shot |last=Riggs |first=Erika |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |date=September 29, 2012 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025012453/http://www.today.com/money/seen-tv-homes-where-shows-were-shot-1C9386224 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://latimes.com/la-tm-heightsangelino7feb12-story.html |title=Angelino Heights |last=Thornburg |first=Barbara |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 12, 2006 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805162315/http://www.latimes.com/la-tm-heightsangelino7feb12-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/innes-house |title=Innes House |publisher=[[Los Angeles Conservancy]] |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103074705/https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/innes-house |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Budget cuts ===
During the seventh season and for the first time in its history, the show had been in limbo as there was no guaranteed renewal for an eighth season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/gallery/charmed-anniversary-photos-biggest-moments-prue-death-phoebe-cole/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true#!19/charmed-season-7-finale/ |title=Charmed: An Oral History - Unfinished Business |author=Andy Swift |website=[[TVLine]] |date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140957/http://tvline.com/gallery/charmed-anniversary-photos-biggest-moments-prue-death-phoebe-cole/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true#!19/charmed-season-7-finale/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Charmed'' was ultimately renewed for a final season, but the budget was cut considerably compared to previous seasons due to expensive special effects and props and highly-paid main cast.<ref name="thelist"/><ref name="wild">{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/charmed-tv-behind-scenes-trivia-details/ |title=20 Wild Details Behind The Making Of Charmed |author=Kieran Fisher |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=December 3, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211211253/https://screenrant.com/charmed-tv-behind-scenes-trivia-details/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Executive producer Brad Kern revealed that they had to cut back on special effects and guest stars, and that the entire season was shot only on the Paramount Studios lot as they could not go out on location anymore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/gallery/charmed-anniversary-photos-biggest-moments-prue-death-phoebe-cole/#!21/undefined/ |title=Charmed: An Oral History - Let's Make A Deal |author=Andy Swift |website=TVLine |date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612193230/http://tvline.com/gallery/charmed-anniversary-photos-biggest-moments-prue-death-phoebe-cole/#!21/undefined/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These budget cuts also led to cast member [[Dorian Gregory]] being written out of the final season and [[Brian Krause]] being written out of several episodes as a cost-saving measure.<ref name="thelist"/><ref name="wild"/> Kern revealed that the show could not afford to have Krause in all 22 episodes of the final season, but he was brought back for the final two episodes to help bring closure to the storylines.<ref name="thelist"/><ref name="wild"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/gallery/charmed-anniversary-photos-biggest-moments-prue-death-phoebe-cole/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true#!22/charmed-season-8-leo/ |title=Charmed: An Oral History - Later, Leo! |author=Andy Swift |website=TVLine |date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140957/http://tvline.com/gallery/charmed-anniversary-photos-biggest-moments-prue-death-phoebe-cole/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true#!22/charmed-season-8-leo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Opening sequence===
''Charmed'' uses its opening sequence to introduce the main and supporting cast members in each season. It consists of scenes from various episodes and miscellaneous footage of the cast which was updated from season to season.<ref name="Season 4 Episode 3">{{cite episode |title=Hell Hath No Fury |series=Charmed |network=The WB |airdate=October 11, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Happily Ever After |series=Charmed |network=The WB |airdate=September 29, 2002}}</ref> The opening begins with images of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] and flashing shots of the [[Triquetra|triquetra symbol]] in a circle.<ref name="Season 1 Episode 22">{{cite episode |title=Déjà Vu All Over Again |series=Charmed |network=The WB |airdate=May 26, 1999}}</ref> The show's title card then appears, featuring the triquetra symbol and ''[[Book of Shadows (Charmed)|Book of Shadows]]''.<ref name="Season 1 Episode 22"/> After the title card in the opening of seasons 1 to 3, scenes from the [[Something Wicca This Way Comes|pilot episode]] are shown, including an overhead view of the sisters casting a spell at a round table and a shot of them coming downstairs.<ref name="Season 1 Episode 22"/> A scene of the sisters reciting a spell is then shown with the word "Starring."<ref name="Season 1 Episode 22"/> This is followed by clips of each main and supporting cast member, though the supporting cast is omitted from the first five episodes, in which Milano was the last to be billed.<ref name="Season 1 Episode 22"/> The last few scenes in the opening show the sisters' cat, a San Francisco cable car, and lastly the sisters walking upstairs into their home, with Doherty's character closing the door using her telekinetic powers.<ref name="Season 1 Episode 22"/>

Following Doherty's departure at the end of season three, the season four opening credits had to be recreated to remove all footage of Doherty and to include her replacement, Rose McGowan.<ref name="Season 4 Episode 3"/> The beginning of the opening remained the same.<ref name="Season 4 Episode 3"/> However, after the title card is shown, new scenes are introduced which include images of the Golden Gate Bridge, a gargoyle, talisman, a scrying crystal, a tattoo of the triquetra symbol, and candles.<ref name="Season 4 Episode 3"/> The order in which the lead actresses are credited was also changed to accommodate the changes to the main cast.<ref name="Season 4 Episode 3"/> The last few scenes in the opening are also changed to include a cemetery, exterior shots of the Halliwell Manor, and pages in the ''Book of Shadows''.<ref name="Season 4 Episode 3"/> A five-second opening was used for the two-part premiere episodes of seasons four and five; it features flashing shots of the triquetra symbol and the show's title in large blue letters.<ref name="Season 4 Episode 1 and 2">{{cite episode |title=Charmed Again (Part 1 and 2) |series=Charmed |network=The WB |airdate=October 4, 2001}}</ref><ref name="Season 5 Episode 1 and 2">{{cite episode |title=A Witch's Tail (Part 1 and 2) |series=Charmed |network=The WB |airdate=September 22, 2002}}</ref>

The opening [[theme music|theme song]] used in the original television airings of all eight seasons was [[Love Spit Love]]'s [[cover version]] of "[[How Soon Is Now?]]" by [[The Smiths]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Attinello |editor1-first=Paul Gregory |editor2-last=Halfyard |editor2-first=Janet K. |editor3-last=Knights |editor3-first=Vanessa |title=Music, Sound and Silence in Buffy the Vampire Slayer |publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]] |year=2010 |page=22 |isbn=978-0-7546-6041-5}}</ref><ref name="Heart of Glass">{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Kristina |url=http://www.heartofglassmagazine.com/2012/04/23/charmed-the-good-the-bad-and-why-we-love-it-anyway/ |title=Charmed: The Good, The Bad, And Why We Love It Anyway |work=Heart of Glass Magazine |date=April 23, 2012 |access-date=January 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201214612/http://www.heartofglassmagazine.com/2012/04/23/charmed-the-good-the-bad-and-why-we-love-it-anyway/ |archive-date=February 1, 2014 }}</ref> This version of the song had previously appeared on [[The Craft (film)#Soundtrack|the soundtrack]] of ''[[The Craft (film)|The Craft]]'',<ref name=EmpireCraft /> and is featured in the series' first soundtrack album. In the shortened five-second opening for the two-part premiere episodes of seasons four and five, the song was replaced by instrumental music.<ref name="Season 4 Episode 1 and 2"/><ref name="Season 5 Episode 1 and 2"/> "How Soon Is Now?" was also replaced by [[hard rock]] instrumental music in the [[Charmed (season 8)|season eight]] DVD because the license to use the song had expired.<ref name="Heart of Glass"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Satran |first=Joe |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/dawsons-creek-theme-song-netflix_n_1683506.html |title=Netflix's 'Dawson's Creek' Theme Song Closes Tortured Saga |work=[[HuffPost]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=July 18, 2012 |access-date=January 22, 2014 |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203045600/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/dawsons-creek-theme-song-netflix_n_1683506.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This hard rock instrumental music was also used in the opening of all eight seasons on [[Netflix]] and later on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hypable.com/5-things-the-charmed-reboot-needs-to-have/ |title=5 things we need to see in the 'Charmed' reboot |last=Kyle |first=Tariq |publisher=Hypable.com |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=June 4, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/39588-netflix-better-not-change-gilmore-girls-theme-song-so-help-me-god |title=Netflix Better Not Change 'Gilmore Girls' Theme Song, So Help Me God |last=Bennett |first=Alanna |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |date=September 12, 2014 |access-date=June 4, 2017 |archive-date=September 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928051651/http://www.bustle.com/articles/39588-netflix-better-not-change-gilmore-girls-theme-song-so-help-me-god |url-status=live }}</ref>

For its remaster, although most of the original shots for the opening credits were retained, some background images and flashing symbols were [[pan and scan|panned and scanned]] to fit the [[16:9 aspect ratio]].

== Release ==
{{Main|List of Charmed episodes}}

In the United States, ''Charmed'' premiered on [[The WB]] on October 7, 1998, and ended on May 21, 2006.<ref name="Season 1 TV Tango">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=7&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1998&commit.x=12&commit.y=14 |title=TV Listings for – October 7, 1998 |work=TV Tango |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909005004/http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=7&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1998&commit.x=12&commit.y=14 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 9, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="TV Listings">{{cite web |url=http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/charmed/listings/ |title=Charmed Listings |work=The Futon Critic |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909005028/http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/charmed/listings/ |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The first season aired on Wednesday nights at 9:00 pm.<ref name="Season 1 TV Tango"/> For its second, third and fourth seasons, ''Charmed'' moved to Thursday nights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=9&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=30&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1999&commit.x=21&commit.y=10 |title=TV Listings for – September 30, 1999 |work=TV Tango |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909005007/http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=9&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=30&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1999&commit.x=21&commit.y=10 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 9, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=5&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=2000&commit.x=17&commit.y=10 |title=TV Listings for – October 5, 2000 |work=TV Tango |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909005007/http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=5&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=2000&commit.x=17&commit.y=10 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 9, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=11&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=2001&commit.x=20&commit.y=20 |title=TV Listings for – October 11, 2001 |work=TV Tango |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909005011/http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=11&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=2001&commit.x=20&commit.y=20 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 9, 2014 }}</ref> For the fifth season, the series moved to Sunday nights at 8:00 pm and remained there until its eighth and final season.<ref name="TV Listings"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=9&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=29&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=2002&commit.x=30&commit.y=14 |title=TV Listings for – September 29, 2002 |work=TV Tango |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909005005/http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=9&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=29&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=2002&commit.x=30&commit.y=14 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 9, 2014 }}</ref> By the end of season eight, ''Charmed'' had aired a total of 178 episodes and became the longest running hour-long television series in American history, featuring all female leads.<ref name="BuzzFeed"/> Most seasons consisted of 22 episodes, except for the fifth and sixth seasons, which contained 23 episodes, including their double-episode premieres and double-episode finales.

[[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] and [[E!]] currently air reruns of ''Charmed'' during early weekday mornings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvguide.com/tvshows/charmed/tv-listings/100082/ |title=Charmed TV Listings |work=TV Guide |access-date=June 4, 2017 |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629210516/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/charmed/tv-listings/100082/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Full episodes of ''Charmed'' are also available for viewing on TNT's official website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tntdrama.com/shows/charmed.html |title=Watch Episodes of Charmed on TNT Drama |work=Tntdrama.com |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020033113/http://www.tntdrama.com/shows/charmed.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Start TV]] began showing ''Charmed'' on January 3, 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://remindmagazine.com/article/38502/charmed-start-tv-2026-schedule/ |title='Charmed' Comes to Start TV This January' |work=remindmagazine.com |access-date=January 1, 2026}}</ref> [[WE tv]] had previously aired reruns during weeknights in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/we-tv-unveils-robust-2010-2011-original-programming-slate-featuring-seven-new-original-series |title=WE tv Unveils Robust 2010-2011 Original Programming Slate, Featuring Seven New Original Series |publisher=[[AMC Networks]] |date=March 30, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2017 |archive-date=November 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111041804/http://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/we-tv-unveils-robust-2010-2011-original-programming-slate-featuring-seven-new-original-series |url-status=live }}</ref> The series was first released onto the subscription [[video-on-demand]] service [[Netflix]] in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2011/07/27/cbs-netflix-canada-latin-america/ |title=CBS & Showtime Shows Coming to Netflix in Canada & Latin America |last=Indvik |first=Lauren |work=Mashable.com |date=July 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909005013/http://mashable.com/2011/07/27/cbs-netflix-canada-latin-america/ |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to data research from [[The NPD Group]], ''Charmed'' was the second-most binge watched television series on subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix in 2012.<ref name="Reboot 2"/><ref name="mostbinged">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417056,00.asp |title=Prison Break, Charmed Top List of Most 'Binged' TV Series of 2012 |last=Moscaritolo |first=Angela |work=[[PC Magazine]] |date=March 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130808141053/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417056,00.asp |archive-date=August 8, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Ratings===
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''Charmed''{{'}}s first episode "[[Something Wicca This Way Comes]]" broke the record for the highest-rated debut episode for The WB, with 7.72 million viewers.<ref name="cnn.com"/> The show's ratings, although smaller than rival shows on the "big four" networks ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]], and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), were a success  for the relatively new and smaller WB network. ''Charmed''{{'}}s premiere in 1998 helped ratings rise for The WB, with ''[[TV Guide]]''{{'}}s Mark Schwed noting that the network's viewing figures were way up than the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9811/05/fall.tv.successes/index.html |title=Networks claim high marks on fall report card |last=Vercammen |first=Paul |publisher=CNN |date=November 5, 1998 |access-date=June 3, 2017 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203080856/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9811/05/fall.tv.successes/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> For its first three seasons, ''Charmed'' was the second-highest rated series on The WB, behind ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]''. During its [[Charmed (season 5)|fifth season]], the series became the highest-rated Sunday night program in The WB's history.<ref name="breaks demo records">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2003/05/28/the-wb-breaks-demographic-records-in-2002-03-season-15989/5979/ |title=Breaking News - The WB Breaks Demographic Records in 2002-03 Season |work=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=May 28, 2003 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130808185453/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2003/05/28/the-wb-breaks-demographic-records-in-2002-03-season-15989/5979/ |archive-date=August 8, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="wb sticks">{{cite news |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/wb-sticks-scripted/99055 |title=The WB Sticks with Scripted |last=Paige |first=Albiniak |newspaper=Broadcasting & Cable |date=May 13, 2003 |access-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007061901/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/wb-sticks-scripted/99055 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Season
! rowspan="2" | Episodes
! rowspan="2" | Timeslot ([[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|ET]])
! colspan="2" | Premiered
! colspan="2" | Ended
! rowspan="2" | TV season
! rowspan="2" | Rank
! rowspan="2" | Network<br />Rank
! rowspan="2" | Viewers<br />(in millions)
|-
! Date
! style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;" span | Premiere<br />Viewers<br />(in millions)
! Date
! style="width:10%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;" span | Finale<br />Viewers<br />(in millions)
|-
! [[Charmed (season 1)|1]]
| 22
| Wednesday 9:00 pm
| October 7, 1998
| 7.72<ref name="Inquisitr">{{cite web |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1007428/charmed-reboot-alyssa-milano-not-happy-about-remake-fans-hesitant/ |title=Charmed Reboot: Alyssa Milano Not Happy About Remake, Fans Hesitant |publisher=Inquisitr |date=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140328231632/http://www.inquisitr.com/1007428/charmed-reboot-alyssa-milano-not-happy-about-remake-fans-hesitant/ |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| May 26, 1999
| 5.69<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41321732/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 24-30, 1999)|date=June 3, 1999|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410045518/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41321732/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}</ref>
| [[1998–99 United States network television schedule|1998–99]]
| #118
| #2
| 5.4
|-
! [[Charmed (season 2)|2]]
| 22
| rowspan="3"| Thursday 9:00 pm
| September 30, 1999
| 6.12<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41309444/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 27–Oct. 3, 1999)|date=October 6, 1999|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 24, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| May 18, 2000
| 5.01<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41303427/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 15-21, 2000)|date=May 24, 2000|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 24, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410003632/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41303427/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}</ref>
| [[1999–2000 United States network television schedule|1999–2000]]
| #120
| #2
| 5.2
|-
! [[Charmed (season 3)|3]]
| 22
| October 5, 2000
|7.65<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41381512/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 2–8, 2000)|date=October 11, 2000|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 24, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418021849/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41381512/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}</ref>
| May 17, 2001
|  6.28<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41488110/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 14-20, 2001)|date=May 23, 2001|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=May 10, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531005015/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41488110/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}</ref>
| [[2000–01 United States network television schedule|2000–01]]
| #117
| #2
| 4.9<ref name="s3 rank">{{cite web |url=http://fbibler.chez.com/tvstats/recent_data/2000-01.html |title=TV Ratings 2000-2001 |publisher=Fbibler.chez.com |date=July 26, 2002 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405153208/http://fbibler.chez.com/tvstats/recent_data/2000-01.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! [[Charmed (season 4)|4]]
| 22
| October 4, 2001
| 5.97<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41488562/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 1-7, 2001)|date=October 10, 2001|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018022728/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41488562/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}</ref>
| May 16, 2002
| 5.22<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41463107/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 13-19, 2002)|date=May 22, 2002|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531001310/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41463107/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}</ref>
| [[2001–02 United States network television schedule|2001–02]]
| #129<ref name="s4 rank">{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2002/2002-05-28-year-end-chart.htm |title=USATODAY.com - How did your favorite show rate? |work=USA Today |date=May 28, 2002 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015225616/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2002/2002-05-28-year-end-chart.htm |archive-date=October 15, 2015}}</ref>
| #6<ref name="s4 rank"/>
| 4.2<ref name="s4 rank"/>
|-
! [[Charmed (season 5)|5]]
| 23
| rowspan="4"| Sunday 8:00 pm
| September 22, 2002
| 6.32<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41468974/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 16–22, 2002)|date=September 25, 2002|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{free access}}</ref>
| May 11, 2003
| 4.90<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41430219/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 5–11, 2003)|date=May 14, 2003|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 24, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{free access}}</ref>
| [[2002–03 United States network television schedule|2002–03]]
| #128<ref name="s5 rank">{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_thread/thread/ee82c0640bcaeb06/82c78e0fe7710443?lnk=st&q=%22practice%22++2002-03+%22primetime%22+friends+survivor&rnum=1#82c78e0fe7710443 |title=2002–03 Ratings |access-date=July 28, 2016 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173725/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.tv/c/7oLAZAvK6wY#82c78e0fe7710443 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| #6<ref name="s5 rank"/>
| 4.5<ref name="s5 rank"/>
|-
! [[Charmed (season 6)|6]]
| 23
| September 28, 2003
| 6.26<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41426339/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 22–28, 2003)|date=October 1, 2003|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{free access}}</ref>
| May 16, 2004
| 4.75<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=051804_09 |title=Weekly Program Rankings – May 16, 2004 |publisher=ABC Medianet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093810/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=051804_09 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[2003–04 United States network television schedule|2003–04]]
| #154<ref name="s6 rank">{{cite web |url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/cms/?p1=n&p2=9940&p3= |title=2003–04 Ratings |date=June 2004 |publisher=[[Nielsen Ratings]] Medianet |access-date=December 15, 2012 |archive-date=February 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226080034/http://www.quotenmeter.de/cms/?p1=n&p2=9940&p3= |url-status=live }}</ref>
| #4<ref name="s6 rank"/>
| 4.3<ref name="s6 rank"/>
|-
! [[Charmed (season 7)|7]]
| 22
| September 12, 2004
| 5.59<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=091404_11 |title=Weekly Program Rankings – September 12, 2004 |publisher=ABC Medianet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125123119/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=091404_11 |archive-date=January 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| May 22, 2005
| 3.44<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_04 |title=Weekly Program Rankings – May 22, 2005 |publisher=ABC Medianet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516042311/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_04 |archive-date=May 16, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[2004–05 United States network television schedule|2004–05]]
| #132<ref name="s7 rank">{{Cite news |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |title=2004–05 Primetime Wrap |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708154445/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471 |archive-date=July 8, 2006}}</ref>
| #7<ref name="s7 rank"/>
| 3.5<ref name="s7 rank"/>
|-
! [[Charmed (season 8)|8]]
| 22
| September 25, 2005
| 4.27<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=092705_03 |title=Weekly Program Rankings – September 25, 2005 |publisher=ABC Medianet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601190247/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=092705_03 |archive-date=June 1, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| May 21, 2006
| 4.49<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052306_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings|website=ABC Medianet|date=May 23, 2006|access-date=July 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221172624/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052306_05|archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref>
| [[2005–06 United States network television schedule|2005–06]]
| #132<ref name="s8 rank">{{Cite news |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393 |title=2005–06 Primetime Wrap |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722095055/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393 |archive-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref>
| #7<ref name="s8 rank"/>
| 3.5<ref name="s8 rank"/>
|-
|}

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===

The earlier seasons of ''Charmed'' received mostly favorable reviews from television critics, with its first season scoring a [[Metacritic]] score of 61 out of 100.<ref name=Meta>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/charmed |title=Charmed – Season 1 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140106151706/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/charmed |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> During the first season, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' writer Ken Tucker, speaking on the comparisons between ''Charmed'' and rival series, argued: "spike-heeled where ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'' is fleet-footed, ''Charmed'' is ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' with a [[Ouija board]]."<ref name="Tucker"/> As well as the show's action sequences—describing the Halliwells as "superheroes"—he noted that the series "plays up the stars' separate-but-equal charms" and admired both its "casting and [[popular culture|pop-culture]] timing."<ref name="Tucker">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,285600,00.html |title=Charmed Review |last=Tucker |first=Ken |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 6, 1998 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=July 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725171503/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285600,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Vanessa Thorpe of ''[[The Guardian]]'' agreed with Alyssa Milano's description of ''Charmed'' as "perfect [[post-feminist]] girl-power," praising the balance between action and emotion as the "three sisterly sorceresses know mischief, but are accessibly [[feminine]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/mar/21/vanessathorpe |title=Tweenie power |last=Thorpe |first=Vanessa |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=March 22, 1999 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030175257/http://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/mar/21/vanessathorpe |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' critic Karyn L. Barr labelled ''Charmed'' a "crafty cult classic" and in her [[retrospective]] review of the first season, wrote that it "remains spellbinding thanks to its proper balance of quirky humor, ''Buffy''-esque drama" and Shannen Doherty's character Prue.<ref name="Barr">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/02/01/charmed-complete-first-season/ |title=Charmed: The Complete First Season Review |last=Barr |first=Karyn L. |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 1, 2005 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192956/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1021809,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Angelica Bastien of ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' magazine commended the "strong female characters" and felt that the show resembled ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' more than ''Buffy'' due to its "mix of drama, wacky humor, intensely layered mythology, and [[feminism]]-lite vibe."<ref name="bustle review">{{cite web |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/61263-10-things-from-the-charmed-pilot-you-never-noticed-because-alyssa-milano-wasnt-always-phoebe |title=10 Things From The 'Charmed' Pilot You Never Noticed Because Alyssa Milano Wasn't Always Phoebe |last=Bastien |first=Angelica |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |date=February 6, 2015 |access-date=October 5, 2015 |archive-date=October 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006170813/http://www.bustle.com/articles/61263-10-things-from-the-charmed-pilot-you-never-noticed-because-alyssa-milano-wasnt-always-phoebe |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[Charmed (season 3)|third season]], Michael Abernethy of ''[[PopMatters]]'' praised the "well-choreographed action sequences, respectable acting" and "believable" sisterly relationship between Milano, Doherty, and Holly Marie Combs.<ref name="Abernethy"/> Abernethy credited ''Charmed'' as "more enjoyable than most shows in the good vs evil genre" largely due to the strength of the performers, and noted that despite the [[villain of the week|monster of the week]] format, "the writers tend to explore the sisterly dynamics to keep the show from growing redundant."<ref name="Abernethy">{{cite web |url=https://popmatters.com/tv/reviews/c/charmed.shtml |title=Charmed Regular airtime: Thursdays, 9pm EST (WB) |last=Abernethy |first=Michael |work=[[PopMatters]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603232726/http://www.popmatters.com/tv/reviews/c/charmed.shtml |archive-date=June 3, 2004}}</ref> Christel Loar also from ''PopMatters'' agreed that "episodes go beyond the demon-of-the-week formula to tap into the relationships of the characters and their...flaws. ''Charmed''...succeeded by combining sisterhood with the supernatural."<ref name="Loar"/> Loar also claimed that the Halliwells' struggle for normal lives, "stability, and a sense of self is one of the reasons ''Charmed'' strikes such a chord with its viewers."<ref name="Loar">{{cite web |url=https://popmatters.com/pm/review/66607-charmed-the-complete-series/ |title=Charmed: The Complete Series |last=Loar |first=Christel |work=PopMatters |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616063013/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/66607-charmed-the-complete-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya described the [[Charmed (season 4)|fourth season]] as "one of the grimmest seasons of ''Charmed''," following Doherty's departure and her character's death "informing the overall tone." Upadhyaya also praised the "smart decisions" the writers made of how they introduced a new sister into the series, calling the transition "''Charmed''{{'}}s greatest accomplishment" that "opened up whole new avenues for grounded, emotional storytelling."<ref name="av club review">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/10-episodes-of-charmed-about-sisters-who-just-happen-to-1798251189 |title=10 episodes of Charmed about sisters who just happen to be witches |last=Upadhyaya |first=Kayla |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=August 29, 2016 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180046/https://tv.avclub.com/10-episodes-of-charmed-about-sisters-who-just-happen-to-1798251189 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[Charmed (season 6)|sixth season]], [[Gillian Flynn]] of ''Entertainment Weekly'' described ''Charmed'' as "a [[guilty pleasure|guilty-pleasure]] fantasy" that is "inherently cute and incredibly simple."<ref name="s6 review"/> Flynn also praised the comedic acting between Milano, Combs and Rose McGowan, adding that "selling this kind of comedy takes a certain gameness, and the actresses have got it."<ref name="s6 review">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,607107,00.html |title=Charmed Review |last=Flynn |first=Gillian |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 9, 2004 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184532/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,607107,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The later seasons of ''Charmed'' also received a mixed reception from some critics. ''Bustle''{{'}}s Bastien felt that after Doherty's departure, "''Charmed'' got pretty bad," noting that the show "lost track of its core theme" of witchcraft and sisterhood by bringing in [[Fairy tale|mystical fairy tale beings]] and focusing more on [[soap opera]]-type plots and the sisters' love lives.<ref name="bustle review"/> Similarly, [[BuzzFeed]] writer Jarett Wieselman agreed that "After Doherty's exit, ''Charmed'' veered into slightly-absurd-yet-no-less-entertaining territory," noting that McGowan's addition "ushered in a wave of increasingly [[Camp (style)|campy episodes]]."<ref name="7 reasons">{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/7-reasons-charmed-fans-should-watch-witches-of-east-end |title=7 Reasons 'Charmed' Fans Should Be Watching 'Witches Of East End' |last=Wieselman |first=Jarett |work=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=October 22, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064822/http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/7-reasons-charmed-fans-should-watch-witches-of-east-end |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The A.V. Club''{{'}}s Upadhyaya felt that the latter seasons "got too complicated" and campy by focusing too much on the magic "and not enough about the themes that grounded the show earlier on."<ref name="av club review"/> Becca James also from ''The A.V. Club'' felt that the show "should have died the same time" Doherty's character did.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/charmed-to-get-a-10th-season-in-comic-book-form-1798267720 |title=Charmed to get a 10th season (in comic-book form) |last=James |first=Becca |work=The A.V. Club |date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180149/https://news.avclub.com/charmed-to-get-a-10th-season-in-comic-book-form-1798267720 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hugh Armitage of [[Digital Spy]] believed that ''Charmed'' "began to feel very self-indulgent towards its stars" in the later seasons, noting that character-driven storylines were replaced with gimmicks, such as the revealing outfits worn by the sisters, particularly both Milano's and McGowan's characters.<ref name="7 reasons"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/feature/a792330/how-charmed-lost-its-charm-what-went-wrong-with-the-magical-hit/ |title=How Charmed lost its charm – what went wrong with the magical hit? |last=Armitage |first=Hugh |date=April 1, 2017 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613050251/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/feature/a792330/how-charmed-lost-its-charm-what-went-wrong-with-the-magical-hit/ |archive-date=June 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 20, 2017 }}</ref> ''Heart of Glass'' magazine's Kristina Adams felt that, after creator Constance M. Burge's departure from the show, executive producer Brad Kern "ruined it" by focusing more on the magic and making a "cliché" magical world with the introduction of nymphs, Greek gods, valkyries, Egyptian gods, magic school, gnomes, and ogres. Adams further added that "storylines were less thought out," and the sisters' outfits were becoming "more and more revealing."<ref name="Heart of Glass"/> Nick Romano of Screen Crush wrote that "the storylines became wicca ridiculous and the dialogue became too cheesy," particularly in season eight.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screencrush.com/charmed-then-and-now/ |title=See the Cast of 'Charmed' Then and Now |last=Romano |first=Nick |publisher=Screen Crush |date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131205338/http://screencrush.com/charmed-then-and-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Jon Langmead of ''PopMatters'' believed that ''Charmed'' "slipped markedly" in seasons seven and eight, noting that the final season lost appealing elements such as "smart casting" and "attention to relationship drama" of the show's earlier seasons.<ref name="Langmead">{{cite web |url=https://popmatters.com/pm/review/charmed-the-final-season-season-8/ |title=Charmed: The Final Season: (Season 8) |last=Langmead |first=Jon |work=PopMatters |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616112238/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/charmed-the-final-season-season-8/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Langmead also disliked the introduction of Kaley Cuoco and Marnette Patterson in the eighth season, and felt that Cuoco was "consistently painful to watch."<ref name="Langmead"/> [[DVD Verdict]]'s Ryan Keefer also felt that Cuoco joining the show was a "poor choice" by the producers, and commented that season eight "failed to recapture the glory days of the first few seasons."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dvdverdict.com/reviews/charmedseason8.php |title=DVD Verdict Review - Charmed: The Complete Eighth Season |last=Keefer |first=Ryan |work=DVD Verdict |date=December 1, 2007 |access-date=October 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613122420/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/charmedseason8.php |archive-date=June 13, 2016}}</ref>

=== Awards and nominations ===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Charmed}}

''Charmed'' has gathered several awards and nominations. The show was nominated for one [[TV Guide Award]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvguide.com/features/awards2000/scifi.asp |title=TV Guide Awards Winners – Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show |work=TV Guide |access-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011085601/http://www.tvguide.com/features/awards2000/scifi.asp |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}</ref> two [[International Horror Guild Award]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.horroraward.org/prevrec.html |title=International Horror Guild Award Recipients |work=[[International Horror Guild Award]]s |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527084231/http://www.horroraward.org/prevrec.html |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> three [[Teen Choice Awards]],<ref name="TV Tango Awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtango.com/asc/charmed/awards/sort/awardName?filters%5Byearaward%5D=&filters%5Bnomorwin%5D=&filters%5Bperson%5D=&filters%5Bawardname%5D=&commit.x=20&commit.y=11 |title=Charmed – Series – Awards |work=TV Tango |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140905223200/http://www.tvtango.com/asc/charmed/awards/sort/awardName?filters%5Byearaward%5D=&filters%5Bnomorwin%5D=&filters%5Bperson%5D=&filters%5Bawardname%5D=&commit.x=20&commit.y=11 |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 6, 2014 }}</ref> three Wand Awards<ref name="TV Tango Awards"/> and seven RATTY Awards, with [[Holly Marie Combs]] winning "Best Science Fiction Lead Actress" in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.tv/I_mjxvlPdeA |title=9th Annual RATTY Awards – The Winners |last=Licuria |first=Robert |work=[[Google Groups]] |date=July 28, 2003 |access-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215234906/https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.tv/I_mjxvlPdeA |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also nominated for three [[Saturn Awards]], including one "[[Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series|Best Network Television Series]]" nomination for its [[Charmed (season 1)|first season]] and two "[[Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television|Best Actress on Television]]" nominations for [[Shannen Doherty]] in 1999 and 2000.<ref name="TV Tango Awards"/> In 2001, ''Charmed'' won a Cable Guide Award in the United Kingdom for "Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/litefoot/news/broadcast_uk.htm |title=Charmed Wins Cable Guide Award |work=UK Broadcast News |date=April 8, 2001 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140905004301/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/litefoot/news/broadcast_uk.htm |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The series also won a "Certificate of Merit" at the 2003 EDGE Awards for the [[Charmed (season 4)|season four]] episode "[[Muse to My Ears]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eiconline.org/resources/mediacenter/pressreleases_pr.php?id=pr080603 |title=EIC Press Release |last=Bolinger |first=Henri |publisher=Entertainment Industries Council |date=August 6, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605212052/http://www.eiconline.org/resources/mediacenter/pressreleases_pr.php?id=pr080603 |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2004, [[Alyssa Milano]] was nominated for a [[Spacey Awards|Spacey Award]] in Canada for "Favorite Female TV Character" and in 2005, she was nominated for "Favorite Television Actress" at the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]].<ref name="TV Tango Awards"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2005KCA/hostnomsrelease.php |title=2005 Host/Nominee Release |work=[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] |date=February 8, 2005 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905045100/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2005KCA/hostnomsrelease.php |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> That same year, [[Rose McGowan]] won the award for "Favorite Sister" at the Family Television Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/rose-mcgowan/10/ |title=Rose McGowan – Photo 5 |work=[[CBS News]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140905005121/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/rose-mcgowan/10/ |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Charmed'' also received recognition for its young guest actors, having been nominated for five [[Young Artist Awards]], with Alex Black winning once for his role in the season four episode "[[Lost and Bound]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |title=24th Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations |work=[[Young Artist Awards]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030226094613/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |archive-date=February 26, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Cultural impact ==

=== Television ===
''Charmed'' was the first [[Prime time|primetime television]] show about a coven of witches.<ref name="The Secret Circle Review">{{cite web |last=Bonner |first=Mehera |url=http://www.wetpaint.com/the-secret-circle/articles/which-witchy-teen-drama-is-better-the-secret-circle-or-charmed |title=Which Witchy Teen Drama Is Better: The Secret Circle Or Charmed? |publisher=Wetpaint.com |date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615053104/http://www.wetpaint.com/the-secret-circle/articles/which-witchy-teen-drama-is-better-the-secret-circle-or-charmed |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the broadcast of the [[Charmed (season 8)|season eight]] episode "[[Payback's a Witch]]" in January 2006, ''Charmed'' became the longest running hour-long series in American television history featuring all female leads.<ref name=Milestone>{{cite web |url=https://tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting=%7B4B985C1A-0535-4D51-AA75-4AD39168CFB3%7D |title=Charmed Hits a (Final?) Milestone |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |work=TV Guide |date=January 20, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913220044/http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting=%7B4B985C1A-0535-4D51-AA75-4AD39168CFB3%7D |archive-date=September 13, 2008}}</ref><ref name=CharmedLives>{{cite magazine |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,1178272,00.html |title='Charmed' Lives |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 30, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122140936/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1178272,00.html |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, this accolade was surpassed in 2012 by ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', which also lasted for eight seasons but aired two more episodes than ''Charmed''.<ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/7-reasons-charmed-fans-should-watch-witches-of-east-end |title=7 Reasons 'Charmed' Fans Should Be Watching 'Witches of East End' |last=Wieselman |first=Jarett |work=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908082940/http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/7-reasons-charmed-fans-should-watch-witches-of-east-end |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Channels">{{cite web |last=Cintron |first=Christian |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/55037839/witches-east-end-channels-charmed |title=Witches of East End channels Charmed |work=[[Hollywood.com]] |date=October 24, 2013 |access-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103082615/http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/55037839/witches-east-end-channels-charmed |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2000, Cult TV placed ''Charmed'' at number forty-four on its list of the "Top 100 [[Cult following|Cult TV Shows]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culttv.net/index.php?cm_id=13&cm_type=article |title=Top 100 Cult TV Shows 2000 |publisher=Culttv.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030301123102/http://www.culttv.net/index.php?cm_id=13&cm_type=article |archive-date=March 1, 2003}}</ref> In 2007, [[AOL TV]] ranked each Charmed One on its list of the "Top TV Witches"—[[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] third, [[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]] seventh, [[Prue Halliwell|Prue]] ninth and [[Paige Matthews|Paige]] twelfth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://television.aol.com/photos/tv-witches |title=Best TV Witches |publisher=[[AOL TV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623105247/http://television.aol.com/photos/tv-witches |archive-date=June 23, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2007/10/22/top-tv-witches/ |title=Top TV Witches |last=Sample |first=Kristin |publisher=AOL TV |date=October 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140905234404/http://www.aoltv.com/2007/10/22/top-tv-witches/ |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenberger |first=Robert |date=2008-10-31 |title=AOL Picks TV's Best Witches |url=https://comicmix.com/2008/10/31/aol-picks-tvs-best-witches/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=ComicMix |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2010, [[The Huffington Post|HuffPost TV]] and AOL TV ranked ''Charmed'' at number ten on their joint list of "The Top 20 Magic/Supernatural Shows of All Time"<ref name="HuffPost TV">{{cite web |url=http://www.aoltv.com/best-shows-ever/magic-supernatural-shows/ |title=Top 20 Magic/Supernatural Shows Of All Time |first=Laura |last=Prudom |work=[[HuffPost]] |publisher=AOL TV |date=December 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130808141051/http://www.aoltv.com/best-shows-ever/magic-supernatural-shows/ |archive-date=August 8, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 2013, ''[[TV Guide]]'' placed the series on its list of "The 60 Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of All Time."<ref name="GreatestSciFi">{{cite journal |last=Rousch |first=Matt |title=60 Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of All Time |journal=TV Guide |date=July 15–28, 2013 |pages=14–15 |url=http://www.lucylawless.net/2013/07/tv-guide-60-greatest-sci-fi-shows-of-all.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140104141333/http://www.lucylawless.net/2013/07/tv-guide-60-greatest-sci-fi-shows-of-all.html |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, six years after its original broadcasting, ''Charmed'' was found by [[The NPD Group]] to be the second-most binge watched television series on subscription video-on-demand services, such as [[Netflix]].<ref name="Reboot 2"/><ref name="mostbinged"/> After ''Charmed'' ended, there were never any other long-running shows about witches to rival shows about vampires and zombies.<ref name="rhodes">{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Rhodes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/arts/television/at-lifetime-an-opening-for-a-show-about-witches.html |title=At Lifetime, an Opening for a Show About Witches |work=The New York Times |date=October 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626140522/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/arts/television/at-lifetime-an-opening-for-a-show-about-witches.html |archive-date=June 26, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, Joe Rhodes of ''[[The New York Times]]'' referred to ''Charmed'' as "the last successful witch TV series,"<ref name="rhodes"/> while [[BuzzFeed]] writer Jarett Wieselman wrote that "no subsequent [witch] series have been able to replicate ''Charmed''{{'}}s success."<ref name="BuzzFeed"/> Many witch-themed shows since ''Charmed'' ended have been cancelled after one or two seasons.<ref>{{cite magazine |title='Eastwick' boss to fans: 'I'm furious, too!' |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2009/11/11/eastwick-boss-to-fans-im-furious-too/ |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=November 11, 2009 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-date=August 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130826154222/http://insidetv.ew.com/2009/11/11/eastwick-boss-to-fans-im-furious-too/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title='Secret Circle' canceled just as Gale Harold got awesome |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/05/11/secret-circle-canceled-gale-harold/ |last=Bierly |first=Mandy |date=May 11, 2012 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111023322/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/05/11/secret-circle-canceled-gale-harold/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Witches of East End' Cancelled – No Season 3 For Lifetime Drama |url=http://tvline.com/2014/11/04/witches-of-east-end-cancelled-lifetime/ |last1=Swift |first1=Andy |last2=Ausiello |first2=Michael |date=November 4, 2014 |work=[[TVLine]] |access-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109131138/http://tvline.com/2014/11/04/witches-of-east-end-cancelled-lifetime/ |archive-date=January 9, 2015 }}</ref> The [[2013–14 United States network television schedule|2013–14 season]] saw a resurgence of witches in new shows ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'', ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]'', ''[[Salem (TV series)|Salem]]'', and in the third season of ''[[American Horror Story]]'' titled ''[[American Horror Story: Coven|Coven]]''.<ref name="Charmed E!"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/charmed-stars-cbs-reboot-soon-651216 |title='Charmed' Stars on CBS Reboot: It's Too Soon |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=June 17, 2017 |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513032349/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/charmed-stars-cbs-reboot-soon-651216 |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview with [[E!#E! Online|E! Online]], cast member [[Alyssa Milano]] stated that she believed the success of ''Charmed'' helped pave the way for these witch-themed shows, saying "I feel like networks are trying to replicate that."<ref name="Charmed E!">{{cite web |last2=Aguilera |first2=Leanne |last1=Bricker |first1=Tierney |url=http://au.eonline.com/news/474369/charmed-reboot-in-the-works-at-cbs-alyssa-milano-and-holly-marie-combs-look-back-on-the-series-legacy |title=Charmed Reboot in the Works at CBS! |publisher=[[E!#E! Online|E!]] |date=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131102001121/http://www.eonline.com/news/474369/charmed-reboot-in-the-works-at-cbs-alyssa-milano-and-holly-marie-combs-look-back-on-the-series-legacy |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The growing trend of witches on television that year as well as ''Charmed''{{'}}s success on Netflix prompted [[CBS]] to develop a [[#Canceled CBS reboot|reboot of ''Charmed'']], which did not get picked up at the network.<ref name="Charmed E!"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/charmed-netflix-success-prompts-cbs-reboot-20131025 |title='Charmed' Netflix Success Prompts CBS Reboot |last=Herbert |first=Kiran |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705111441/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/charmed-netflix-success-prompts-cbs-reboot-20131025 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, [[The CW]] network later developed a [[Charmed (2018 TV series)|different reboot series]], which premiered in October 2018, featuring different cast members and characters.<ref name="Premiere Date"/>

''Witches of East End'' (2013–14) was noted by critics for its strong resemblance to ''Charmed'', as both shows are about a sisterhood of witches battling evil and live in similar houses, which its executive producer [[Maggie Friedman]] has acknowledged.<ref name="Channels"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Berkshire |first=Geoffrey |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/tv-review-witches-of-east-end-1200688424/ |title='Witches of East End' TV Review |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=Penske Business Media |date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2013 |archive-date=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025033444/http://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/tv-review-witches-of-east-end-1200688424/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Christie |first=Robert |url=http://www.hngn.com/articles/14902/20131014/witches-east-end-review-striking-resemblance-charmed-sabrina-teenage-witch.htm |title=Witches of East End Review: Striking Resemblance to 'Charmed' and 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' |work=HNGN |date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203085554/http://www.hngn.com/articles/14902/20131014/witches-east-end-review-striking-resemblance-charmed-sabrina-teenage-witch.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spoilertv.com/2014/08/witches-of-east-end-maggie-friedman_16.html |title=Witches of East End – Maggie Friedman Interview |last=Hetherington |first=Gavin |publisher=Spoiler TV |date=August 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140817192302/http://www.spoilertv.com/2014/08/witches-of-east-end-maggie-friedman_16.html |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other witch-themed shows that have been compared to ''Charmed'' include ''[[The Secret Circle (TV series)|The Secret Circle]]'' (2011–12)<ref name="The Secret Circle Review"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Kristina |url=http://www.heartofglassmagazine.com/2012/05/17/tv-show-review-the-secret-circle/ |title=TV Show Review: The Secret Circle |work=Heart of Glass Magazine |date=May 17, 2012 |access-date=September 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101112827/http://www.heartofglassmagazine.com/2012/05/17/tv-show-review-the-secret-circle/ |archive-date=January 1, 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]'' (2004–05), which was described as "the U.K.'s edgier, oversexed response to ''Charmed''."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Stransky |first=Tanner |url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040726,00.html |title=Hex: Season 1 Review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122141135/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040726,00.html |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Eastwick (TV series)|Eastwick]]'' (2009) was noted for its surface similarities to ''Charmed'' as it also focused on a trio of female witches,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2009/09/23/eastwick-pilot-review |title=Eastwick: 'Pilot' Review |work=[[IGN]] |date=September 23, 2009 |first=Ramsey |last=Isler |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324081119/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/23/eastwick-pilot-review |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/tv-review-abc-s-eastwick |title=TV Review: ABC's Eastwick |work=[[HitFix]] |date=September 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140324011405/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/tv-review-abc-s-eastwick |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> which led director [[David Nutter]] to come out and say that ''Eastwick'' was not a clone of ''Charmed''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a166539/nutter-eastwick-isnt-charmed-clone/ |title=Nutter: 'Eastwick isn't Charmed clone' |last=Parks |first=Tim |work=Digital Spy |date=July 22, 2009 |access-date=June 17, 2017 |archive-date=February 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032332/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a166539/nutter-eastwick-isnt-charmed-clone/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Smallville season 4|season four]] episode of ''[[Smallville]]'' titled "Spell" also received comparisons to ''Charmed'' as it focused on three of its main female characters, who get possessed by a trio of 16th Century witches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://comicsalliance.com/recap-smallville-episode-4-8-spell/ |title=Recaps: 'Smallville' Episode 4.8: Spell |first=Chris |last=Sims |publisher=Comics Alliance |date=January 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140323102642/http://comicsalliance.com/recap-smallville-episode-4-8-spell/ |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/smallville/spell/ |title=Next on Charmed...er, 'Smallville...' |first=Omar |last=G |work=[[Television Without Pity]] |publisher=Bravo Media LLC |date=November 9, 2004 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707111937/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/smallville/spell/ |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Popular culture ===
The depiction of [[witchcraft]] in ''Charmed'' has had a significant impact on [[popular culture]]. The book ''Investigating Charmed: The Magic Power of TV'' (2007) revealed that viewers of the [[Wiccan]] religion appreciated the fact that ''Charmed'' brought their religion into the public eye in a positive way, through the use of sacred objects, spellcasting, a ''[[Book of Shadows (Charmed)|Book of Shadows]]'', solstice celebrations and [[Handfasting (Neopaganism)|handfastings]].<ref name="thelist">{{cite web |url=https://www.thelist.com/108046/untold-truth-charmed/ |title=The untold truth of Charmed |author=Becki Ledford |website=Thelist.com |date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027232324/https://www.thelist.com/108046/untold-truth-charmed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, the religious organisation [[Beliefnet]] ranked The Charmed Ones at number eight on their list of the "Top 10 Witches in Pop Culture."<ref name="Beliefnet">{{cite web |url=http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/2008/10/top-ten-witches-in-popular-cul.html |title=Top 10 Wily, Wonderful, and Wicked Witches – Idol Chatter |last=Kustanowitz |first=Esther |work=[[Beliefnet]] |date=October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921004643/http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2008/10/top-ten-witches-in-popular-cul.html |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Beliefnet praised the cultural image of ''Charmed'' for its female empowerment, mythology and how the sisters "managed to solve their cases" week-on-week.<ref name="Beliefnet"/> In 2011, ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine named The Charmed Ones ninth in its list of the top [[List of fictional witches|fictional witches]] of all time,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seventeen.com/fun/articles/best-fictional-witches#slide-9 |title=Top 17 Fictional Witches of All Time! |last=Miller |first=Julie |work=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]] |date=October 28, 2011 |access-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907015714/http://www.seventeen.com/fun/articles/best-fictional-witches#slide-9 |url-status=live }}</ref> while E! Online ranked Piper at number six on their list of "Pop Culture's Top 10 Most Bitchin' Witches."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eonline.com/photos/3368/top-10-most-bitchin-witches/126709 |title=6. Piper, Charmed from Top 10 Most Bitchin' Witches |publisher=E! |date=July 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140329052133/http://www.eonline.com/photos/3368/top-10-most-bitchin-witches/126709 |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' placed The Charmed Ones at number seven on their list of "The Top Pop Culture Witches of All Time."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sns-halloween-most-popular-witches-of-all-time-photogallery.html |title=The top pop culture witches of all time |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907060505/http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sns-halloween-most-popular-witches-of-all-time-photogallery.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, The Charmed Ones were ranked at number six on the "Pop Culture's Favorite Witches" list by [[MSN]]'s Wonderwall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/pop-cultures-favorite-witches-28882.gallery#!wallState=0__%2Fmovies%2Fpop-cultures-favorite-witches-28882.gallery%3FphotoId%3D137364 |title=Pop culture's favorite witches – The Charmed Ones in 'Charmed' |work=Wonderwall |publisher=[[MSN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424032935/http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/pop-cultures-favorite-witches-28882.gallery |archive-date=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Piper was also ranked at number six in ''[[The Huffington Post]]''{{'}}s list of "The Top 10 Greatest Witches of All Time."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/8417646 |title=The Top 10 Greatest Witches of All Time |last=Ellis |first=Phillip |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=October 30, 2016 |access-date=May 20, 2017 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173651/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/8417646 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Charmed'' has also become a pop culture reference in television shows and films. In the 2000 parody film, ''[[Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth]]'', Barbara Primesuspect ([[Julie Benz]]) is said to be yelling  "''Charmed'' my ass!" at [[Shannen Doherty]], who does not appear on-screen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shriek.20m.com/script.html |title=Complete Script Page for Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth |publisher=Shriek.20m.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140323095409/http://shriek.20m.com/script.html |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The series is also mentioned in the episode "Ur-ine Trouble" of teen comedy-drama series ''[[Popular (TV series)|Popular]]'', when Josh Ford ([[Bryce Johnson]]) tells Brooke McQueen ([[Leslie Bibb]]) to go home and watch ''Charmed''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/popular/ur-ine-trouble-2-13980/ |title=Popular – Season 2, Episode 7: Ur-ine Trouble |publisher=TV.com |access-date=May 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015043035/http://www.tv.com/shows/popular/ur-ine-trouble-2-13980/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Ur-ine Trouble |series=Popular |series-link=Popular (TV series) |network=[[The WB]] |airdate=November 10, 2000 |season=2 |number=7}}</ref> In another episode of ''Popular'', titled "The Shocking Possession of Harrison John," Josh asks George Austin ([[Anthony Montgomery]]) who is Michael Bernardino's ([[Ron Lester]]) "favorite hottie witch" on ''Charmed'' and George says it is Prue.<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Shocking Possession of Harrison John |series=Popular |network=The WB |airdate=January 26, 2001 |season=2 |number=12}}</ref> In the episode "Faith" of ''[[Third Watch]]'', [[Fred Yokas]] ([[Chris Bauer]]) mentions to his wife [[Faith Yokas|Faith]] ([[Molly Price]]) that their daughter was upset she could not watch ''Charmed''.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Faith |series=[[Third Watch]] |network=[[NBC]] |airdate=October 9, 2000 |season=2 |number=2}}</ref> In the 2002 teen comedy film ''[[Big Fat Liar]]'', Kaylee ([[Amanda Bynes]]) recalls watching an episode of ''Charmed'' on The WB where Alyssa Milano's character Phoebe was about to put a spell on her demon boyfriend.

In a 2003 episode of the Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'', [[Serena Bishop]] ([[Lara Sacher]]) and [[List of Neighbours characters (2003)#Others|Erin Perry]] ([[Talia Zucker]]) find out they have a lot in common like their love for ''Charmed''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?year=2003&episode=4378 |title=Neighbours Episode 4378 from 2003 |publisher=NeighboursEpisodes.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615100038/http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?year=2003&episode=4378 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a 2005 episode of ''Neighbours'', [[Bree Timmins]] ([[Sianoa Smit-McPhee]]) mentions that ''[[The O.C.]]'' is the best show on television since ''Charmed''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?year=2005&episode=4789 |title=Neighbours Episode 4789 from 2005 |publisher=NeighboursEpisodes.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615053147/http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?year=2005&episode=4789 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the episode "Plucky" of sitcom ''[[So Notorious]]'', [[Aaron Spelling]] tells his daughter [[Tori Spelling]] that "there's always room for another witch on ''Charmed''" after hearing of her latest cable telemovie role.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/spelling-effort-satiric-sitcom-article-1.551067 |title=Spelling Gets 'A' For Effort in Satiric Sitcom |first=David |last=Bianculli |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News New York]] |date=March 31, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140323072450/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/spelling-effort-satiric-sitcom-article-1.551067 |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In another episode of ''So Notorious'', titled "Cursed," Tori and Sasan ([[Zachary Quinto]]) discuss who has put a curse on her and Sasan says, "It's Shannen [Doherty]! She knows all that witchcraft from ''Charmed''."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/m/shows/so-notorious/cursed-661458/trivia/ |title=So Notorious: Cursed Episode Trivia |publisher=Tv.com |access-date=March 23, 2014 |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323104835/http://www.tv.com/m/shows/so-notorious/cursed-661458/trivia/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/tori-and-shannen-a-notorious-feud_article_474 |title=Tori & Shannen: A 'Notorious' Feud? |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |date=June 5, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140323072457/http://www.accesshollywood.com/tori-and-shannen-a-notorious-feud_article_474 |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[True Blood (season 4)|season four]] episode "Me and the Devil" of ''[[True Blood]]'', [[Sookie Stackhouse]] ([[Anna Paquin]]) tells a witch named [[Warlow (True Blood)|Marnie Stonebrook]] ([[Fiona Shaw]]) that one of her favorite television shows she watched as a child was ''Charmed''.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Me and the Devil |series=True Blood |series-link=True Blood |network=[[HBO]] |airdate=July 24, 2011 |season=4 |number=5}}</ref> In the episode "[[Boy Parts]]" of ''American Horror Story: Coven'', a witch named Queenie ([[Gabourey Sidibe]]) mentions that she grew up watching ''Charmed''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Franich |first=Darren |url=http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/american-horror-story-recap-coven-boy-parts/ |title='American Horror Story: Coven' recap: 'Boy Parts' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2013 |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021192247/http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/american-horror-story-recap-coven-boy-parts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both the show and character Piper were referenced in the episode "Sorry for Your Loss" of ''[[The Tomorrow People (American TV series)|The Tomorrow People]]'', when Piper Nichols ([[Aeriél Miranda]]) introduces herself to Russell Kwon ([[Aaron Yoo]]), who responds by saying "''Charmed'', Piper."<ref>{{cite episode |title=Sorry for Your Loss |series=The Tomorrow People |series-link=The Tomorrow People (American TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |airdate=November 13, 2013 |season=1 |number=6}}</ref> Critics noted references of ''Charmed'' in the witchcraft-themed music video for British girl group [[Little Mix]]'s song "[[Black Magic (Little Mix song)|Black Magic]]" (2015).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/little-mix/videos/black-magic/ |title=Little Mix – 'Black Magic': Music Video |publisher=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]] |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714062105/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/little-mix/videos/black-magic/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/86574-11-best-little-mixs-black-magic-music-video-moments-because-teen-witches-really-do-have-more |title=11 Best Little Mix's 'Black Magic' Music Video Moments, Because Teen Witches Really Do Have More Fun — VIDEO |last=Griffiths |first=Kadeen |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |date=May 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722071739/http://www.bustle.com/articles/86574-11-best-little-mixs-black-magic-music-video-moments-because-teen-witches-really-do-have-more |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/little-mix-channel-charmed-in-black-magic-music-video |title=You have to see Little Mix's Black Magic music video |last=Haigh |first=Joshua |work=[[OK!]] |date=May 29, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051716/http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/little-mix-channel-charmed-in-black-magic-music-video |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/06/02/little-mix-black-magic-director-x |title=Little Mix 'Black Magic' by Director X |last=Velez |first=Cat |publisher=Promonews.tv |date=June 2, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713120721/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/06/02/little-mix-black-magic-director-x |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the film ''[[Fighting with My Family]]'' (2019), Saraya is watching the episode "Happily Ever After" and this inspires her to come up with her ring name Paige.<ref name="fansided">{{cite web |url=https://fansided.com/2019/05/22/wwe-paige-interview-fighting-with-my-family/ |title=WWE's Paige opens up about her Fighting with My Family biopic |author=Nir Regev |work=FanSided |date=May 26, 2019 |access-date=February 2, 2020 |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604204400/https://fansided.com/2019/05/22/wwe-paige-interview-fighting-with-my-family/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Academia===
{{Main|Charmed academia}}

Since ''Charmed'' ended in 2006, academics have appropriated its content and published essays and articles regarding ''Charmed''. It has been the subject of several collective books such as ''Investigating Charmed: The Magic Power of TV'' edited by Karin and Stan Beeler, which adopts a gender perspective to carry out an in-depth analysis of third-wave feminism as shown in the series. Between 2012 and 2015, French academic and essayist Alexis Pichard delivered a set of three lectures on ''Charmed''. In 2012, he spoke about intertextuality and postmodernism in the series at the Université de Rouen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rouenseriestv2012.mont-saint-jean.com/coll4communications.html#Pichard2 |title=coll4communications |publisher=Rouenseriestv2012.mont-saint-jean.com |date=September 11, 2001 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193441/http://rouenseriestv2012.mont-saint-jean.com/coll4communications.html#Pichard2 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, he explored ''Charmed''{{'s}} transmedia storytelling at the Université Paris 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://transmedia.hypotheses.org/ |title=Seminaire Narrations Serielles et Transmedialite |access-date=July 5, 2016 |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820151730/http://transmedia.hypotheses.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, he investigated the show's postfeminist subversion of fairy tales at the University of Lorient, a presentation which was followed two years later by the publication in French academic journal ''TV/Series'' of an article titled "'When you said sea hag, did you mean like old woman hag or evil magic hag?' : Imbrication du conte de fées et du (post)féminisme dans Charmed" ('The embedding of fairy tales and (post)feminism in Charmed').<ref>{{cite journal |title="When you said sea hag, did you mean like old woman hag or evil magic hag?" : Imbrication du conte de fées et du (post)féminisme dans Charmed |first=Alexis |last=Pichard |date=September 1, 2017 |journal=TV/Series |volume=12 |issue=12 |doi=10.4000/tvseries.2190 |doi-access=free |issn = 2266-0909 }}</ref> The journal's editor summarises Pichard's work as follows: "Alexis Pichard examines gender norms as they appear on the small screen, scrutinizing the relationship between supernatural soap Charmed (The WB, 1998-2006) and the fairy tale. He describes a complex relationship where literary associations are a way of subverting traditions and expectations on the one hand – and ultimately succumbing to them on the other, with a problematic post-feminist emphasis on 'having it all'".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Literature and series |first=Wells-Lassagne |last=Shannon |date=September 1, 2017 |journal=TV/Series |volume=12 |issue=12 |doi=10.4000/tvseries.2249 |s2cid=191918410 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

== Other media ==

=== Novels ===
{{main|List of Charmed novels and short stories}}

The ''Charmed'' novels are a series of books that accompany the television series. Between 1999 and 2008, forty-three novels were published by [[Simon & Schuster]] and were roughly set during the same period as the events of the television series. The first novel, ''The Power of Three'', was released in November 1999 as a [[novelization]] of the series premiere episode, "[[Something Wicca This Way Comes]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-power-of-three-constance-m-burge/1003617343?ean=9780671041625 |title=The Power of Three |work=Barnesandnoble.com |access-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215140223/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-power-of-three-constance-m-burge/1003617343?ean=9780671041625 |url-status=live }}</ref> All subsequent novels – apart from ''Charmed Again'' (2001) which narrates the events of the two-part episode of the same name<ref>{{cite book |title=Charmed Again (Charmed) |isbn=0743442644 |last1=Lenhard |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Burge |first2=Constance M. |date=October 2, 2001 |publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref> – are original stories revolving around the Halliwell sisters  and their allies. The first ten novels involve the original Charmed Ones, [[Prue Halliwell|Prue]], [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]], and [[Phoebe Halliwell]], while the remaining thirty-three are set after both [[All Hell Breaks Loose (Charmed)|Prue's murder]] and the introduction of [[Paige Matthews]] as the youngest, new Charmed One. Two books, ''Seasons of the Witch'' (2003) and ''The Warren Witches'' (2005), are [[anthology series|anthologies]] of [[short stories]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seasons-of-the-witch-various/1100411127?ean=9780689865459 |title=Seasons of the Witch: Volume 1 |work=Barnesandnoble.com |access-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907121733/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seasons-of-the-witch-various/1100411127?ean=9780689865459 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warren-witches-various/1100411061?ean=9780689878763 |title=The Warren Witches |work=Barnesandnoble.com |access-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907100218/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warren-witches-various/1100411061?ean=9780689878763 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writers of the series include [[Diana G. Gallagher]] and [[Paul Ruditis]] who also co-authored two volumes of the official guidebook, ''[[Charmed academia|The Book of Three]]'' (2004; 2006).

In 2015, [[HarperCollins]] acquired the rights to publish a second series of ''Charmed'' novels from [[CBS Consumer Products]].<ref name=HarperCollins>{{cite web |title=Press Release: HarperCollinsCanada Set to Publish e-Books Based On Hit TV Series |url=http://www.harpercollins.ca/press-releases/16/harpercollinscanada-set-to-publish-e-books-based-on-hit-tv-series |website=HarperCollins Canada |publisher=HarperCollins |access-date=May 6, 2015 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081137/http://www.harpercollins.ca/press-releases/16/harpercollinscanada-set-to-publish-e-books-based-on-hit-tv-series |url-status=live }}</ref> The first novel, ''[[The War on Witches]]'', was published in May 2015 and its narrative is set between the events of ''[[Charmed: Season 9|Seasons 9]]'' and ''[[Charmed: Season 10|10]]'' of the [[Charmed (comic)|comic book series]].<ref name=NovelTwitter>{{cite web |last1=Ruditis |first1=Paul |title=CHARMED: THE WAR ON WITCHES takes place between seasons 9 & 10 of comic books. |url=https://twitter.com/paulruditis/status/594202404138000386 |website=Twitter |access-date=May 6, 2015 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305064926/https://twitter.com/paulruditis/status/594202404138000386 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2018}} It is written by Ruditis, who previously authored ''Season 9'' and edited ''Season 10'', and follows the younger Charmed Ones' reunions with Prue and [[Cole Turner (Charmed)|Cole Turner]] after their resurrections.

=== Comic books ===
{{Main|Charmed (comics)}}

The ''Charmed'' [[comic books]] serve as a continuation of the television series and were originally published by [[Zenescope Entertainment]].<ref name="newsarama">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Zenescope-Charmed-Comics-100315.html |title=Zenescope Brings Charmed to Comics |work=[[Newsarama]] |date=March 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624230429/http://www.newsarama.com/4899-zenescope-brings-charmed-to-comics.html |archive-date=June 24, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The first comic book series, ''[[Charmed: Season 9]]'', was released in June 2010 and is set eighteen months after the events of the televised show's final episode, "[[Forever Charmed]]."<ref name="ComicPrequel">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/4954-zenescope-june-2010-solicitations.html |title=Zenescope June 2010 Solicitations |work=Newsarama |date=March 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140908010050/http://www.newsarama.com/4954-zenescope-june-2010-solicitations.html |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Author [[Paul Ruditis]] was the lead writer of the first series and Raven Gregory helped him co-write the first three issues.<ref name="newsarama"/> The second and final comic book series by Zenescope, ''[[Charmed: Season 10]]'', debuted at the [[New York Comic Con]] during the weekend of October 9, 2014.<ref name="10th Season">{{cite web |url=http://blog.zenescope.com/2014/04/zenescope-and-cbs-bring-back-charmed/ |title=Zenescope and CBS Bring Back Charmed |work=Zenescope.com |last=Koch |first=Jennifer |date=April 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140409205803/http://blog.zenescope.com/2014/04/zenescope-and-cbs-bring-back-charmed/ |archive-date=April 9, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Pat Shand was the lead writer of the second series while Ruditis assumed the role of editor.<ref name="10th Season"/> In 2017, [[Dynamite Entertainment]] acquired the rights to publish a new comic book series titled ''Charmed: A Thousand Deaths''. It was written by [[Erica Schultz]] and illustrated by Maria Sanapo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/12/21/dynamite-launches-a-new-charmed-comic-with-erica-schultz-and-maria-sanapo/|title=Dynamite Launches A New Charmed Comic With Erica Schultz And Maria Sanapo|date=December 21, 2016|access-date=May 30, 2017|archive-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055426/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/12/21/dynamite-launches-a-new-charmed-comic-with-erica-schultz-and-maria-sanapo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Soundtracks ===
Four soundtrack albums of ''Charmed'' have been released and feature music that were used in the show.<ref name="1st Soundtrack">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/charmed-mw0000324515 |title=Charmed |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515155306/http://www.allmusic.com/album/charmed-mw0000324515 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first soundtrack album, ''[[Charmed: The Soundtrack]]'', was released in September 2003.<ref name="1st Soundtrack"/> The second soundtrack, ''[[Charmed: The Book of Shadows]]'', was released in January 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/charmed-book-shadows-music/id192402344 |title=Charmed – Book of Shadows (Music From and Inspired By the TV Series) by Various Artists |publisher=iTunes Store (Australia) |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-date=October 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003061518/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/charmed-book-shadows-music/id192402344 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the third, ''Charmed: The Final Chapter'', was released in May 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F3AAYI |title=Charmed: The Final Chapter – Music |website=Amazon |access-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173717/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F3AAYI |url-status=live }}</ref> A retrospect of songs compiled from all eight seasons of the show, ''Charmed: The Final Chapter'' was positively received by Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]], who praised it for "feel[ing] like a late '90s/early 2000s time capsule".<ref name="AllMusic Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/charmed-the-final-chapter-mw0000408594 |title=Charmed: The Final Chapter – Review |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906040644/http://www.allmusic.com/album/charmed-the-final-chapter-mw0000408594 |url-status=live }}</ref> The fourth soundtrack, ''Charmed: Score from the Television Series'', was released as a limited edition in June 2013 and featured a selection of cues from the show by composer [[J. Peter Robinson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lalalandrecords.com/Site/Charmed.html |title=Charmed: Limited Edition (2 CD Set) |publisher=La-La Land Records |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140903060322/http://lalalandrecords.com/Site/Charmed.html |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This is now out of print.

=== Merchandise ===
{{Main|Charmed merchandise}}

Several official board games of ''Charmed'' have been published by [[Clash of Arms]] and [[Tilsit Éditions|Tilsit]]. The show's first board game, ''Charmed: The Book of Shadows'', was released in 2001 and the second board game, ''Charmed: The Source'', was released in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2512/charmed-book-shadows |title=Charmed: The Book of Shadows (2001) |work=Boardgamegeek.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902072510/http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2512/charmed-book-shadows |archive-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21852/charmed-source |title=Charmed: The Source (2003) |work=Boardgamegeek.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902072515/http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21852/charmed-source |archive-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other board games include ''Charmed: The Power of Three'' and ''Charmed: The Prophecy'', both of which were released in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.fr/Tilsit-Jeu-soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Charmed-Pouvoir/dp/B000NVL3PM |title=Tilsit – Jeu de société – Charmed – Le Pouvoir Des 3 |language=fr |access-date=September 2, 2014 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903115710/http://www.amazon.fr/Tilsit-Jeu-soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Charmed-Pouvoir/dp/B000NVL3PM |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/122908/charmed-la-prophetie |title=Charmed: La Prophétie (2005) |work=Boardgamegeek.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902072516/http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/122908/charmed-la-prophetie |archive-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> An [[Charmed (video game)|action, platform video game]] of ''Charmed'' was developed by DC Studios and published by In-Fusio.<ref name="Video Game">{{cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/exen/charmed/release-info |title=Charmed (2003) ExEn Release Dates |work=Mobygames.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902072527/http://www.mobygames.com/game/exen/charmed/release-info |archive-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The game was released for mobile phones in Europe in 2003<ref name="Video Game"/> and North America in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/IN-FUSIO+Expands+Mobile+Gaming+Services+to+U.S.+Market,+Opens+Los...-a0115968846 |title=In-Fusio Expands Mobile Gaming Services to U.S. Market, Opens Los Angeles Office |work=[[The Free Library]] |date=April 28, 2004 |access-date=September 2, 2014 |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030122633/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/IN-FUSIO+Expands+Mobile+Gaming+Services+to+U.S.+Market%2c+Opens+Los...-a0115968846 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Titan Magazines]] began publishing the ''Charmed Magazine'' in 2004, which was issued bi-monthly and featured interviews with the cast and crew, the latest news and developments, and behind-the-scenes information on the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=540091 |title=Charmed Magazine (2004) |work=Mycomicshop.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903191642/https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=540091 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Charmed-Magazine-First-Issue-Series/dp/B004ED5KQI |title=Charmed Magazine First Issue (Charmed TV Series, Issue 1) |via=Amazon |date=August 2004 |publisher=Titan Magazines |access-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022042700/http://www.amazon.com/Charmed-Magazine-First-Issue-Series/dp/B004ED5KQI |url-status=live }}</ref> The 24th and final issue of ''Charmed Magazine'' was released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atomicempire.com/issue.aspx?cover=29826& |title=Charmed Magazine #24 |work=AtomicEmpire.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902235906/http://www.atomicempire.com/issue.aspx?cover=29826& |archive-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

All eight seasons of ''Charmed'' were released individually on DVD in [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Regions 1, 2 and 4]] between February 2005 and September 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006IUE16/ |title=Charmed: Season 1 |website=Amazon |date=February 2005 |access-date=September 2, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173655/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006IUE16/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OIOPHC/ |title=Charmed: The Final Season |website=Amazon |date=September 11, 2007 |access-date=September 2, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173656/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OIOPHC/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A new packaging of the Region 4 DVDs for all seasons were released in April 2011.<ref>List of Region 4 DVD releases:
* Season 1: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-1st-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818193 |title=Charmed – The 1st Season (6 Disc Set) (New Packaging) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=April 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110613/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-1st-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818193 |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}
* Season 2: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-2nd-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818194 |title=Charmed – The 2nd Season (6 Disc Set) (New Packaging) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110559/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-2nd-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818194 |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}
* Season 3: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-3rd-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818195 |title=Charmed – The 3rd Season (6 Disc Set) (New Packaging) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110622/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-3rd-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818195 |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}
* Season 4: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-4th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818196 |title=Charmed – The 4th Season (6 Disc Set) (New Packaging) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110609/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-4th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818196 |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}
* Season 5: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-5th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818197 |title=Charmed – The 5th Season (6 Disc Set) (New Packaging) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110649/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-5th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818197 |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}
* Season 6: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-6th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818198 |title=Charmed – The 6th Season (6 Disc Set) (New Packaging) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110644/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-6th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818198 |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}
* Season 7: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-7th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818199 |title=Charmed – The 7th Season (6 Disc Set) (New Packaging) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110603/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-7th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818199 |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}
* Season 8: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-8th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818200 |title=Charmed – The 8th Season (6 Disc Set) (New Packaging) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026012019/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-the-8th-season-6-disc-set-new-packaging/dp/818200 |archive-date=October 26, 2011}}</ref> A limited ''Book of Shadows'' box set edition was released in Region 4 on November 16, 2006, and featured seasons 1–7.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-book-of-shadows-dvd-collection-seasons-1-7-42-disc-book/dp/789201#secinfo |title=Charmed – Book Of Shadows DVD Collection: Seasons 1–7 (42 Disc Book) (DVD) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904004105/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-book-of-shadows-dvd-collection-seasons-1-7-42-disc-book/dp/789201 |archive-date=September 4, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A limited ''Magic Chest'' box set edition was released in Region 2 on March 5, 2007, and included all eight seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3274056/Charmed-Seasons-1-8-Magic-Chest-Box-Set/Product.html |title=Charmed: Seasons 1–8 Magic Chest Box Set (48 Discs) |work=[[Play.com]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902061549/http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3274056/Charmed-Seasons-1-8-Magic-Chest-Box-Set/Product.html |archive-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> An ultimate box set was released in Region 2 on October 27, 2008,<ref name="Ultimate Box Set">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charmed-Complete-Collection-Ultimate-Series/dp/B001CO8RYE |title=Charmed Complete Collection – The Ultimate Box Set Series 1–8 DVD |website=Amazon UK |date=October 27, 2008 |access-date=September 2, 2014 |archive-date=September 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904005136/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charmed-Complete-Collection-Ultimate-Series/dp/B001CO8RYE |url-status=live }}</ref> and Region 4 on November 6, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-seasons-1-8-the-ultimate-boxset-49-disc-box-set/dp/802437 |title=Charmed – Seasons 1–8: The Ultimate Box Set (49 Disc Box Set) (DVD) |work=Ezydvd.com.au |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902061545/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/charmed-seasons-1-8-the-ultimate-boxset-49-disc-box-set/dp/802437 |archive-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The set includes all seasons, with a cover that features all four Halliwell sisters together.<ref name="Ultimate Box Set"/> Two complete series box sets were released in Region 1 on November 18, 2008.<ref name="Complete Series DVD">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Charmed-Complete-Holly-Marie-Combs/dp/B001BN4WL8 |title=Charmed: The Complete Series |website=Amazon |date=November 18, 2008 |access-date=September 2, 2014 |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831223037/http://www.amazon.com/Charmed-Complete-Holly-Marie-Combs/dp/B001BN4WL8 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both sets are styled after the show's ''Book of Shadows'', with one set being a regular release and the other being a limited deluxe edition.<ref name="Complete Series DVD"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Charmed-Complete-Series-Limited-Edition/dp/B001BN4WLI |title=Charmed: The Complete Series (Limited Deluxe Edition) |website=Amazon |date=November 18, 2008 |access-date=September 2, 2014 |archive-date=September 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904130457/http://www.amazon.com/Charmed-Complete-Series-Limited-Edition/dp/B001BN4WLI |url-status=live }}</ref> The complete series box set was re-released in the United States on November 11, 2014, and features a brand new cover of all four sisters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Charmed-The-Complete-Series/20205 |title=Charmed DVD news: Re-release for Charmed |work=TVshowsondvd.com |access-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826173802/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Charmed-The-Complete-Series/20205 |archive-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref>

In June 2018, CBS Studios (who own the rights to ''Charmed'') announced that the whole series was in the process of being remastered to [[High-definition video|high-definition]] with a completion date of September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.home.cbssi.com/news-press-details/the-original-charmed-hd-remastered/ |title=The Original CHARMED - HD Remastered! |work=[[CBS Studios International]] |date=June 15, 2018 |access-date=August 11, 2018 |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805021536/https://www.home.cbssi.com/news-press-details/the-original-charmed-hd-remastered/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The remastered version of season one was released on high-definition [[Blu-ray]] in the US on October 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G1ZHWTT/ |title=Charmed: The Complete First Season |website=Amazon |access-date=August 11, 2018 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808173804/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G1ZHWTT/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Season 2 was released through Manufacture on Demand in 2020. Season 3 is scheduled for release May 18, 2021, almost 20 years to the day that Season 3 finished airing on The WB.

On December 13, 2019, Koch Films announced a full series release on Blu-ray for Charmed in Germany, making Germany the first country worldwide to receive a full Blu-ray set rather than individual seasons like in the United States. The Blu-ray box set edition was released on June 24, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/KochFilms/photos/a.156185551079491/4285558184808853/ |title=Facebook |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507162223/https://www.facebook.com/KochFilms/photos/a.156185551079491/4285558184808853/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Podcast ===

On September 1, 2022, three members of the Charmed cast started a podcast called ''The House of Halliwell / A Charmed Rewatch Podcast''. At [[Dragon Con]], Drew Fuller explains that he had not watched Charmed and recruited his fellow co-stars to create a rewatch podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dragoncon.org/dailydragon/2022/family-dynamics-with-the-charmed-cast/|title=Family Dynamics with the Charmed Cast|first=Alicia|last=Pack|date=September 4, 2022 }}</ref> Holly Marie Combs recalls a cancer scare during "The Power of Two" episode. She revealed that a tumor was discover in her uterus while filming an episode of Charmed with the same name. As a result, production of the show was shut down for two weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2023/02/02/charmed-cast-relationship-holly-marie-combs-cancer-season-1/|title=Charmed Star Recalls Cancer Scare That Bonded the Cast in Season 1: 'No One Has Any Idea How Close We Were'|first=Andy|last=Swift|date=February 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/holly-marie-combs-reveals-close-032808784.html|title=Holly Marie Combs Reveals How Close the 'Charmed' Cast Got After She Developed a 'Rather Large Tumor'|website=Yahoo Sports|date=February 4, 2023 }}</ref> Brian Krause discussed how Charmed impacted its viewers by bringing them together with family and assisting individuals in accepting themselves. He also reveals in the podcast that this is his first time watching the show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.horrorgeeklife.com/2023/04/07/exclusive-brian-krause-sleepwalkers-charmed/|title=Exclusive: Brian Krause Talks 'Sleepwalkers,' 'Charmed' Podcast, & New Western Thriller|first=Melissa|last=Hannon|date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>

== Reboot series ==
=== Canceled CBS reboot ===
On October 25, 2013, it was announced that [[CBS]] was developing a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of ''Charmed''.<ref name="Reboot">{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/charmed-reboot-works-at-cbs-650956 |title='Charmed' Reboot in the Works at CBS |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027074828/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/charmed-reboot-works-at-cbs-650956 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Party of Five]]'' co-creator [[Christopher Keyser]] and Sydney Sidner were going to executive produce and write the pilot script for [[CBS Television Studios]] (who own the rights to ''Charmed'') and The Tannenbaum Company.<ref name="Reboot"/><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ross |first=Dalton |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/25/cbs-charmed/ |title='Charmed' reboot may work its magic at CBS |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026193105/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/25/cbs-charmed/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The reboot was described as a "re-imagining of the original series centered around four sisters who discover their destiny – to battle against the forces of evil using their witchcraft."<ref>{{cite news |last=Marechal |first=AJ |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/charmed-is-being-rebooted-by-cbs-1200762470/ |title='Charmed' is Being Rebooted by CBS |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Business Media |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=November 24, 2013 |archive-date=November 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126115247/http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/charmed-is-being-rebooted-by-cbs-1200762470/ |url-status=live }}</ref> CBS only ordered a script for a pilot, however; no commitment to filming was made.<ref name="Reboot 2">{{cite web |last=Nilles |first=Billy |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/10/cbs-developing-a-reboot-of-charmed-rose-mcgowan-not-a-fan.html |title=CBS developing a reboot of 'Charmed,' Rose McGowan not a fan |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |date=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409205236/http://zap2it.com/2013/10/cbs-developing-a-reboot-of-charmed-rose-mcgowan-not-a-fan/ |archive-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref>

Following the announcement, the original cast of ''Charmed'' shared their opinions of the reboot through [[Twitter]]. Rose McGowan tweeted, "They really are running out of ideas in Hollywood," followed up by another tweet, "lame lame lame lamertons."<ref name="Reboot 2"/> Alyssa Milano tweeted, "The thing about them doing a #charmed reboot is ... it just ... it feels like yesterday. It feels too close."<ref>{{cite web |last=Slezak |first=Michael |url=http://tvline.com/2013/10/25/charmed-reboot-cbs-pilot-alyssa-milano/ |title='Charmed' Reboot — CBS Orders Pilot Script |publisher=[[TVLine]] |date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026183205/http://tvline.com/2013/10/25/charmed-reboot-cbs-pilot-alyssa-milano/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Holly Marie Combs tweeted, "Here's the thing. Everything is a reboot. If you think otherwise you haven't read enough Shakespeare yet. At least they had the decency to call it what it is. Instead of ripping it off and then pretending to not be ripping it off."<ref name="Holly Shannen Twitter">{{cite web |last=Rigby |first=Sam |url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/ustv/news/a527272/holly-marie-combs-weighs-in-on-charmed-reboot-reserve-judgement.html |title=Holly Marie Combs weighs in on 'Charmed' reboot: 'Reserve judgement' |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=October 30, 2013 |access-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102171703/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/ustv/news/a527272/holly-marie-combs-weighs-in-on-charmed-reboot-reserve-judgement.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Shannen Doherty tweeted to a fan, "I don't know yet. It's strange to think about a reboot. I guess I'm still processing the idea."<ref name="Holly Shannen Twitter"/> However, on August 12, 2014, [[TVLine]]'s [[Michael Ausiello]] revealed that CBS was not moving forward with the reboot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2014/08/12/glee-rachel-new-directions-season-6-spoilers/ |title=Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Parenthood, Chicago Fire, True Blood, Glee, S.H.I.E.L.D., The Killing and More |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |work=TVLine |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|PMC]] |date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=October 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141012130747/http://tvline.com/2014/08/12/glee-rachel-new-directions-season-6-spoilers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== The CW reboot ===
{{Main|Charmed (2018 TV series)}}

On January 25, 2018, [[The CW]] network officially ordered a pilot of a new [[Charmed (2018 TV series)|''Charmed'' reboot]], developed by [[Jennie Snyder Urman]], [[Jessica O'Toole and Amy Rardin]], for the [[2018–19 United States network television schedule|2018–19 television season]].<ref name="rebootpilot">{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/01/25/charmed-reboot-pilot-cw/ |title=Charmed Reboot Gets CW Pilot Order — What Changed From Last Year's Pitch? |last=Mitovich |first=Matt |publisher=TVLine |date=January 25, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127003042/http://tvline.com/2018/01/25/charmed-reboot-pilot-cw/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The reboot was described by The CW as "a fierce, funny, feminist reboot" of the original series.<ref name="rebootpilot"/> It follows the lives of three sisters—Macy, Mel and Maggie—who, after the death of their mother, discover they are The Charmed Ones, the most powerful trio of good witches, who are destined to protect innocent lives from demons and other dark forces.<ref name="rebootpilot"/><ref name="mantock"/> The eldest sister Macy is a "practical, driven, and brilliant geneticist" with the power of telekinesis.<ref name="reboot casting">{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/charmed-reboot-adds-lgbt-twist-160811141.html |title=Charmed Reboot Adds LGBT Twist — Plus: Meet Macy, Mel and Madison |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |date=February 7, 2018 |access-date=March 6, 2018 |archive-date=March 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306084027/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/charmed-reboot-adds-lgbt-twist-160811141.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="mantock">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/madeleine-mantock-star-charmed-the-cw-reboot-pilot-1202311849/ |title='Charmed': Madeleine Mantock To Star In The CW Reboot Pilot |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=March 5, 2018 |access-date=March 6, 2018 |archive-date=March 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306003903/http://deadline.com/2018/03/madeleine-mantock-star-charmed-the-cw-reboot-pilot-1202311849/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The middle sister Mel is "a passionate, outspoken activist" and lesbian with the power of time-freezing,<ref name="diaz"/> while the youngest Maggie is "a bubbly college freshman" with the power to hear people's thoughts.<ref name="reboot casting"/><ref name="maggie">{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/03/25/charmed-reboot-cast-photos-changes-from-original-series/ |title=Charmed Reboot: How Does The CW's Pilot Compare to the Original Series? |last=Swift |first=Andy |publisher=TVLine |date=March 25, 2018 |access-date=March 26, 2018 |archive-date=March 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326005548/http://tvline.com/2018/03/25/charmed-reboot-cast-photos-changes-from-original-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Madeleine Mantock]] was cast as Macy,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/03/05/madeleine-mantock-charmed-reboot-cast-sister/ |title=Charmed: Madeleine Mantock Set as Third and Final Sister in CW Reboot |last=Roots |first=Kimberly |publisher=TVLine |date=March 5, 2018 |access-date=March 6, 2018 |archive-date=March 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306040046/http://tvline.com/2018/03/05/madeleine-mantock-charmed-reboot-cast-sister/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Melonie Diaz]] was cast as Mel,<ref name="diaz">{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/02/20/charmed-reboot-melonie-diaz-lesbian-mel-cast-the-cw/ |title=Charmed: Melonie Diaz Cast as Lesbian Witch Mel in CW Reboot |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |publisher=TVLine |date=February 20, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307074930/http://tvline.com/2018/02/20/charmed-reboot-melonie-diaz-lesbian-mel-cast-the-cw/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sarah Jeffery]] was cast as Maggie,<ref name="maggie"/><ref name="jeffery">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/charmed-sarah-jeffery-cast-lead-sister-the-cw-reboot-pilot-1202301665/ |title='Charmed': Sarah Jeffery Cast As A Lead In The CW Reboot Pilot |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224032711/http://deadline.com/2018/02/charmed-sarah-jeffery-cast-lead-sister-the-cw-reboot-pilot-1202301665/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Rupert Evans]] was cast as the trio's whitelighter Harry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/02/28/charmed-reboot-rupert-evans-cast-harry-professor-the-cw/ |title=Charmed Reboot: Rupert Evans Joins CW Pilot as the New (Spoiler) |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |publisher=TVLine |date=February 28, 2018 |access-date=March 1, 2018 |archive-date=March 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303170545/http://tvline.com/2018/02/28/charmed-reboot-rupert-evans-cast-harry-professor-the-cw/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The reboot premiered on The CW on October 14, 2018, 20 years after the original series' premiere.<ref name="Premiere Date">{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2018/06/20/cw-premiere-dates-fall-2018-flash-charmed-riverdale/ |title=The CW Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Including New 'Super' Sunday |last=Swift |first=Andy |work=TVLine |date=June 20, 2018 |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705065546/https://tvline.com/2018/06/20/cw-premiere-dates-fall-2018-flash-charmed-riverdale/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The CW renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 11, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/the-cw-sets-fall-premiere-dates-batwoman-supergirl-the-flash-nancy-drew-1202633821/ |title=The CW Sets Fall Premiere Dates: 'Batwoman', 'Supergirl', 'The Flash', 'Nancy Drew', More |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=June 17, 2019 |access-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-date=June 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618053243/https://deadline.com/2019/06/the-cw-sets-fall-premiere-dates-batwoman-supergirl-the-flash-nancy-drew-1202633821/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The reboot would ultimately run for four seasons and 72 episodes before being canceled in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |title='Charmed' Canceled by The CW After Four Seasons |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/cw-cancels-charmed-1235022458/ |website=Deadline |access-date=May 13, 2022 |date=May 12, 2022}}</ref>

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