Charmed - The TV Show!

Charmed is an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the world's most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural  community as "The Charmed Ones" but known to everyone else as the Halliwells. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve over the course of their lives. The Charmed Ones live together in a manor  and use their supernatural abilities to battle the warlocks, demons and other evil forces that populate San Francisco, California.

The show was the last in its generation of supernatural-themed shows such as 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'Angel', and 'Roswell', and has many times been noted for its mixing of multiple genres (from horror and fantasy to comedy and even soap), as well as contuing after a number of archetypal jump the shark moments, most famously the departure of one of the leading actresses at the end of season three. It also had the highest rated debut (until the debut of 'Smallville' at 8.40 million), for the WB Television Network, with 7.70 million viewers tuning in for the series premiere, "Something Wicca This Way Comes".

In January 2006, with the airing of "Payback's a Witch", 'Charmed' came the longest running show with all-female leads, surpassing 'Laverne & Shirley.

The series ended its run on May 21, 2006. The Charmed series finale,  "Forever Charmed". pulled in a season high of 4.49 million viewers.

 

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* Prudence "Prue" Halliwell - (Shannen Doherty) (Seasons 1-3)
Born October 28, 1970, Prue was the eldest Halliwell sister. Born with the power of telekinesis, she later manifested an astral projection ability. Strong-willed and intelligent, she would often take charge of situations and had always been overprotective of her two sisters, Piper and Phoebe. Having spent her childhood taking care of her two younger sisters after the death of their mother, she became responsible, with a fierce determination at whatever she did, including fighting demons. Though at times Prue let pride dictate her way of handling things, she never let her personal life interfere with her work life. On May 17, 2001, she was killed by Shax, a hired hitman sent by the Source.

* Piper Halliwell - (Holly Marie Combs)
Piper was born on August 7, 1973, and was the middle child until Prue's death. Her powers include the ability to freeze and explode objects at will. She was most concerned with having a normal life, and always had reservations about her life as a Charmed One. When she first became a Charmed One she was quiet and reserved; often having to mediate between Prue and Phoebe. As the show progressed she gained a stronger persona and took more authority after Prue died. She eventually became a mother of two sons with her husband Leo Wyatt, and went to great lengths to protect her children. In the series finale, the final montage shows her with a granddaughter.[3]Piper is great at mediating and arbitrating. Her love of food steered her to a career in the culinary arts, which led her to own a club and as revealed in the last episode, her own restaurant.

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* Phoebe Halliwell - (Alyssa Milano)
Phoebe, born November 2, 1975 was the original baby of the family and is a spontaneous, free-spirited young woman. The power she was born with was premonitions, which grew to enable her to see into the past as well as the future, later allowing the ability to project herself into the future; she later gained the powers of levitation which she combines with her martial arts skills to knock down demons and magical empathy but later lost the latter two. She also had the ability to set things on fire in her past life. She is a romantic, and later became a successful columnist and author. She often had a turbulent relationship with her older sister Prue, and later mediated between Piper and Paige. She has a strong intuitive sense and she is able to anticipate events with her power of premonition. Her longest relationships were with Cole Turner for over a year, and Coop, from 2006 into the distant future. She and Coop were married by the Angel of Destiny as seen in the last episode, and eventually had three girls. She continued working at the Bay Mirror and also wrote a book on finding love.

* Paige Matthews - (Rose McGowan) (Seasons 4-8)
Born on August 2, 1977 after a secret love affair with her Whitelighter Samuel Wilder, the Charmed Ones' mother, Patty Halliwell, gave birth to a fourth daughter. Paige was put up for adoption because her parents' love was forbidden. Her personality is bold and vibrant, adding a new dynamic to the show from season 4 onwards. Paige's birth power was telekinesis, but because she was part Whitelighter this ability combined with her natural orbing to create telekinetic-orbing. She came into the craft quickly, aiding in the vanquish of The Source of All Evil. In Season 8 she gained the ability to heal those she loved, starting with Henry. She was driven to become a "full-time witch", and had a hard time finding a career she was content with, eventually settling with her destiny as a Whitelighter, like her father. Paige married mortal parole officer Henry Mitchell and they had two twin daughters and a son, Henry Jr.

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* Andy Trudeau - (Ted King) (Season 1)
Andy was the sisters' childhood friend and Prue's love interest. He served as the sisters' initial connection to the police force once he learns of the girls' activities, as well as the first conflict (in Andy and Prue's relationship) between the girls' secret life and normal life. Andy was killed by the demon Rodriguez when trying to protect the girls.

* Darryl Morris - (Dorian Gregory) (Seasons 1-7)
Darryl, who was Andy's partner, took over the role as the Halliwells' police connection after Andy's tragic demise. He continued to cover up for the sisters once he learned their secret, even after the events which lead to him almost being executed through a lethal injection, until his wife, due to the danger of protecting the sisters' identity, forced him to move to another state.

* Leo Wyatt - (Brian Krause) (Recurring Season 1; Seasons 2-8)
Leo was the sisters' Whitelighter in the beginning, secretly watching over the sisters at first, but soon becoming involved romantically with Piper. Leo's magical promotions provided the show's portrayal of a supernatural ladder of success and struggle between career and family. His relationship with Piper was the first of many conflicts between the Halliwells and the Elders.

* Dan Gordon - (Greg Vaughan) (Season 2)
Dan moved into the house next door with his niece, Jenny, and instantly fell in love with Piper. They temporarily dated, but Dan could not take the place of Piper's first love, Leo. He later moved away due to a spell gone wrong and finding out that Piper & Leo were magically connected.

* Jenny Gordon - (Karis Paige Bryant) (Season 2)
Jenny was Dan's niece. She was written off suddenly.

* Cole Turner - (Julian McMahon) (Seasons 3-5, cameo in 7)
Cole was Phoebe's first husband and love, creating situations over which the sisters clashed, as his status moved between being an evil demon and an innocent with no powers. He was a half upper-level demon named Balthazor, later taking in the The Source's power, and other forms. After his vanquish at the hands of the sisters, he continued to watch over Phoebe, silently and unseen.

* Adult Chris Halliwell - (Drew Fuller) (Season 6)
Chris, Piper and Leo's at the time as yet unborn son, came from the future to help defeat The Titans and save Wyatt from the evil that would later turn him evil. His adult form died at the hands of Gideon, though this death simply forced his soul back into the future as we later see him alive and well when he returns to visit in the series finale as well as in the montage of pictures hanging on the Manor's walls during the final scenes of the show.

* Billie Jenkins - (Kaley Cuoco) (Season 8)
Billie was Paige's charge. Making her believe she was the ultimate power, she was swayed by her sister, Christy, to believe the Charmed Ones were turned evil by the desire to lead a normal life. She eventually allied herself with the Charmed Ones again, and consequentially was led to her killing Christy. It is revealed that Billie remains a close family friend for years to come.

Recurring Characters:
* Penelope "Penny" Halliwell (Grams) - (Jennifer Rhodes)
* Patricia "Patty" Halliwell (Mom) - (Finola Hughes) (seasons 1 - 5, 7 - 8)
* Victor Bennett - (James Read) (seasons 3 - 8)
* Samuel Wilder - (Scott Jaeck) (seasons 2, 5, 8)
* Little Wyatt Matthew Halliwell - (Jason & Kristopher Simmons) (seasons 5 - 8)
* Older Wyatt Matthew Halliwell - (Wes Ramsey) (seasons 6 - 8)
* Little Chris Halliwell (seasons 7 & 8)
* Elise Rothman - (Rebecca Balding) (seasons 4-8)