The first season of Charmed, an American supernatural drama television series created by Constance M. Burge, originally aired in the United States on The WB from October 7, 1998, through May 26, 1999. Paramount Home Entertainment released the complete first season in a six-disc DVD box set on February 1, 2005, and was released as a high-definition blu-ray on October 30, 2018.
Synopsis The Halliwell sisters discover that they are descendants of a long line of witches when they inherit a house from their grandmother and find the family's Book of Shadows. They learn that they each have a unique power. The strong-willed Prudence "Prue" Halliwell (Shannen Doherty) can mentally move objects with her mind via her eyes and hands, reserved Piper Halliwell (Holly Marie Combs) is able to temporarily freeze time, and the uninhibited Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano) has the mental power of premonition. Together they have the "Power of Three", which they must use to fight demons and warlocks, and protect the innocent.
Cast and characters
Main Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell Alyssa Milano as Phoebe HalliwellMilano was originally credited last but starting with the sixth episode, she is credited between Combs and King. T. W. King as Andy Trudeau Dorian Gregory as Darryl MorrisOnly credited for the episodes he appears in.
Special guest Brenda Bakke as Charon
Recurring Neil Roberts as Rex Buckland Leigh-Allyn Baker as Hannah Webster Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt Cristine Rose as Claire Pryce Shawn Christian as Josh Carlos Gómez as Inspector Rodriguez
Guest Matthew Ashford as Roger Tony Denison as Victor Bennett John Cho as Mark Chao Matt Schulze as Whitaker Berman Danielle Harris as Aviva Rebecca Balding as Jackie Billy Drago as Barbas, the Demon of Fear Jennifer Rhodes as Penny Halliwell Tyler Layton as Melinda Warren Bernie Kopell as Coroner Finola Hughes as Patty Halliwell Michael Weatherly as Brendan Rowe Raphael Sbarge as Brent Miller Jeff Kober as Jackson Ward Michael Trucco as Alec Lisa Robin Kelly as Daisy David Carradine as Tempus Scott Plank as Eric Lohman
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Reception Charmed received mixed reviews for its first episode. The Hollywood Reporters Barry Garron wrote that this show is "Funny, Spooky, and Wonderfully Entertaining". David Bianculi of the New York Daily News wrote that it had room to grow, "As Buster Poindexter once sang, they're hot, hot, hot...If Charmed gets more savvy, scary and sexy as weeks go on, and it's a good bet it will, falling under its spell will be an easy thing to do." Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times disagreed with Bianculi and Garron, "There's no magic, black or otherwise, in The WB's Charmed, a limp drama about three sisters who discover they are witches."
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