Airing in the United States since October 7, 1998, Charmed quickly captured the attention of viewers who were enthralled by the adventures of Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Paige (Rose) for eight seasons. McGowan).
Created by Constance M. Burge, the fantasy series follows three sisters who discover they are descended from a long line of witches with powerful magical powers. The trio battled evil forces with the help of Leo (Brian Krause), their light.
Despite its success, Charmed folded in 2006 after 178 episodes.
Only one actor appeared in every episode
Although the series stars four sisters, only one of the cast has appeared in every episode. But who is it? With Shannen Doherty leaving at the end of season 3 and being replaced by Rose McGowan in the first episode of season 4, the two actors are clearly not in the running.
So it all comes down to Holly Marie Combs and Alyssa Milano. And against all odds, the winner of the contest is Piper’s translator. While Alyssa Milano appears in all 178 episodes of Charmed, Holly Marie Combs is the only one of the two to appear in the series’ universal pilot. Which means she’s appeared in 179 episodes of Charmed that have been canned.
Another actress almost played Phoebe
If it’s hard to imagine the role of Phoebe being played by anyone other than Alyssa Milano today, the actress who made her mark in Madame is Served was not the production’s first choice.
In fact, it was actress Laurie Romy who was cast opposite Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty in the first Charmed pilot, which never aired. However, the young woman left the filming after the first episode due to personal reasons.
After her departure, producer Aaron Spelling asked Alyssa Milano to play the character of Phoebe. One thing is for sure, Laurie Rome probably regrets her decision, the actress never really had a career on the small or big screen.
Charmed airs every evening from Monday to Friday from 4.20pm on 6T. The series is available in its entirety on Prime Video, and the first 6 seasons are on Paramount+.
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