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The original Charmed , which ran from 1998 to 2006, was one of the cornerstones of The WB, along with shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dawson’s Creek, One Tree Hill, and Smallville, and the new reboot (premiering October 14 at 9 p.m.) brings a bit of that old WB spark to The CW. Developed by Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Snyder Urman along with fellow Jane writer-producers Jessica O’Toole and Amy Rardin, the new version adds some very 2018 buzzwords and casts women of color as its lead characters, but the core of the show remains the same: Following the death of their mother (or grandmother in the original), three adult sisters discover that they’re the “Charmed Ones,” destined to be the greatest witches in history, using the “Power of Three” to fight the forces of evil. At first, there are only two sisters: Brash, outspoken Mel (Melonie Diaz) is a women’s studies graduate student and teaching assistant at Hilltowne University, where her mother is the chair of the women’s studi...

"Charmed" premieres Sunday, October 14th at 8pm, after "Supergirl" on The CW Stronger together.” That’s what Marisol (guest star Valerie Cruz) tells her daughters, firebrand social justice warrior Melanie “Mel” Vera (Melonie Diaz), and her sister, fun-loving Maggie (Sarah Jeffery), about their family. Mel is a graduate student in the women’s studies department her mother heads at HilltownE University; Maggie is a freshman considering sorority rush (to Mel’s amused dismay) and going “on” again with her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Brian (guest star Charlie Gillespie). But then, a shocking tragedy shatters their world and threatens their sibling bond: Marisol dies in a horrifying accident. Or was it? Three months later, we find Mel unable to accept the official explanation of their mother’s death, while Maggie accuses her of being morbidly obsessed. And then, another huge shock shows up at their front door: they have an older sister – brilliant geneticist Macy (Ma...