[NEWS] 'Charmed' reboot changes showrunners

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'Charmed' Showrunner Exits, Craig Shapiro & Elizabeth Kruger Board Series
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The CW's reboot of "Charmed" is changing showrunners.

Variety has learned that Carter Covington has stepped down as showrunner
on the series, which has already been renewed for a second season.
Husband and wife team Craig Shapiro and Elizabeth Kruger have been
brought on to helm the series going forward.

Shapiro and Kruger are currently under an overall deal at CBS Television
Studios, which produces "Charmed." The team previously co-created the
CBS series "Salvation" along with Matt Weaver and served as
co-showrunners. They also executive produced and served as co-showrunners
on the CBS series "Extant" starring Halle Berry. In addition, they
co-created USA Network series "Necessary Roughness" and ran the writers
room on Bravo's "Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce." Their other credits
include "Bull," "Pan Am," and "Miami Medical." They are repped by UTA.

The rebooted "Charmed" stars Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, Madeleine
Mantock, Ser'Darius Blain, Ellen Tamaki, Nick Hargrove, and Rupert
Evans. Jessica O'Toole, Amy Rardin, Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman,
Brad Silberling, and Howard Owens serve as executive producers. The
first season finale will air this spring.

The series has proven popular for The CW and currently ranks as one of
its more popular series. Season to date, the show is averaging a 0.7
rating in adults 18-49 and 1.8 million viewers per episode in Live+7.

"Charmed" was one of 10 CW shows to get new season pick ups back in
January. Since then, it has been announced that both "Arrow" and
"Supernatural" will end after next season. "Arrow's" eighth and final
season will consist of 10 episodes while "Supernatural's" 15th and
final season will consist of 20. Prior to that, it was announced that
"Jane the Virgin" and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" would end after their
seasons that are currently airing.

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Mar 26, 2019, 5:56:07 PM3/26/19

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It's taken me a long time to get the show.
The original sisters - Prue, Piper and Phoebe (Paige) were very
distinct, separate women.
But I'm still having a hard time remembering Mel and Maggie - who
is older and who has which powers.
(Macy is the oldest one, right? She has telekinesis?)
Not real crazy about the Whitelighter. His name is Harry?
And now his Whitelighter girlfriend is evil.

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On 2019-03-26 21:56:09 +0000, David said:
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> It's taken me a long time to get the show.
> The original sisters - Prue, Piper and Phoebe (Paige) were very
> distinct, separate women.
> But I'm still having a hard time remembering Mel and Maggie -
> who is older and who has which powers.
> (Macy is the oldest one, right? She has telekinesis?)
> Not real crazy about the Whitelighter. His name is Harry?
> And now his Whitelighter girlfriend is evil.

No idea. The silly "reboot" version starts here in New Zealand on
Friday, 5 April (on SkyTV's "5" channel) ... probably won't even bother
recording it since all idiotic reboots are simply inferior knock-offs
of the original, and made by lazy talentless fools who think they know
betetr than the original creator.

David

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Mar 27, 2019, 6:50:08 PM3/27/19

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"Your Name" wrote in message news:q7eol4$1jfi$1...@gioia.aioe.org...

the only reboot I'm watching is Roswell,NM. it's not bad, once I
sorted out the characters. Even the original Liz - Shiri Appleby, has put
her stamp of approval in it -- she directed the 9th episode, "Songs About
Texas".