Editing Charmed (section)

===Casting===
Former ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' actress [[Shannen Doherty]] was cast as the eldest sister [[Prue Halliwell]], while her best friend at the time and former ''[[Picket Fences]]'' actress [[Holly Marie Combs]] played the role of the middle sister [[Piper Halliwell]].<ref name="E! Women of Charmed">{{cite web |url=http://www.charmedscripts.tv/women_of_charmed.htm |title=The Women of Charmed script |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Shay |publisher=Charmedscripts.tv |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113221217/http://www.charmedscripts.tv/women_of_charmed.htm |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lori Rom was originally cast as the youngest sister [[Phoebe Halliwell]] in the 28-minute unaired pilot episode.<ref name="E! Women of Charmed"/> However, Rom quit the series, and a new pilot was filmed with former ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' actress [[Alyssa Milano]] in the role of Phoebe.<ref name="E! Women of Charmed"/> Doherty departed ''Charmed'' at the end of the [[Charmed (season 3)|third season]]. [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] and [[Tiffani Thiessen]] were both considered as replacements.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/06/12/spelling-asked-tiffani-thiessen-join-charmed/ |title='Charmed': Jennifer Love Hewitt and Tiffani Thiessen Were Both Offered Roles to Replace Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell |last= Kerr |first=Mandi |work=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |date=April 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111426/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,129489,00.html|url-status=live |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}</ref> The part ultimately went to film actress [[Rose McGowan]], who played the long-lost younger half-sister [[Paige Matthews]] in the [[Charmed (season 4)|fourth season]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/06/12/spelling-asked-tiffani-thiessen-join-charmed/ |title=Charm's Way |last=Keck |first=William |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 12, 2001 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122130745/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,129489,00.html |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In season one, [[Ted King (actor)|Ted King]] was cast as the inspector [[Andy Trudeau]], [[Dorian Gregory]] was cast as his inspector partner [[Darryl Morris (Charmed)|Darryl Morris]], and [[Brian Krause]] was cast as the Halliwell sisters' [[whitelighter]] [[Leo Wyatt]].<ref name="E! Women of Charmed"/> King departed ''Charmed'' at the end of the first season, while Gregory remained on the show until the seventh season. In season two, [[Greg Vaughan]] joined the series as the Halliwell sisters' new next-door neighbor [[Dan Gordon (Charmed)|Dan Gordon]], while Karis Paige Bryant was cast as his niece [[Jenny Gordon]]. Bryant left her role midway through the second season, while Vaughan left at the end of the season. Australian actor [[Julian McMahon]] joined the cast of ''Charmed'' in season three as the half-demon [[Cole Turner (Charmed)|Cole Turner]]. He departed the show midway through season five. [[Drew Fuller]] joined ''Charmed'' at the end of the fifth season as Piper and Leo's second son from the future, [[Chris Halliwell]]. Fuller left his role at the end of [[Charmed (season 6)|season six]], but returned for guest appearances in later seasons. In the [[Charmed (season 8)|eighth and final season]], [[Kaley Cuoco]] joined the show as the young witch [[Billie Jenkins]].