TV Pilots That Were Completely Reshot: Charmed

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The bewitching supernatural drama "Charmed", well, charmed everyone. Even though there was a major cast shake-up with Shannen Doherty's departure after the third season, viewers fondly remember the original Charmed Ones: Prue (Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), and Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano).

Before the show's debut episode, "Something Wicca This Way Comes," hit the airwaves in 1998, there was another pilot filmed with different actors in certain roles.




In the original pilot, Chris Boyd plays police inspector Andy Trudeau — yes, it's impossible to imagine anyone else but Ted King in this role, but it's true. Another major change is the absence of Milano as Phoebe. In this pilot, Lori Rom plays the part of the popular Halliwell sister.

Chatting on "The Women of Charmed," Doherty discussed what the switch from Rom to Milano brought to the series. "We shot the pilot with a different girl playing Phoebe, Lori Rom, who I would say is a great actress and whatever her personal reasons were for not wanting to continue, I understand," Doherty said. "And it's really interesting because Alyssa and Lori are so completely different and the show is completely different because of the dynamic that Alyssa brings into it."

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