Similarities and Differences to Original Series

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Charmed is a 2018 reboot based off Constance M. Burge's series of the same name that ran for eight seasons from 1998-2006. There are numerous similarities and differences between both series which are listed here.

Characters

New Counterpart	Original Counterpart	Reboot Power	Original Power	Notes
Macy Vaughn	Prue Halliwell Paige Matthews	Telekinesis	Telekinesis (Prue) Telekinetic Orbing (Paige)	Macy is the unknown sister and is the oldest of the sisters. In the original, Prue was the oldest of the sisters and possessed Telekinesis. Paige was the unknown younger half-sister, who was half-Whitelighter and possessed a variation of telekinesis. Macy is a scientist, while Prue was an antique specialist before becoming a photographer. Paige was a social worker and later the Headmistress of Magic School before eventually becoming a fulltime Whitelighter. Paige was half-Whitelighter by blood, while Macy is a witch with demonic trait due to having been resurrected with demon blood. Macy and Prue both died at the age of 30. Both deaths occurred in the finale of the third season of their series due to a magical enemy.
Mel Vera	Piper Halliwell	Temporal Manipulation Molecular Manipulation	Molecular Manipulation	Mel is a lesbian and outspoken which is opposite to Piper who was an introverted and shy heterosexual. Piper's power was related to molecular movement and speed, while Mel's primary power is related to the passage of time. Piper's molecular powers were also her natural, primary power, while Mel's molecular powers are a result of contact with Black Amber. Piper's freezing power was contained within the room that she was in (or flicked her hand in), while Mel's seemed able to affect objects and beings in her immediate vicinity, or all of time itself. In the original series, Piper's power came solely from her hands. Mel's power seems to come from her mind, though she does often channel it through the hand. Piper was most reluctant to embrace being a witch. In the reboot, Mel is most excited. Unlike Piper in the original series, Mel does not have the same father as her sisters.
Maggie Vera	Phoebe Halliwell	Empathic Telepathy Foresight Emotional Inception Empathic Mimicry	Premonitions Empathy Psychic Reflection Power Replication and more	While Phoebe primary power is Premonition, in the first episode of Season Six, she, like Maggie, develops the power of Empathy (the ability to sense and feel people's emotions). Phoebe was most excited to receive her powers, while Maggie was most reluctant.
Kaela Danso	Paige Matthews Kevin	Manifestation	Thought Projection (Kevin) Telekinetic Orbing (Paige) Orbing (Paige)	Both Paige and Kevin were natural born witches, while Kaela only became a witch due to getting some of Macy's stem cells for cancer treatment. Paige was Prue, Piper, and Phoebe's biological half-sister, and therefore able to take Prue's place after her death as a Charmed One. Kaela is not biologically related to Mel and Maggie, and her becoming a Charmed One was due to destiny rather than blood ties. Both Kaela and Kevin have a talent for art, which is the basis for their powers. Paige also once loved to draw and was good at it, but later she abandoned this business due to lack of time and inspiration. Both Kaela and Paige were given up as young infants by their parents, and adopted.
Jada Shields	Paige Matthews	Electrokinesis Electrokinetic Orbing	Orbing Telekinetic Orbing	Paige was a Charmed One while Jada was a member of the Sisters of Arcana. They're both Whitelighter-Witches. They're both adopted. They both had problems with drugs and alcohol.
Harry Greenwood	Leo Wyatt	Telekinesis Conjuration Orbing Healing Memory Erasure Immortality Enhanced Durability	Standard Whitelighter Abilities	Leo married the middle sister, Piper. Harry does not hide his true identity from the sisters the way Leo did until they found out he had a power. Harry is British while Leo was American. Harry and Leo do not teleport the same way. Leo uses orbs while Harry's is different altogether.
Marisol Vera	Penny Halliwell Patty Halliwell Phoebe Halliwell (power only)	Prophecy	Telekinesis (Penny) Molecular Immobilization (Patty)	Marisol appears to be a combination of Penny (Grams) and Patty (Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige's mother). In the original series, the girls' mother was already dead before the series aired. In the original series, Phoebe had the power to foresee the future.
Niko Hamada	Andy Trudeau Darryl Morris	None	None	Like Andy and Darryl in the original series, Niko is mortal and was a detective. Niko was the on-off girlfriend of Mel, while Andy was the on-off boyfriend to Prue in the first season.
The Source	The Source of All Evil	Reality Warping Advanced Incineration Fading Resurrection Disintegration and more	Telepathy Telekinesis Fireballs Banishing And many more	The Source was the main antagonist for the first four seasons of the original series. He was the reason that the demonic assassin Shax was sent to kill the Charmed Ones, but he only managed to kill Prue. Piper and Phoebe discovered Paige when Shax also attacked her.
Parker Caine	Cole Turner	Shadow Form Supernatural Strength Phase-Shifting	Energy Balls Shapeshifting (between human and demon) Shimmering Pyrokinesis	Parker, like Cole is half-demon. However, his father was a demon and his mother was human. In the original series, Cole's mother was a demon and his father was human. Unlike Cole, Parker has a half-brother while Cole was an only child (however, in his past, Cole was a member of an elite order where he considered its members to be his "brothers"). Unlike Cole, who was exceptionally powerful for a half-demon, Parker is weakened by his demon half.
Tessa Flores-Cohen	Natalie	Orbing Healing Energy Blasts Portal Creation Conjuration Memory Erasure Telekinesis	Standard Whitelighter Abilities	Natalie was killed by a warlock who stole her powers in the process, while Tessa sacrificed herself to save Mel from a deadly blast from Fiona.

Other

Subject	Difference
The Charmed Ones	In the original, the Charmed Ones gain their powers through the reading of the Dominus Tritus spell. In the remake, the sisters' powers are unbound by their mother, Marisol Vera. The Vera/Vaughn Sisters each have a different father; while in the original, the original trio all shared the same father.
Whitelighters	In the original, Whitelighters were not meant to reveal themselves to their charges, unless it was necessary. In the remake, it appears Whitelighters are allowed to reveal themselves to their charges when they meet. In the original, Whitelighters teleported by orbs. In the remake, they have a different teleportation power. Whitelighters in the original series did not have telekinesis while the Whitelighters in the remake do, or at least Harry does.
The Power of Three	In the original series, the Halliwells weren't given a choice of whether they become witches. The remake gives the assumption the Vera sisters do have a choice and have 48 hours to choose whether they take up their powers.
Demons	The main theme of the reboot related to the demonic society is that patriarchy reigns there and all demons are mostly abusers and sexists. In the original, evil had no gender, but there was an episode that was entirely devoted to the battle of the sexes. In the original, Shimmering was a frequent teleportation of demons, while in the reboot it is Smoking. In the reboot, Shapeshifters are described as a powerful class of demons while in the original they were low-level demons. But, unlike the ones of the reboot, they did not need to touch someone or something in order to take their form.
The Elders	Elders are people (witches) living among people on earth. In the original series, they lived in heaven. In the original series, none of the Elders made any appearances until the fifth season, and they were originally referenced as they or them, before being known as the Elders until the third season.
Gods	Gods are magical, powerful beings. In the original series, they merely appear in essence that hijack bodies to grant them divine powers.

Actor Tributes

Subject	Note(s)
Brian	It is possible that Brian was named after Brian Krause, the actor who played Leo Wyatt in the original.
Marisol Vera	It is possible that Marisol was named after Marisol Nichols, the actress who played Chris Halliwell's fiancée in the original series episode, 'Chris-Crossed' during Season 6.
Julian Shea	It is possible that Julian was named after Julian McMahon, the actor who played Cole Turner in the original.
Julia Wagner	It is possible that also Julia was named after Julian McMahon.

Character Tributes

Subject	Note(s)
Harry Greenwood	It is possible that Harry was named after Henry Mitchell, the husband of Paige Matthews in the original series. The name 'Harry' is often a shortened version of 'Henry'.
Melinda Warren	There is an Easter Egg in the Vera Book of Shadows that stems back to Melinda Warren, the founder of the Warren/Halliwell witch bloodline from the original series. Currently, it is unknown as to whether Melinda in this new series is an ancestor to the Vera family.
Parker Caine	Parker shares his name with Phoebe Halliwell's middle daughter, Parker from the original series and the comics.
Alistair Caine (former Alastair)	Caine shares his first name with the Chameleon Demon also named Alastair in the original show. However, the reboot's Alastair isn't a Chameleon Demon.
Jenna Gordonson	Jenna's name might be derived from the short-lived character of Jenny Gordon. Jenny was the niece of Piper's third love interest in the original series, Dan Gordon. Jenny was written out of the original show because of negative feedback from fans who deemed the character unnecessary and annoying.
Tessa Flores-Cohen	Despite obvious similarities shared with Natalie an Whitelighter from the original Charmed. Tessa got her name from an one shot character who was a college classmate of Phoebe's who ended up saving her.
Abigael Jameson-Caine	Abigael tried to kill Macy in 2x3 and 2x4, and Mel called her "Abby". Ironically, there was a psychotic mortal in the original show named Abbey, who tried to kill Prue to replace her, because she was jealous of her life.
Kyra	She shares her first name with a demonic seer in the original series.
Viktor	It is possible that Viktor was named after Victor Bennett the father of Prue, Piper and Phoebe.

Spells and Potions

Spell or Potion	Note(s)
Truth Serum	In the original show, the Halliwell sisters had a truth spell that wore off after 24 hours. In the reboot, the spell is replaced with a serum though it is unknown how long it lasts.

Episode Trivia

Number	Episode	Note(s)
1x06	Kappa Spirit	Mel and Maggie went back in time after casting a spell to find out what type of evil spirit they are dealing with by revisiting the spirit's past. In the original show, time travel was a recurring theme.
2x01	Safe Space	Macy, Mel, and Maggie lost their individual powers after going through a portal. In the original show, the sisters frequently lost their powers but nearly always get them back at the end of the episode.

Notes

• Although the reboot had different title cards for each episode, it never had an official opening and theme song like the original show.
• In the reboot, whenever such absences occurred, the actors' names would be removed from the starring chart. In the original show, whenever a regular cast member was absent from an episode, their name and image in the opening sequence would be removed.