‘It will rub me the wrong way’: Original Charmed cast slam plans for a ‘feminist reboot’

The American TV show ended in 2006 
Ignorant comments: Doherty slammed the remake
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Safeeyah Kazi30 January 2018

The stars of hit 1990s show Charmed have slammed plans to reboot the show without the original cast, with Shannen Doherty admitting it will “rub me up the wrong way”.

The remake of the show has been pegged as a “feminist reboot”, implying that the original show was not.

The synopsis read: “This fierce, funny, feminist reboot of the original series centres on three sisters in a college town who discover they are witches.

“Between vanquishing supernatural demons, tearing down the patriarchy, and maintaining familial bonds, a witch's work is never done."

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Doherty, who played the eldest Halliwell sister on the show took to social media to express her disgust.

The actress deemed the description of the new show “terrible” and “offensive”, adding that the comments made were “stupid” and “ignorant”.

Fellow co-star and on-screen sister Holly Marie Combs blasted the show’s creators for not seeking guidance from the original cast.

She said: “Here’s the thing. Until you ask us to rewrite it like Brad Kern did weekly don’t even think of capitalising on our hard work.

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“Charmed belongs to the 4 of us, our vast amount of writers, crews and predominantly the fans. FYI you will not fool them by owning a title/stamp. So bye.”

Despite the backlash from the stars 46-year-old Doherty revealed that she wouldn’t turn down the idea of a Charmed revival.

"I’m intrigued by the idea that a new generation might be comforted, inspired like all you were," she wrote.

"Charmed helped us all in some way. I hope they respect the original and listen to you all and make a show that's inspired by Charmed that focuses on what's important in life", she added.

The first episode of the original witchy show aired 7 October 1998 and the final on 21 May 2006.

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