Launched in 2018 on the American channel The CW, the reboot of “Charmed” arrives tonight on TMC. Has the press been convinced by this new version of the adventures of the mighty witches united by the Power of Three?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT ?
After the death of their mother, the three sisters Mel, Maggie and Macy discover that they are the descendants of a line of witches. Between demons to slaughter, patriarchy to fight and family ties to keep intact, a witch’s job is never finished …
Charmed was created by Jessica O’Toole, Amy Rardin and Jenny Snyder Urman.
Based on the original Charmed series created by Constance M. Burge.
With Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock, Sarah Jeffery, Rupert Evans, …
Every Friday at 9.15 p.m. on TMC and already available on Salto
WHAT THE PRESS THINKS …
According to Première:
“The chemistry between the three is far from obvious at the moment. A big problem for the reboot, if it cannot find here the magic recipe of the original, and if it fails to offer to these new witches an obvious and … charming complicity “. 2/5
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According to Large Screen:
“Charmed is not the purge announced, but it will not renew the genre either. (…) There is a somewhat dumb, rather pleasant retro scent which, far from being as annoying as the first version of the series, could reach a certain audience and not necessarily the one we expected. “. 3/5
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According to Télé Loisirs:
“In the end, the main quality and the major flaw of this reboot, it is to remind us to what extent the first version, although dated, was a formidably effective entertainment!”. 2.5 / 5
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According to Entertainment Weekly:
“The Power of Three is still a potent entertainment in this CW reboot. The characters are new, but the fundamentals are intact.” 3.5 / 5
According to Boston Herald:
“The original series skillfully blended horror with comedy and supernatural threats. This update feels more like a sociological exposition.” 1.5 / 5
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According to USA Today:
“It seems that the new writers have a certain disdain for the original series, as the changes are numerous and arbitrary (…) but not all are problematic. Match the fight against the demons of the sisters to the movement #MeToo and others feminist protest is clever, although executed with little subtlety. “. 3/5
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According to the Pittsburg Post-Gazette:
“Charmed’s reboot is stronger when he tries to make us laugh – and in these cases, we necessarily think of Buffy – than when he offers us supernatural effects involving the three sisters.” 3/5
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The Daily Beast
“The reboot of Charmed is as fun and claiming as promised, with a political point that puts it frankly in its time.”. 4/5
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