The eighth and final season of ''

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'', an American supernatural drama television series created by Constance M. Burge, premiered in the United States on

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from September 25, 2005 through May 21, 2006.

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released the complete eighth and final season in a six-disc box set on September 11, 2007. It was later released on high-definition

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on November 16, 2021. Both feature an instrumental opening for all the episodes, as opposed to the show's original theme song, as the music rights were no longer available.

Cast and characters

Main

Alyssa Milano Alyssa Jayne Milano ( ; born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in '' Melrose Place'' (1997–1998), Phoebe Halliwell in '' Charmed'' ...

as Phoebe Halliwell *

Rose McGowan Rósa Arianna McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is an American actress and activist. After her film debut in a brief role in the comedy ''Encino Man'' (1992), she achieved recognition for her performance in the dark comedy ''The Doom Generation' ...

as Paige Matthews *

Holly Marie Combs Holly Marie Combs Ryan (born December 3, 1973) is an American actress and producer. Known for her work in television dramas, her career spans over four decades. Combs started her career in the 1980s with small roles on television soap operas a ...

as Piper Halliwell *

Kaley Cuoco Kaley Christine Cuoco ( ; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress. She starred as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom '' 8 Simple Rules'' (2002–2005), Penny on the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), and as the title ch ...

as Billie Jenkins * Brian Krause as Leo WyattOnly credited for the episodes he appears in.

Recurring

* Jennifer Rhodes as Penny Halliwell *

James Read James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953) is an American actor. He played the role of George Hazard in the ''North and South'' television miniseries, and had a recurring role as List of Charmed characters#Victor Bennett, Victor Bennett on th ...

as Victor Bennett * Rebecca Balding as Elise Rothman * Brandon Quinn as Agent Murphy * Nigel Gibbs as Jonnah * Jason Lewis as Dex Lawson *

Ivan Sergei Ivan Sergei (born Ivan Sergei Gaudio) is an American actor known for his work in television. His best known roles are Dr. Peter Winslow in ''Crossing Jordan'' and Henry Mitchell in ''Charmed''. Life Ivan Sergei Gaudio was born in New Jersey, a ...

as Henry Mitchell * Denise Dowse as Angel of Destiny *

Marnette Patterson Marnette "Marne" Provost Patterson (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress best known for her role as Christy Jenkins in the final season of the television series Charmed. She has also appeared multiple films such as A Nightmare on Elm Stre ...

as Christy Jenkins * Victor Webster as Coop * Leland Crooke as Candor * Steven J. Oliver as Asmodeus * Søren Oliver as Baliel * Anthony Cistaro as Dumain

Guest

Janice Dickinson Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 16, 1955)As per Dickinson in NNDB aJanice Dickinson profilegives February 15, 1955, noting, "Although Dickinson has maintained in several interviews and her autobiography ''No Lifeguard on Duty'' that she ...

as Glamoured Paige Matthews * Glenn Morshower as Agent Keyes * Jennifer Taylor as Eve * Noa Tishby as Black Heart *

Michelle Stafford Michelle Stafford (born September 14, 1965) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer. She currently plays Phyllis Summers on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', for which she has won three Daytime Emmy Awards. In ...

as Mandi *

Peter Woodward Peter Woodward (born 24 January 1956) is an English actor, screenwriter and stuntman. He is best known for his role as Galen in the '' Babylon 5'' spin-offs '' Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'', ''Crusade'' and '' Babylon 5: The Lost Tales''. He ...

as The Source of All Evil *

Alana de la Garza Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Connie Rubirosa for the final 4 seasons of the initial run of the NBC television series '' Law & Order'', as well as in the spinoffs '' Law & Order: LA ...

as Sylvia * Arjay Smith as Speed *

Simon Templeman Simon Templeman (born 28 January 1954) is an English actor. Career Templeman is known for his video game roles as Kain in '' Legacy of Kain'', Gabriel Roman in the ''Uncharted'' series, Loghain in ''Dragon Age,'' and Admiral Han'Gerrel vas N ...

as Angel of Death * Faran Tahir as Savard *

Drew Fuller Andrew Alan "Drew" Fuller (born May 19, 1980) is an American actor and former model. He is best known for his portrayal of Chris Halliwell in the television series ''Charmed'' and for playing soldier Trevor LeBlanc on Lifetime's ''Army Wives''. ...

as Chris Halliwell *

Finola Hughes Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959) is a British actress, best known for her role as Anna Devane on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap operas ''General Hospital'' and ''All My Children'', and her portrayal of Laura in the 1983 film '' ...

as Patty Halliwell * Scott Jaeck as Sam Wilder * Wes Ramsey as Wyatt Halliwell

Special Musical Guest

Liz Phair Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to sta ...

Episodes

Reception

Ratings

The season premiere, which aired on September 25, 2005, garnered 4.27 million viewers; an increase from the 3.44 million viewers who watched the seventh-season finale. The season and series finale, " Forever Charmed", was watched by 4.49 million viewers, making it the highest rated episode of the season. The eighth season averaged 3.5 million viewers for all 22 episodes. Out of all regular primetime programming that aired during the 2005–06 U.S. television season, ''Charmed'' ranked 132nd out of 156, according to the

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system.

Accolades

The eighth season of ''Charmed'' was nominated for various awards.

DVD release

Notes

References

External links

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