Changes are coming at the top of The CW’s Charmed reboot. Showrunner Carter Covington has exited the Latino-themed reboot of the original series from Jane the Virgin duo Jessica O’Toole and Amy Rardin. Instead, married duo Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro (Necessary Roughness, Salvation) have boarded the drama and will take over as showrunners for season two as the CBS TV Studios-produced series changes its creative direction.
Covington was brought in as showrunner after Charmed was picked up to series in a bid to support O’Toole and Rardin, neither of whom had served in that capacity before. Jane the Virgin showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman executive produces after getting a story-by credit on the pilot, which was ordered to series a year after it was redeveloped from her original take. The change comes as Charmed is expected to lean harder into its supernatural storylines and less into the family dynamic that made Covington a fit. The split, according to reports, was amicable.
As of now, Charmed ranks as one of the lowest-rated shows on broadcast but earned a renewal as the reboot has strong international sales thanks largely to its built-in awareness (similar to The CW’s Dynasty). Charmed was among the 10 series to earn early renewals at The CW.
