The eighth season of Charmed aired from September 2005 to May 2006 and consists of 22 episodes. It was released on DVD in 2007 as a box-set including extras. It was released as part of a complete collection in 2008.
Summary[]
Get ready for the ultimate ride in supernatural entertainment! In Charmed: The Final Season, the magical Halliwell sisters Prue, Piper and Paige face their biggest challenges in love, life and magic as they try one last time to fulfill their destiny! Join them in their fight to help a young witch find her lost family kidnapped by evil, and witness their devastating battle when an ancient evil trio of witches return from the dead to defeat good once and for all! Charmed: The Final Season's 6 discs deliver 22 episodes of nonstop magical thrills, suspense and a climactic finale! The Charmed Ones are ready. Are you?
Main Cast[]
Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
Charmed Season Eight Opening Credits
Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews
Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
Ivan Sergei as Henry Mitchell
Kaley Cuoco as Billie Jenkins
Recurring Cast[]
- Jennifer Rhodes as Penny Halliwell
- Finola Hughes as Patty Halliwell
- James Read as Victor Bennett
- T.W. King as Andy Tredeau
Notes and Trivia[]
- The DVD box-set of this season was released on the eleventh of September 2007 in region 1 (The U.S., Canada) and for all other regions in February, March, April and September 2007. It was not released in Japan but does include bonus features unlike the previous seasons.
- The Region 1 DVD's title is "The Final Season" instead of the regular "The Complete ### Season". The regular title was used for the Region 2 DVD's.
- Due to licensing issues with the normal opening theme, How Soon Is Now?, it was replaced with the New Instrumental Theme Music for the DVD release.
- The DVD box-set for region 2 is different than the box-set for region 1. Rose McGowan is lowered to the height of Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs, the color is black instead of yellow, and the scrying crystal is replaced with red crystal ball. It also says "The Complete Eighth Season" instead of "The Final Season".
- Kaley Cuoco joins the series as young rebel-witch Billie Jenkins.
- The opening credits have changed slightly with mostly new clips for each main cast member and new clips at the end of the opening featuring the three main lead actresses, Kaley Cuoco, and Brian Krause.
- All of the main cast appeared in every episode of the season.
