Charmed multimedia

The television series Charmed is broadcast in many countries around the world, and all seasons have been released on DVD and spawned representation in other media, such as soundtracks and novels.

DVDs

DVDs of Charmed were first released in 2005, after overcoming licensing issues with the commercial songs in individual episodes. The DVDs were THX Certified.

The first seven Charmed DVD sets contain no special features in accordance with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's "no extras" policy, and much to the chagrin of both the fans and of Charmed executive producer Brad Kern, who had stated many times that his efforts to persuade 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to include some form of extras were unsuccessful.

This changed in 2006, when Fox's television DVD department was taken over by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, resulting in a promise that the last Charmed DVD box set would contain bonus material.

The special features that were confirmed for Season 8 included three featurettes: "To The Manor Born"; "The Making of Charmed"; and a two part documentary "The Story of Charmed" (which also contains some parts of the unaired pilot) and "Forever Charmed". On the Region 1 DVD set there are cast and crew commentaries on episode 1 (Brad Kern, Kaley Cuoco and James Conway), episode 10 (Brad Kern , Brian Krause and Cameron Litvack) and episode 22 (Brad Kern and James Conway). The Region 1 set also includes three Easter eggs (Tape Ball, 100 episodes, and Book of Shadows). In Issue 12 of Charmed magazine, Kern stated that he wanted approximately 90 minutes of extras, and would also have liked to include the unaired pilot (starring Lori Rom as Phoebe Halliwell); however, this encountered legal difficulties.

The season 8 DVDs feature a new opening theme, having replaced the song "How Soon is Now?" with an instrumental piece. This change was made because the music license to use the original theme song had expired and it was deemed too expensive to extend the license to use the song solely for the eight season DVD set.

Release dates

Country	Season and Date Released
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
U.S./ Canada	February 1, 2005	September 6, 2005	November 15, 2005	February 28, 2006	June 6, 2006	October 17, 2006	February 6, 2007	September 11, 2007
UK	June 6, 2005	August 1, 2005	October 3, 2005	November 21, 2005	March 6, 2006	April 3, 2006	June 5, 2006	April 30, 2007
Australia	May 18, 2005	July 21, 2005	September 6, 2005	November 3, 2005	February 16, 2006	April 6, 2006	June 6, 2006	February 13, 2007
New Zealand	June 23, 2005	August 24, 2005	September 22, 2005	November 17, 2005	March 23, 2006	May 16, 2006	June 22, 2006	February 22, 2007
Germany	May 12, 2005	July 7, 2005	September 1, 2005	November 10, 2005	February 6, 2006	April 6, 2006	July 27, 2006	February 1, 2007
France	April 21, 2005	June 16, 2005	September 8, 2005	November 4, 2005	February 2, 2006	April 6, 2006	July 6, 2006	February 15, 2007
Italy	April 20, 2005	June 15, 2005	September 14, 2005	December 1, 2005	February 15, 2006	April 12, 2006	September 20, 2006	February 21, 2007
Sweden/ Norway/ Denmark	April 27, 2005	August 31, 2005	October 26, 2005	January 11, 2006	March 22, 2006	May 25, 2006	July 5, 2006	March 20, 2007
Finland	April 27, 2005	August 31, 2005	October 26, 2005	January 11, 2006	March 22, 2006	May 24, 2006	July 28, 2006	January 28, 2009
The Netherlands	April 4, 2005/ April 22, 2005	June 16, 2005	September 22, 2005	November 24, 2005	February 23, 2006	April 20, 2006	June 22, 2006	February 15, 2007
Spain	May 18, 2005	June 29, 2005	September 28, 2005	November 17, 2005	February 22, 2006	April 19, 2006	July 26, 2006	February 14, 2007
Brazil	June 4, 2005	August 19, 2005	November 8, 2005	January 30, 2005	July 11, 2006	October 3, 2006	December 1, 2006	September 26, 2007
Japan	Part 1 May 27, 2005 Part 2 June 24, 2005	Part 1 August 19, 2005 Part 2 September 22, 2005	Part 1 April 21, 2006 Part 2 May 26, 2006	Part 1 June 23, 2006 Part 2 July 21, 2006

Cover art

-Most regions share the same cover art; only the covers for Seasons 3, 5, and 7 have been changed from their Region 1 releases. Season 8 for Region 1 has the same picture of the three girls on the cover, but a different colored background.

The infamous chandelier, from Halliwell Manor was replaced in Season 8 with an orange globe for Regions 2-6, whereas Region 1 has a Scrying Crystal under the chandelier, which is shown above the girls.

Significant box sets

The "Book of Shadows" edition DVD collection was originally released as an exclusive to Australia (Region 4) on November 16, 2006. This limited edition run features Seasons 1-7, a numbered certificate, and includes a selection of the original illustrated pages used in the Book of Shadows prop featured in the show. A write-up of each seasons' episodes is followed by that season on six discs, which fit on one page. The book contains an extra page reserved for the separately released Season 8 DVDs. Following the release of the Season 8 DVDs, the Book of Shadows collection was again released, this time fully stocked with all seasons.

The "Magic Chest" edition features all eight seasons, and comes in an ornate miniature wooden chest with leatherworks and a red velvet interior. It was released exclusively to Region 2 countries during March 2007.

20th Century Fox announced on June 21, 2008 the release of two "complete series" box sets that were released for North America on November 18, 2008. One set is a regular release, and the other a "Limited Deluxe Edition". Both packages were styled after the Book of Shadows in the series, with the deluxe edition being full size, and the regular release being scaled down. Both sets also include more extras, including the unaired pilot. The deluxe edition included two bonus discs, one packaged with the DVDs and the other a limited edition exclusive disc available through Best Buy only.

The UK received a second complete box set, titled "The Ultimate Boxset", with the same bonus features as North America, released on October 27, 2008.

On November 27, 2008, Australia received two options for the complete series as well. One set is identical to the UK box set release, while the other is a purple "stylish velour collector's box", with a velvet lining. Both sets contained the same extra features.

Soundtracks

Charmed: The Soundtrack (2003)

1. "20th Century Fox Fanfare (Low Tone)" — David Newman
2. "Hot" — Smash Mouth
3. "Danger" — Third Eye Blind
4. "Strict Machine" — Goldfrapp
5. "Maybe Tomorrow" — Stereophonics
6. "Rinse" — Vanessa Carlton
7. "I Can't Take It" — Andy Stochansky
8. "Worn Me Down" — Rachael Yamagata
9. "Do You Realize??" — The Flaming Lips
10. "New Favorite Things" — Balligomingo featuring Lucy Woodward
11. "Rainbow in the Sky" — Ziggy Marley
12. "The Finer Things" — Steve Winwood
13. "How Soon Is Now?" — Love Spit Love

Charmed: The Book of Shadows (2005)

1. "20th Century Fox Fanfare (Low Tone)" — David Newman
2. "Take It Off" — The Donnas
3. "Take a Look" — Liz Phair
4. "Sand in My Shoes" — Dido
5. "Fallen" (Dan the Automator Remix) — Sarah McLachlan
6. "I Can't Make Me" (Chris Lord Alge Remix) — Butterfly Boucher
7. "San Francisco" — Vanessa Carlton
8. "Pieces of Me" (David Garcia and High Spies Remix) — Ashlee Simpson
9. "Unbroken" — Missy Higgins
10. "Free" (Swiss American Federation Club Remix) — Sarah Brightman
11. "I Close My Eyes" — Shivaree
12. "Home" — Zero 7
13. "How Soon Is Now?" — Love Spit Love (UK bonus track)

Charmed: The Final Chapter (2006)

1. "20th Century Fox Fanfare (Low Tone)" — David Newman
2. "Baby Got Going" — Liz Phair
3. "Pinch Me" — Barenaked Ladies
4. "Needs" — Collective Soul
5. "Good Enough" — Sarah McLachlan
6. "Weight of the World" — Chantal Kreviazuk
7. "Tears from the Moon" — Conjure One featuring Sinéad O'Connor
8. "Superfabulous" — BT featuring Rose McGowan
9. "Weave" — Rusted Root
10. "Goodbye" — Natalie Imbruglia
11. "Stolen Car" — Beth Orton
12. "Bell, Book & Candle" — Eddi Reader
13. "Name of the Game" — The Crystal Method
14. "Satellite" — Monique Brumby (UK bonus track)
15. "Humbly for Her" — Unni (UK bonus track)

Novels

Main article: List of Charmed books

External links

• Region 1 DVD news for Charmed at TVShowsOnDVD.com