Madeline Mantock Leaving Charmed Reboot After Season 3

[Melinda Halliwell]

Charmed’ Star Madeleine Mantock to Exit CW Reboot After Three Seasons.

By Joe Otterson.

SOURCE: Variety.com. variety.com/2021/tv/news/charmed-madeleine-mantock-exit-cw-1235022892/

Madeleine Mantock is leaving “Charmed” after three seasons, Variety has confirmed.

The actress has played one of the three main characters of the CW reboot since it began. Season 3 of the series is set to wrap up on July 23, which will mark Mantock’s last appearance as a series regular. Melonie Diaz and Sarah Jeffery remain with the series. Rupert Evans, Poppy Drayton and Jordan Donica also star.

“Playing Macy on ‘Charmed’ for the last three seasons has been an immense privilege and I have so enjoyed working with our fantastic producers, creatives, cast and crew,” Mantock said in a statement. “I’m incredibly grateful to The CW and CBS Studios for my time on the show and for being a brilliant support in my difficult decision to leave. Huge thanks to our fans who can look forward to, what I know will be, a spectacular fourth season.”

Mantock previously starred as Veil in the AMC martial arts drama “Into the Badlands.” She also starred in the BBC series “Age Before Beauty,” and has previously appeared on shows like “Casualty” and “The Tomorrow People.”

She is repped by Gersh in the U.S. and Denton Brierley in the U.K.

It remains to be seen how Mantock’s character, Macy, will be written off of the series. The logline for the season finale is as follows: “When an encounter with the Whispering Evil leaves Macy on the brink of death, Mel and Maggie cast an ancient spell sending the Charmed Ones off on a series of epic adventures. Meanwhile, realizing only a Whitelighter can save Macy, Harry asks Jordan and Celeste to help him do the unthinkable.”

“We can’t thank Madeleine enough for her incredible and inspiring work on ‘Charmed,'” said executive producers Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro. “We will miss her as much as the fans will, but we also respect her decision to move on. This is a difficult time in the world, and everyone has to follow their heart. We wish her well, and the door is always open for a return visit from Macy…one way or another!”

“Charmed” was one of 12 CW shows to earn a renewal back in February, meaning the show will return for a fourth season. Others included the freshman show “Walker” as well as network favorites “Riverdale,” “The Flash,” and “Legends of Tomorrow.”

The original “Charmed” ran for eight seasons on the WB (now the CW) from 1998 to 2006. The series starred Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Shannen Doherty (and later Rose McGowan) as three sisters, known as the Charmed Ones, who use their witchcraft to fight off forces of evil. The show was produced by Aaron Spelling.

TVLine first reported Mantock’s exit.

[Squad 51]

Interesting but it's her own wish to leave. *sighs* Though kinda coincidence to leave after three seasons.

[Trinity]

LOL guess the oldest sister just can never make it to Season 4.

But seriously this show will end after Season 4.


I did hear rumours that Harry was leaving. Guess it was Macy instead.


They can't add another half sister. They did that once.

[BettyNewbie]

Jul 19, 2021 16:10:00 GMT -5 Trinity said:

LOL guess the oldest sister just can never make it to Season 4.

But seriously this show will end after Season 4.


I did hear rumours that Harry was leaving. Guess it was Macy instead.


They can't add another half sister. They did that once.

I wonder if they'll just do S4 as a half-season with Mel and Maggie to wrap the show up and end it there. It would be pointless to do the "long lost half-sister" plot again, especially in what will likely be the show's final season.

[Silas]

WOW!

I don’t think this is due to issues between the three leads. The new showrunners had whitewashed the show in S2, and Madeleine made it very clear that she had disapproved the show’s importance towards Abby. With recent comments made by Ser'Darius Blain however, there is evidence that production has been plagued with discriminatory issues since S1.

As soon as Josefine was introduced as the cousin, I was worried. Now, I have a feeling they'll make her a regular, and come up with some reason that Josefine is Marisol's daughter.

Better to not replace Macy, and end Season 4 with just Mel and Maggie. With the hopes they can bring back Macy for the final episode. I'm upset, because I liked Macy and her being the half demon oldest sister.

[Tim]

It's twenty years ago!  My time machine works!

However, in all seriousness, it seems that, unlike Shannen, who was fired, Madeleine is leaving of her own accord.    So perhaps she could turn up again as a guest star.

As for a replacement character, they may have already covered that with Josefina.  She was a cousin who was introduced earlier in the season, and she stayed with the sisters for a few episodes (she made a new Book Of Shadows for them as well), before returning to Puerto Rico.  She's back now.  Could that be the reason they created her.  Unlike the debacle of twenty years ago, the writers would have known that Madeleine was leaving and thus were prepared. 

[BettyNewbie]

Jul 19, 2021 22:09:00 GMT -5 Silas said:

I don’t think this is due to issues between the three leads. The new showrunners had whitewashed the show in S2, and Madeleine made it very clear that she had disapproved the show’s importance towards Abby. With recent comments made by Ser'Darius Blain however, there is evidence that production has been plagued with discriminatory issues since S1.

None of this surprises me. Nearly everybody working behind the scenes is white, and the show's writing has always felt very whitewashed.

[Tim]

At least this time they knew it was coming.   They won't be blindsided like the Classic show was, twenty years ago.

[adzpower]

I feel.....uneasy about this.

I've watched The CW for years, and have followed a lot of their shows. I give this context to highlight the fact that I know that their contracts are iron-clad, like Fort Knox trying to get out of them - many CW actors have said as much over the years. They usually sign you up for at least 6-8 seasons. So the fact that they are just letting her walk after 3 seems suspicious to me. Makes me wonder if there was an issue that we don't know about and they let her walk so she'd "stay quiet".

My immediate thoughts go to Madeline's dissaproval of the spotlight being put onto the white characters - and the three main leads of color being largely ignored.

The statements so far are all very "media friendly", but it feels off to me. Its pretty obvious they only have one season left at this point - she couldn't stick it out for just one more season to wrap the show up? Strange.

It is a little ironic that history is repeating itself - the oldest sister ending her time with the show at the end of the third season - and if I may say - the strongest actor of the three leads too.

Its a real shame we ended up like this, the show has so much potential - but then the new showrunners came and screwed it all up. I imagine once whatever Madeline has signed has ran its course in a few years we might be getting some kind of "Tell all" from her, as actors are not as afraid these days to speak their mind about things.

[Tim]

I give this context to highlight the fact that I know that their contracts are iron-clad, like Fort Knox trying to get out of them - many CW actors have said as much over the years. They usually sign you up for at least 6-8 seasons.

Well, there have been exceptions to this.  Ruby Rose, for example.  Perhaps the same thing applies here.   Like Ruby, perhaps Madeleine just wants go back home (for those of you that don't know, she's British).  COVID kept her away from her loved ones for a long time.  If this is the case, I can't blame her.

It is a little ironic that history is repeating itself - the oldest sister ending her time with the show at the end of the third season - and if I may say - the strongest actor of the three leads too.

Of course, there is a difference of what is  happening now, and what happened twenty years ago. 

Madeleine is leaving of her own accord, and the writers knew this was happening and were prepared.  As I said, it's possible that is why Josefina was introduced.  So the character would be established when whatever happens to Macy happens (and we'll find out on Friday).

This won't be like 2001, where Shannen being fired blindsided everyone, and they had to scrambled to bring in a replacement character out of left field.

I imagine once whatever Madeline has signed has ran its course in a few years we might be getting some kind of "Tell all" from her, as actors are not as afraid these days to speak their mind about things.

Love to see such a book from Holly or Alyssa about the hijinks what went on during the original show.

[Pia]

Jul 20, 2021 0:49:58 GMT -5 BettyNewbie said:

Jul 19, 2021 22:09:00 GMT -5 Silas said:

I don’t think this is due to issues between the three leads. The new showrunners had whitewashed the show in S2, and Madeleine made it very clear that she had disapproved the show’s importance towards Abby. With recent comments made by Ser'Darius Blain however, there is evidence that production has been plagued with discriminatory issues since S1.

None of this surprises me. Nearly everybody working behind the scenes is white, and the show's writing has always felt very whitewashed.

Neither am I. I'm actually proud of Madeleine for wanting out. Why stick around if shes mierable and with Covid. She probably just wants to be home with her loved ones than stuck in Vancouver being mierable. She's been vocal about the writing since Season 2.

I've noticed her Twitter she has posted mothing since last year or wiped all her recent tweets.

I feel we'll hear about the behind the scenes issues the cast have with the crew once contracts are up and they can legally talk about it.

[Tim]

I think it might be like the case of Ruby Rose returning to Australia, Madeleine just wanted to return to Britain.

As for Macy, we find out tomorrow evening.