<P> The reboot changes several elements from the original Charmed series, including moving the fictional setting from San Francisco to Hilltowne; making the middle sister a lesbian; giving the youngest sister the power of telepathy instead of premonition; changing the family name from Halliwell to Vera; and having all three of the sisters' alliterative names begin with M instead of P. Additionally, the reboot has a more diverse cast with different ethnicities; Mantock is of Afro - Caribbean descent, Diaz is of Latino descent, and Jeffery is an African American and Indigenous Canadian . However, in the series they all play Latino sisters, with Mantock's character Macy being an Afro - Latina . </P> <Ul> <Li> Melonie Diaz as Melanie "Mel" Vera, the middle half - sister in the family . A "strong - willed feminist" and "passionate, outspoken activist," Mel is a graduate student in the women's studies department at Hilltowne University . She is also a lesbian in an on - and - off again relationship with Niko (Ellen Tamaki), a detective on the Hilltowne police force . Mel has the power of time - freezing, similar to the original middle sister Piper Halliwell (Holly Marie Combs) from the original series . </Li> <Li> Madeleine Mantock as Macy Vaughn, the eldest half - sister . She is a "practical", "driven", "shy" and "intense science nerd". Macy has a Ph. D. in molecular genetics and initially moves to Hilltowne, Michigan to work in the university lab . Once she arrives in town, Macy discovers that she has two younger half - sisters . Macy has the power of telekinesis, similar to the original eldest sister Prue Halliwell (Shannen Doherty) of the original Charmed series . </Li> <Li> Sarah Jeffery as Maggie Vera, the youngest half - sister . She is a "bubbly", "fun - loving" and "kindhearted" freshman at Hilltowne University who is pledging a sorority . Maggie is initially mortified to learn that she is a witch as she wants to be well - liked and fit in . Maggie has the power of telepathy, the ability to read the thoughts of other people . This is one of the first differences from the original show as the original youngest sister Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano) from the original series initally had the power of premonition . </Li> <Li> Ser'Darius Blain as Galvin Burdette, a molecular geneticist who works at the Hilltowne University lab with Macy Vaughn . He is "outgoing" and "generous", and is the first person who befriends Macy when she moves to Hilltowne . </Li> <Li> Ellen Tamaki as Niko Hamada, a "smart" and "determined" detective with the Hilltowne police department . She is in an on - and - off again relationship with Mel Vera . </Li> <Li> Rupert Evans as Harry Greenwood, the sisters' Whitelighter--a guardian angel who protects and guides witches . In his former life, Harry was an actor in London before being recruited into the British Secret Service, where he later died and was chosen to become a Whitelighter . In the first episode, Harry initially poses as a professor and the chair of the women's studies department at Hilltowne University, until he gathers all three sisters together to reunite them of their destiny as the Charmed Ones . </Li> <Li> Nick Hargrove as Parker, a friend of Maggie Vera . He is the president of the Phi Delta Upsilon fraternity . He and Maggie become friends after he defends her from a rude customer at her waitressing job . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Melonie Diaz as Melanie "Mel" Vera, the middle half - sister in the family . A "strong - willed feminist" and "passionate, outspoken activist," Mel is a graduate student in the women's studies department at Hilltowne University . She is also a lesbian in an on - and - off again relationship with Niko (Ellen Tamaki), a detective on the Hilltowne police force . Mel has the power of time - freezing, similar to the original middle sister Piper Halliwell (Holly Marie Combs) from the original series . </Li> <Li> Madeleine Mantock as Macy Vaughn, the eldest half - sister . She is a "practical", "driven", "shy" and "intense science nerd". Macy has a Ph. D. in molecular genetics and initially moves to Hilltowne, Michigan to work in the university lab . Once she arrives in town, Macy discovers that she has two younger half - sisters . Macy has the power of telekinesis, similar to the original eldest sister Prue Halliwell (Shannen Doherty) of the original Charmed series . </Li>

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