Good things come in threes: ‘Charmed’ returns for Season 3

TV is its own kind of magic. It can bring viewers not only to other times and places, but also to entirely different realities — even ones where real magic exists. With this in mind, a tale of three witches returns to prime time this January, much to the delight of fans who were robbed of a full season this past spring.

Sisters Macy (Madeleine Mantock, “Into the Badlands”), Maggie (Sarah Jeffery, “Shades of Blue”) and Mel (Melonie Diaz, “Fruitvale Station,” 2013) continue to battle dark forces as the Charmed Ones, a trio of powerful witches, in the new season of “Charmed,” premiering Sunday, Jan. 24, on CW. Harry Greenwood (Rupert Evans, “The Man in the High Castle”), the witches’ advisor, aka Whitelighter, returns as well, along with a few other familiar and not-so-familiar faces.

The second season of “Charmed” was cut short when filming had to be suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production in Vancouver, B.C., was shut down on March 12, leaving the season with just 19 episodes instead of 22, as with the first season. Producers were forced to come up with a makeshift season finale, which aired on Friday, May 1. In it, the Charmed Ones raced to stop villains of the Faction from reaching the sacred tree. Mel also had a shocking rendezvous with Ruby (Bethany Brown, “The Flash”), and Maggie learned that her newfound powers have a downside. Julian (Eric Balfour, “Six

Feet Under”) vowed that he would do “whatever it takes” to bring Macy to his Aunt Vivienne (Melinda Mcgraw, “The Dark Knight,” 2008).

It may not be exactly what producers had in mind for the end of Season 2, but it is quite a setup for Season 3, which promises to be pretty epic, judging by the official trailer.

“I’m afraid not even the

Charmed Ones can survive the death of all magic,” an unfamiliar voice claims in the trailer. The disembodied voice also has an ominous warning: “To restore life to the magical world requires the greatest power and the greatest sacrifice.”

Viewers of the trailer can also hear Macy saying, “The destruction of the sisterhood is inevitable.”