Charmed reboot trailer has been met with backlash

The Mary Sue

"The more I see from the promotional material and just seeing the atmosphere this show is entering makes me apprehensive," says Princess Weekes. "The hate being flooded towards the three actresses in the comments for these videos is intense. It’s a mixed reaction, with some being hopeful, others being cautious, and the extreme calling them bad actresses and ugly because they are 'stomping' on the legacy of the original Charmed." She worries that if Charmed isn't a hit, the failure will be blamed on having three Latina stars. "A lot of times what some white producers don’t get is that race-bending popular characters start off with a chunk of the potential fanbase viewing that as a negative," says Weekes. "You have to really bring it and also prove to the audience that you didn’t just put non-white paint on a white character and said: 'here you go representation, please watch our show!'"