Charmed Conjures Up McMahon for 150th Episode
Julian McMahon left Charmed in the show's 100th episode. Fifty episodes later, he's coming back.
McMahon, who's gone on to a Golden Globe-nominated role in FX's Nip/Tuck, will reprise his role as the half demon/half human Cole Turner on Charmed's 150th episode, The WB announced Saturday (Jan. 22) at the TV Critics Association press tour. The episode is set to air in April.
"Charmed has had a loyal fan base since its ... debut on The WB," says David Janollari, the network's entertainment president. "It is fitting that we are able to give these viewers the bonus of adding one of the show's most popular characters for this milestone episode."
Cole, the ex-husband of Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano), was vanquished from the show's world on the 100th episode of the series, after casting a spell to alter reality so Phoebe would love him again. In the 150th, the network says his spirit will encounter that of Piper's (Holly Marie Combs) "in the cosmic space between life and death."
McMahon will be the second former cast member to make an appearance on the show this season. Drew Fuller, a regular last season, reprised his role as Chris in an episode that aired in October.
SCI FI Wire February 24, 2005
McMahon's Return Is Charmed
Julian McMahon, who will reprise the role of Cole in an upcoming episode of The WB's Charmed, told SCI FI Wire that his reappearance bookends his involvement with the show. "I loved working on the show," McMahon [Fantastic Four] said in an interview at WonderCon in San Francisco last weekend. "And I love playing that character. And the show and the show runners and that character really kind of gave me a lot as far as an actor is concerned. And I feel like where I'm at now is really attributed to what they allowed me to do on Charmed. ... And so for me going [back] is a no-brainer."
McMahon returns as Cole Turner, the half-human/half-demon ex-husband of Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano). Though Cole died in an earlier episode, his spirit will meet Piper's (Holly Marie Combs) in the cosmic space between life and death, where he will help reunite her with Leo (Brian Krause), according to a report on TheCharmedOnes.com.
Since leaving Charmed, McMahon has gained fame as one of the stars of F/X's Nip/Tuck and will soon appear as the villainous Dr. Doom in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie. But there is a certain symmetry to his guest appearance on the show where he first got noticed, he said. "It's their 150th episode," he said. "I was killed in the 100th, and I come back in the 150th. I'll go back for the 200th if they have one. And if I was asked. But, you know, it was just ... a great character to play. It was great fun going back and [filling] those shoes again. It really was." The 150th episode, "The Seven Year Witch," is slated to air in April. Charmed airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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