10 TV Shows That Got Better After The Main Character's Death

10. Charmed - Prue Halliwell

For Charmed's first three seasons, the magical trio of Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell were our main protagonists, with Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs and Alyssa Milano in those respective roles.

While all was going relatively well on-screen for these three, things were falling apart behind the scenes. Most notably, Doherty and Milano were forever at loggerheads, to the extent the Prue character was killed off as Shannen was fired (or quit - depending on who you believe).

The (off-screen) end for Prue came at the close of the series' third season, with a battle against the demon Shaxx enough to leave her with wounds that she was unable to recover from.

How did Charmed cope with the loss of likely its biggest name? Why, it simply brought in Rose McGowan as the Halliwells' long-lost half-sister Paige to fill that void.

Not just did Paige act as a more than suitable replacement for Prue, but the show itself remained successful enough to warrant another five seasons. Sure, the direction maybe drifted a little too much towards more traditional soap opera tropes in later seasons, yet Charmed still proved an entertaining beast whose passionate fan base continued to grow as the years went on.