They say that television is the land of make believe, but a lot of fans had a tough time swallowing the bologna when studio execs switched the actors playing their favorite characters with someone who looked entirely different.
A similar hair color and fashion sense just aren’t enough to capture the feeling of a character that an actor creates when they do their job on a TV series. So, here are some of the most shocking cast replacements that left fans stunned and, in some cases, unhappy.