The first trailer for Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina promises a darker take on the teenage witch than we’ve seen before.
Unlike the upbeat ’90s sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart, which was inspired by the original line of comic books, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is based on a spinoff of the same title from Archie Comics’ imprint Archie Horror — so yes, this version of Sabrina is less merry, more macabre.
Netflix picked up Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, but it was originally intended to be a companion series to Riverdale on the CW. Jon Goldwater, executive producer of Riverdale and CEO of Archie Comics, said there are no direct plans for a crossover just yet, despite references to Sabrina’s town of Greendale made on Riverdale. Netflix has ordered at least two seasons of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Starring Mad Men’s Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina and Ross Lynch as Harvey Kinkle with Michelle Gomez (Doctor Who) as Madam Satan, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will debut on Netflix on Oct. 26, just in time for a Halloween marathon.
And don’t worry — Salem the cat’s casting was confirmed in February by creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.