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One of next year’s most anticipated new shows is coming to Netflix[1] tomorrow.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will be released on October 26 - just in time for Halloween.
Having originally been due to be produced by the CW, the series moved over to Netflix.
How to watch Chilling Adventures of Sabrina online
The 20-episode season was scheduled to weekly run on the CW’s autumn 2018-2019 schedule.
But the fact that it now belongs to Netflix means that all episodes may potentially drop in one go as per the streaming service’s usual style.
If this is the case, fans will be able to stream the series on Netflix.
Downloading from Netflix is available on certain devices also.
What is the plot of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix?
Far from Nickelodeon’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Netflix’s take on the classic comedy is set to be much darker.
According to Netflix: “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina imagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft.
“Tonally in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina (played by Kiernan Shipka) wrestling to reconcile her dual nature — half-witch, half-mortal — while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit.”
The series is a companion to fellow Archie Comics show Riverdale[3] and is expected to share a lot of similarities with it.
Who is in the cast of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix?
Playing the titular teenage witch Sabrina Spellman is Mad Men actress Kiernan Shipka.
She is described as: “An empowered young woman, half-human, half-witch, Sabrina is just beginning her dark education as a sorceress, even as she tries to maintain a normal life as a sophomore at Baxter High.
“Intelligent, compassionate and brave to the point of recklessness, Sabrina is all that stands between us and the forces of darkness that threaten our world.”
Playing Sabrina’s oblivious boyfriend Harvey Kinkle is My Friend Dahmer actor, Ross Lynch.
The character is described as “the son of a coal miner, a dreamboat and a dreamer” who is unaware of “dark forces conspiring to keep him and Sabrina apart”.
Playing Aunt Zelda is Homeland and Lord of the Rings actress Miranda Otto.
This version of Aunt Zelda is described as: “Proud and devout, Zelda believes there is no greater honour than serving the Dark Lord as a member of the Church of Night. She is the family’s disciplinarian, fiercely protective of Sabrina, and very much Cain to Hilda’s Abel.”
The more light-hearted Aunt Hilda is played by English actress Lucy Davis who is “more nurturing” than her sister but her “motherly nature and warm sense of humour belie a wicked, ghoulish streak”.
“She is as adept at brewing spite jars against her family’s enemies as she is at concocting love potions for the students at Baxter High.”
The cast members include Jaz Sinclair as Rosalind Walker, Michelle Gomez as Mary Wardell/Madam Satan and Chance Perdomo as Ambrose Spellman.
Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is the show’s executive producer and one of the writers.
He has tweeted a number of teasers including a first look photo of Sabrina and Harvey.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is expected to be released on Netflix on October 26
References
- ^ Netflix (www.express.co.uk)
- ^ SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH NETFLIX REBOOT RELEASE DATE (www.express.co.uk)
- ^ Riverdale (www.express.co.uk)
- ^ HOW MANY EPISODES ARE IN CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA? (www.express.co.uk)
