The world of Archie could be getting a magical touch from a familiar character on the small screen, as it's been revealed that a new Sabrina the teenage witch series is in the works at The CW and Warner Bros. Television, with plans to have it serve as a companion series to Riverdale.
According to the official Archie Comics website, the new Sabrina TV series will be based on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's comic book series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which features chillingly atmospheric artwork by Robert Hack.
The new show, currently titled The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, is being developed for the 2018-2019 TV season and, according to the Archie Comics website, will feature "horror, the occult, and witchcraft and will see Sabrina struggle to reconcile her dual nature of being half-witch and half-mortal while protecting her family and the world from the forces of evil."
Aguirre-Sacasa, who developed the Riverdale TV series, will write and executive produce the potential series, with Lee Toland Krieger (Riverdale) directing and executive producing. Also on board as executive producers are Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Jon Goldwater, all of whom executive produce Riverdale as well.
This wouldn't be the first time Sabrina has worked her magic on the small screen, as the character with a talking black cat previously appeared in the Melissa Joan Hart-starring sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch that aired from 1996–2003, and several animated series have also featured the Archie Comics character.
If you haven't read Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, I highly recommend checking it out for its haunting horror and gorgeous autumn backdrops. Aguirre-Sacasa, who also writes the Afterlife with Archie series (another title that's a must-read for fans of the living dead or readers with fond memories of chocolate milk shakes at Pop Tate's), doesn't hold back with the series' dark magic elements, and he truly conjures a Cthulhu-infused spell on the page that should hopefully translate well to the screen.
We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are divulged, but in the meantime, what are your thoughts on a new Sabrina TV series? Let us know in the comments below!
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