On Oct. 26, Netflix released its new show “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” There was hype around the reboot on all social media since the first trailer was released. If one thinks this reboot of “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” is anything like the original, all they must do is watch the trailer to realize it is not. The original, which aired from the late ’90s to the early 2000s, was a comedy, whereas this version is a dark horror show.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Riverdale”) is the mind responsible for bringing the comic book “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” to the television screen. When Sabrina turns 16, she has to turn herself over to the Dark Lord, meaning she has to choose between her human life or her witch life. Even with the main characters that have come back for the reboot, there are differences. An example of this is Salem, who is now a real cat and not a puppet. Harvey and Sabrina are already together at the very beginning, instead of how we first see them meet in the original.

The cast of “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” starts with Kieran Shipka (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) as Sabrina Spellmen. Ross Lynch (“Status Update”) steps into the role as her boyfriend, Harvey Kinkle. Lynch is famous for being a Disney star and playing Jeffrey Dahmer in last year’s “My Friend Dahmer.” Miranda Otto (“Homeland”) and Lucy Davis (“Wonder Woman”) play Sabrina’s aunts Zilda and Helda. Chance Perdomo (“Killed by My Debt”) plays Sabrina’s cousin Ambrose. Jaz Sinclair (“Slender Man”) plays Rosalind, Sabrina’s best friend. Michelle Gomez (“Dr. Who”) plays the role of Mary Wardwell, Sabrina’s favorite teacher.

Since the release of the trailer, people looking forward to the reboot and fans of the teen show “Riverdale” automatically started hoping for a crossover. Many hints could lead to the audience to getting a crossover in the future. For one, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” takes place in Greendale, which is a fictional town that neighbors the town of Riverdale. Another fact that leads to the possibility of a crossover is the executive producer also created the reboot. All this makes it sound very promising and a crossover may happen.

The cast of the original series had sat down to watch the reboot “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” and their reaction is what one would expect. In the video, both Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick (Hilda and Zelda) agreed the show is “terrifying,” and they would not watch it alone. Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina) was fond of it but admitted that it would be too scary for her children, saying, “I am not letting my kids watch this. They’ll probably like this better, but I don’t think I’ll tell them about it just yet.”

Therefore, if one is a fan of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” horror TV shows or TV shows that surround witches, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” is your next binge. The show will get a season two since Netflix had ordered the series as a two-season deal.

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