Netflix’s ‘Sabrina’ Is Officially Titled ‘Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’
Netflix’sUntitled Sabrina Projectnow has a title:Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The show will be an adaptation of the Archie Comics series of the same name, adapted from the classicSabrina the Teenage Witchcomics. More on theChilling Adventures of Sabrinashow below.
Netflix has finally given a name to their horror-centric update ofSabrina the Teenage Witch, and what a familiar name it is.Chilling Adventures of Sabrinais the official title of the upcoming series, which starsMad MenactressKiernan Shipkaas teenage witch Sabrina Spellman.Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics, announced the title on Twitter, and provided our first official (non-set pic) look at Shipka in costume.
It’s official! “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” is our title! Something wicked this way comes…@kiernanshipka#incredible#netflixsabrinapic.twitter.com/OUdF9xMM0N
— RobertoAguirreSacasa (@WriterRAS)August 08, 2025
This title makes a lot of sense, since the show appears to be a direct adaptation of theChilling Adventures of Sabrinacomic series. Unlike the originalSabrina the Teenage Witchand the 1990sSabrina the Teenage Witchsitcom that starred Melissa Joan Hart, both the comic and the Netflix seriesChilling Adventures of Sabrinatakes a dark, horror-centric approach to the material. Here’s the synopsis for the comic series.
On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, the young sorceress Sabrina Spellman finds herself at a crossroads, having to choose between an unearthly destiny and her mortal boyfriend, Harvey. But a foe from her family’s past has arrived in Greendale, Madame Satan, and she has her own deadly agenda.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrinawas originally planned as a spin-off of the dark-ishArchie-inspired seriesRiverdale, with the intent that Sabrina as a character would debut on that show before spinning-off onto her own CW series. Then Netflix came calling, and plans to cross-over the shows dried up.
As a horror fan, I’m very excited about this show. The thought of a horror-inspired series like this instantly gets my attention, and casting Shipka in the lead is a smart move. While she’s primarily known for her part as Sally Draper onMad Men, Shipka also appeared in the chilly, under-seen horror filmThe Blackcoat’s Daughter, and she turned in a very good, very unsettling performance. WhileRiverdaleappears to be a bit more campy, it looks likeChilling Adventures of Sabrinais going for a more serious tone, and I’m all for that. The title alone suggests this is going to be primarily a horror-based series, and that’s exciting.
When the project was first announced, Netflix described it as “a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft. Tonally in the vein ofRosemary’s BabyandThe Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina 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.” A TV series that’s likeRosemary’s BabyandThe Exorcist? Yes, I will watch the hell out of this.
In addition to Shipka,Chilling Adventures of SabrinastarsJaz Sinclair,Michelle Gomez,Chance Perdomo,Lucy Davis,Miranda Otto, Richard Coyle, Ross Lynch,andTati Gabrielle. Look for it some time in2018.
