Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina episodes

Par Episode
Season Originally released
t s

10 October 26, 2018
1 11
1 1 December 14, 2018

2 9 April 5, 2019

3 8 January 24, 2020
2
4 8 December 31, 2020

Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In September 2017, it was reported that a live-action television series based on the comic
book Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was being developed for The CW by Warner Bros.
Television and Berlanti Productions, with a planned release in the 2018–19 television season. The
series would be a companion series to Riverdale. Lee Toland Krieger would direct the pilot, which
would be written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Both are executive producers along with Greg
Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Jon Goldwater.[20] In December 2017, the project had moved
to Netflix under a yet-to-be-announced new title. Two seasons, comprising ten episodes each, have
been ordered by the streaming service;[21] this was later altered to be one, 20-episode season split
across two parts.[22][23] CW President Mark Pedowitz stated that Netflix's ability to offer a two-season
commitment enticed Warner Bros. Television to move the series to the streaming service.[24] In early
May 2018, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was officially confirmed as the series' title.[25] The series
was inspired by "slow-burn horror" films such as The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, and other "great
satanic horror movies from the 1960s and 1970s".[26] The opening title sequence features the art of
Robert Hack, the original artist of the comic book series.[27]
On November 12, 2018, Netflix announced that the eleventh episode of the twenty episodes ordered
would be released as a Christmas special episode.[28][29] It was not always the plan for the series to
have a Christmas-themed episode. During production of the first episode of the second part, Aguirre-
Sacasa realized that the series had already done episodes related to Halloween and Thanksgiving in
the first part, and decided to create the episode. He noted the episode "was by and large self-
contained, but that there are still elements that carry it through and the realizations and relationships
and mythology — it sort of threads the needle. And so we figured out a story that could do both." The
episode was also helpful for Netflix, who wanted some sort of additional, standalone content to
release between the first two parts.[30] On December 18, 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a
second season of 16 episodes, which was also split into two parts.[22][23] On July 8, 2020, Netflix
cancelled the series,[31] due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32]

Casting[edit]
In January 2018, Kiernan Shipka was cast as Sabrina Spellman.[1] Shipka was Aguirre-Sacasa's first
choice for the role.[26] The next month, Jaz Sinclair was cast as Rosalind "Roz" Walker,[9] along
with Michelle Gomez as Mary Wardwell / Madam Satan, Chance Perdomo as Ambrose Spellman,
[6]
 Lucy Davis as Hilda Spellman,[4] Miranda Otto as Zelda Spellman,[5] and Richard Coyle as Father
Faustus Blackwood.[12] In March 2018, Ross Lynch joined the cast as Harvey Kinkle,[3] while Tati
Gabrielle was cast as Prudence Night.[10] In early March 2018, Bronson Pinchot, Adeline Rudolph,
and Abigail Cowen, were cast as George Hawthorne, Agatha, and Dorcas, respectively.[16][11] In
November 2018, it was revealed that Alexis Denisof and Jedidiah Goodacre would join the cast in
the second part in the recurring roles of Adam Masters and Dorian Gray, respectively,
while Mckenna Grace would portray a young Sabrina in the Christmas special episode.[2]
In June 2019, it was reported that Lachlan Watson and Gavin Leatherwood had been promoted to
the main cast for the second season.[15] In December 2019, Sam Corlett, Skye Marshall,
and Jonathan Whitesell were cast in recurring roles for part 3 of the series.[18]