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Kiernan Shipka to play Sabrina the Teenage Witch for Netflix

January 6, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Archie Comics and Netflix have found their Sabrina the Teenage Witch for the upcoming live-action series, based upon the new comic book The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, Feud: Bette and Joan) has been cast as the titular heroine Sabrina Spellman. Her character description reads: “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.”

“We’re all such huge fans of Kiernan’s work that when we started talking about who this new incarnation of Sabrina could be, her name was on everyone’s wish list,” said executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. “This is a darker, more macabre version of Sabrina, and we’re incredibly excited for people to see Kiernan make this iconic character her own.”

“I am thrilled that Kiernan is playing Sabrina and have no doubt that she will embody the strength, courage and boldness that has made the character a fan favorite,” added Archie Comics CEO and executive producer Jon Goldwater.

The Untitled Sabrina Project 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 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.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Archie, Kiernan Shipka, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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