RIVERDALE Spinoff THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA Moves To Netflix

RIVERDALE Spinoff THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA Moves To Netflix

Sabrina Spellman is headed back to television. This time however the teenage witch won't be the comedy heavy heroine but a darker and more brooding character.

By Merlyn - Dec 01, 2017 06:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Sabrina
Source: spoilerTV.com

It appears that the spin-off to the CW's new "hit" show "Riverdale" has been given  the greenlight, not surprising given the franchise. What is surprising however is the place the show landed at: Netflix.
"The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" has been picked up for two seasons á 10 episodes each to likely be aired between  fall 2018 and 2019.

It's no secret that Riverdale got off to a rocky start last season but with the backing on the Netflix deal that granted the streaming service day-1 streaming rigts got renewed for another year.
The show is without a doubt a bigger hit on Netflix than it is on the CW. So financially speaking this makes sense. Added to that "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" will NOT be a co-production between WB and CBS since without the CW, CBS has no influence over the property. This decision only goes to show the huge divide between the buisness partners.

While there are huge benefits of being on Netflix (binging, mature content etc.) there's one big downside that might hurt fans of "Riverdale": there might not be any cross-overs coming out way. Two different networks handling the connected shows makes crossover plots near impossible.
No news yet if we might see characters pop in and out though. This seems unlikely too though as Sabrina is set to shoot it's two seasons back-to-back. Starting from Febuary to October of 2018 (nearly 9 months of shooting, this will pose an interesting challenge for the writing staff as well as cast & crew).

"The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" is based on the comic-book series of the same name that itself was a gritty re-invention of the bright Archie-Comics original.

 

 

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BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 12/1/2017, 7:01 PM
I'm surprised Sabrina got picked up on Netflix over WB's streaming site. But I'm not complaining, because I have Netflix and see myself paying for the other streaming site.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 12/1/2017, 7:02 PM
* don't see myself.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/1/2017, 7:02 PM
Yes!!! Netflix is the perfect home. They can now embrace the darker horror elements and there's no need to censor some things.

Can't wait!
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 12/1/2017, 7:18 PM
Great... As if Ruthless wasn't intolerable enough already.
ager
ager - 12/1/2017, 7:27 PM
Make it real creepy and I’m in
Saga
Saga - 12/1/2017, 8:03 PM
I want a crossover with the defenders Netflix do it!!!!
Lem1
Lem1 - 12/1/2017, 8:41 PM
Why put "hit" in quotes like that??? The show is hugely popular
ComicFan523
ComicFan523 - 12/2/2017, 9:37 AM
I'm excited for this, the comic is great. I keep on hearing conflicting reports on if this is an actual spinoff of Riverdale or just a "companion" series. I guess they could go either way as the comic only has Betty and Veronica in very minor roles. I wish the showrunner would finish Afterlife with Archie before starting any new projects. He's gotten out three issues of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina this year but Afterlife hasn't seen a new issue in over a year.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 12/2/2017, 11:16 AM
I LOVE Riverdale so i'll certainly give this a shot. I watch on Netflix anyway do the change of service means nothing to me.
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