Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is an American supernatural horror streaming television series for Netflix, based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. The series is produced by Warner Bros. The first half of the first season, consisting of ten episodes, was released on October 26, 2018. and the second half of the first season was released on April 5, 2019, consisting of nine episodes. In December 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a second season consisting of 16 episodes, split into two equal parts, of which the first eight episodes were released on January 24, 2020, with the second set released on December 31, 2020. In July 2020, Netflix cancelled the series. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is set in the fictional town of Greendale. It is a dark coming-of-age story that includes horror and witchcraft. Sabrina Spellman must reconcile her dual nature as a half-witch, half-mortal while fighting the evil forces that threaten her, her family, and the daylight world humans inhabit.

Sabrina Spellman: A half-human, half-witch teenager attending Baxter High, who is just beginning her dark education, while trying to maintain a normal life. Shipka also portrays Sabrina Morningstar, a version of Sabrina from an alternate timeline in which she decides to embrace the darkness in her life.

Ross Lynch as Harvey Kinkle: Sabrina's charming, dreamy boyfriend in season 1. He is the son of a coal miner and descended from witch hunters who hunted the Church of Night. He uses his skills as a witch hunter to help Sabrina and his friends fight the forces of darkness

Lucy Davis as Hilda Spellman: One of Sabrina's two witch aunts, who has a motherly nature and warm sense of humor, and is skilled at brewing potions.

Miranda Otto as Zelda Spellman: One of Sabrina's two witch aunts, who is stronger than Hilda and very protective of Sabrina. She is also a member of the Church of Night. She later becomes High Priestess of the coven, and she departs from satanic beliefs, deciding that the coven should worship the goddess Hecate.

Facts

• The opening scene of season one was filmed in a special location, in front of the same Paramount Theatre in Canada that appeared on Stephen King's 1990 TV mini-series "It."
• Father Faustus Blackwood — the high priest of the Church of Night — wasn't from the comics. The character was created specifically for the Netflix show. Father Blackwood is the Dark Lord's right-hand man, and his name has a special meaning. Faust (also called Faustus) is a character of German legend who sold his soul to a demon. The name is often used in literature and films to signify doomed, power-hungry characters. Others have speculated that Blackwood may be derived from English author Algernon Blackwood, who specialized in ghost stories.

• The show frequently pays homage to classic horror flicks. Sabrina's bright-red dress with a delicate white lace collar seems to be inspired by Mia Farrow's costume in "Rosemary's Baby."

• Each of the familiars on this show has a name with a special meaning. For example, Sabrina's familiar, a black cat named Salem, is named for the town in Massachusetts known for hosting many of the infamous witch trials in the 17th century. Mrs. Wardwell's familiar is a raven named Stolas — presumably after a demon in a spell book that is often referred to as "A Great Prince of Hell." As Ms. Wardwell is technically Madame Satan, this is a particularly poignant name choice.
• Salem doesn't get much airtime, partially because actress Kiernan Shipka is allergic to cats. The lead actress told that she was allergic to one of the five cats that portray her furry black friend, to the point that she developed hives while filming. Because of this, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa almost considered making Salem a dog.

• Aguirre-Sacasa has said that the only teen on "CAOS" who has a cell phone is Harvey. One reason for this is the showrunners want to keep the time period of the show relatively vague, embracing both modern social issues and the mid-century vibes of the Archie Comics.

• "CAOS" production designer Lisa Soper told Vogue in 2018 that she used her experience and knowledge as a pagan to help design the spell casting done on the show. She even revealed that she cast a protection spell around the set of the house once it was fully constructed and that the cast members are careful not to disturb any crystals or sacred circles she used.

• Some people think the Spellmans might be related to another famous witch. There are two theories abound about the mysterious movie-star cousin, Montgomery, that Hilda Spellman mentions on the first season of the show.Some people believe that the Spellmans might be related to the movie-star witch Madison Montgomery from "American Horror Story: Coven." Others, who believe in the show's mid-century aesthetic, think this mystery cousin might be a nod to the famous 1960s sitcom "Bewitched," which starred actress Elizabeth Montgomery.
• Tati Gabrielle's character will never say "Hail, Satan." The show's introduction to the phrase "Hail, Satan" came from an improvised moment by Richard Coyle — who plays Father Blackwood — on season one. Since then, the cast has adopted it as a clever dedication to the Dark Lord, along with Zelda's common use of the phrase "Praise Satan." Although much of the cast and crew feel comfortable using this phrasing, Tati Gabrielle, who plays Prudence, has said she's uncomfortable saying the words because of her Baptist background. The actress told in 2018 that she instead uses the phrase "curse you" as opposed to "bless you." She also said she recites an "Our Father" prayer before every scene that her character has to cast Latin spells.

• The Weird Sisters are inspired by Shakespeare's "Macbeth." The show's writers also used direct lines from the play as Sabrina's Weird Sisters-summoning spell: "The weird sisters hand in hand, travelers of the sea and land. Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, and thrice again to make up nine. Peace! The charm's wound up."

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