Netflix has found its Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Mad Men actress Kiernan Shipka has joined the cast of the Riverdale spin-off, which will be inspired by the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comics. The comics update the Sabrina the Teenage Witch character into darker, more horror-themed stories. The still-untitled Sabrina TV show was acquired by Netflix in December.
Netflix’s new Riverdale spin-off now has a lead actress. Kiernan Shipka, who played Jon Hamm’s daughter on Mad Men, will play Sabrina Spellman in the still-untitled Netflix series inspired by The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The spin-off had originally been in development at the CW, Riverdale‘s official network, but the decision was made recently to take the show straight to Netflix. Moving Sabrina from The CW to Netflix made sense: Riverdale’s viewership quadrupled in its second season after the first season dropped on the streaming platform.
