Netflix decided to drop the first trailer for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Thursday (September 13) — and yes, we can confirm it’s indeed quite chilling. This darker, twistier version of the Sabrina comics follows our titular teenager (Kiernan Shipka as she comes to terms with possessing the powers of witchcraft, and the trailer highlights the spectacular fashion in which she accepts her supernatural destiny. Think of this as less of Melissa Joan Hart’s beloved Sabrina sitcom from the the early aughts, and more of a modern Exorcist. We’re not exaggerating.
Set to a haunting “happy birthday” tune — anybody else getting some Betty-singing-to-Jughead on Riverdale vibes with this? — we’re introduced to a few characters who will undoubtedly prove to be important as Sabrina prepares for her full-time witch initiation. (She’s apparently going to renounce her mortal life for a “dark baptism” on her 16th birthday. And her aunts worship the devil. This is not a drill!) We see some mortal high school pals, a mortal boyfriend, some definitely non-mortal high school pals, and potentially a devil’s handmaiden. It’s creepy as heck, but Sabrina looks pretty happy with her decision to worship Satan, and that’s all that counts.
Watch the trailer for yourself, below:
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While Netflix has been keeping the show’s more specific plot points at bay — the trailer, upon a rewatch, makes you realize there isn’t even any dialogue — Kiernan recently discussed how fulfilling it was to have her name first on Sabrina‘s call-sheet, for the first time in her career. “I was like, Oh my God, this is heaven. I’m obsessed with everything about it,” she explained, before admitting she had trouble filming with her feline scene partner, because she soon realized she was allergic to cats. “The cat is the one cast member I don’t get along with,” she joked.
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina debuts on Netflix on October 26.
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