It began in 2017 with “Riverdale”
premiering on The CW. The rather unconventional teen drama took the stable of
characters from the classic Archie Comics franchise of funny books and
reinvented them as a darker and edgier fare that has resonated with real-life
teens and young adults watching the show. That led to the similar reboot of AC
character Sabrina the Teenage Witch, resulting in “The Chilling Adventures of
Sabrina” that was initially developed for The CW as a “Riverdale” companion
series, then transferred to Netflix where it got positive receptions for three
parts each with 8-11 episodes. There is a fourth part coming, but Netflix says
it ends there.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Netflix announced this Wednesday, July 9,
that “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” will conclude on its fourth part,
which will arrive on streaming later this year. This concluding arc will be
composed of a final eight episodes, detailing the final fate of Sabrina
Spellman, her family and friends, and all of Greendale after an Eldritch Terror
is unleashed from the time egg in the finale of Part 3. The ultimate end for “Sabrina”
came following the unfortunate one-season run of another Archie-based series on
The CW, “Katy Keene,” all of which have Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa as show-runner.
“Working on Chilling Adventures
of Sabrina has been an incredible honor from day one,” says Aguirre-Sacasa. “The
cast, beginning with (‘Sabrina’ lead star) Kiernan [Shipka] as everyone’s
favorite teen witch, has been an absolute joy. I am beyond thankful to the
crew, writers, editors, assistants, and everyone for pouring so much love into
this dark dream of a show.” Aguirre-Sacasa, who is also the Chief Creative
Officer of Archie Comics itself, thanked the aforementioned publisher as well
as Berlanti Productions, WB Television and Netflix, for giving them a chance “tell
their story the way they wanted it to be told.”
Much like would-have-been sister
series “Riverdale,” “Sabrina” saw itself exchanging hands across networks
during development before arriving on Netflix from The CW. This arrangement
came about due to “Riverdale” season 1 becoming a streaming hit on Netflix in
time for the viewers to catch season 2 on its premiere broadcast at The CW. The
8-11 episode count of all parts of “Chilling Adventures” was attributed to
Netflix’s budgetary considerations for particular series that stream on their
platform. “Sabrina” was assured a two-part/season run for the streaming giant
in 2018, before getting renewed for two more parts in the same year.
The adventures of the teenaged
witch also happens to be one of the latest Netflix series to be concluded as of
this year, with all shows concerned being produced by outside studios for the
service.
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