Looking for something spooky this Halloween?

From the developers of Riverdale, we move over the river to the little town of Greendale – where some very dark magic is starting to take place. Brush off your 90’s nostalgia for the teenage witch and take a look at one of the best looking Netflix shows to date.

After the steep decline in Riverdale (which as it gets more and more terrible becomes far more entertaining) I was very nervous when I loaded up this series. Luckily it seems they’ve been saving all their talent for this project, full of charm, amazing visuals and a really strong cast.

Not Quite What You Might Remember

You may remember Sabrina as the hot cheer-leader type, keeping her double life a secret in a light comedy setting, a talking cat and two wacky overprotective aunts for company.

If this is what you want from Sabrina then you probably won’t enjoy this show! But if you love an interesting story, driven by a really great core cast then look no further. Kiernan Shipka plays less of an ‘it-girl’ and more a bit of a social outcast in this version of the witch’s origin, but she has a really supportive friend group and no point do they waste time with outskirt-angst from her group.

The story picks up on the week of Halloween, which just so happens to be her 16th birthday, where she has to make the biggest choice of her life. You see – being a half-witch Sabrina must choose between living as a mortal or living as a witch by midnight on her birthday.

She’s finding it hard to find the motivation to sell her soul to the literal devil, but she has absolutely zero intention of giving up her magic powers, can she find a way out?

Things begin to escalate from there, and the pacing is mile a minute. I already feel like I’ve watched about three series from just watching these 10 episodes alone. The supporting characters are mostly out of the way at the start but they bring them in as it goes on, and they really add to the town. They are a tiny bit preachy at times, and Sabrina is very reminiscant of Jughead at times, but they are so likable they can get away with it most of the time.

I really think this is a must watch, although I can see some people being put off by the darker tone. Despite some of the advertising, it’s not being edgy for the sake of being edgy, the world is dark and it draws on witch hunting history for inspiration, along with Satanism for most of Sabrina’s friends and family, but they contrast this with Sabrina’s positivity.

Sabrina is still the bright happy go lucky girl. she’s always been – just less obssessed with boys and more obssessed with killing Satan.