At its core, Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is about young people discovering themselves. The series follows the titular Sabrina as she learns to balance her half-mortal, half-witch life while facing whatever the Church of the Night throws her way. There's Harvey Kinkle, the coal miner's son with a penchant for drawing who learns more about his family's twisted history. Rosalind Walker must deal with losing her vision, but gaining another sort of sight. And then we have Susie Putnam, whose discovery about their gender on the supernatural show is likely the plot that most accurately mirrors mortal life.

Very few television shows take on non-binary representation, and even fewer succeed. But Netflix’s CAOS is different. For one, Susie is performed by 17-year-old North Carolina native Lachlan Watson, a non-binary actor.

“I think that’s been very nice to be able to almost tell my own story through Susie a little bit,” Lachlan tells Teen Vogue.

CAOS is a snapshot of feminism that isn’t just for cisgender women, but includes anyone outside of the gender binary, because Sabrina is willing to wage war with anyone who disrespects Susie. In the first episode, Sabrina finds Susie sobbing in the women’s locker room alone after being bullied by a group of jocks.

“They pulled up my shirt,” Susie explains, turning toward Sabrina to reveal bruises and cuts on their face. (While other characters refer to Susie by their assigned pronouns (she/her) in the series, Lachlan uses gender-neutral pronouns (they/them) for both themselves and to refer to Susie.)

Moments later, Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) storms to the principal’s office, demanding justice for her friend. After reiterating that Susie doesn’t feel safe at school, Principal Hawthorne suggests they “find another school.” In an effort to combat the school’s toxic masculinity culture, Sabrina and fellow friend Rosalind (played by Jaz Sinclair) form a student organization called Women’s Intersectional Creative Cultural Association (WICCA) to create a safe space for young women. And when Susie continues to be harassed by football players, Sabrina seeks revenge, recruiting the Weird Sisters from the Other Realm boarding school.

Too often, Hollywood will have cisgender actors portray trans characters. Not only does Netflix’s Sabrina do what other shows don’t, but it also provides a more accurate insight into a closeted teenager still in the process of learning about their gender. Particularly, it depicts the reality that trans people don’t suddenly wake up non-binary and change their appearance all at once.