18 March 2019 - Netflix drop the first full trailer for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series two, and it's dark.
Ahead of the full series coming on April 5, Netflix teased the wickedly good remake of Sabrina - and it's gloomier and doomier than ever. In it, the strength of Sabrina's true powers are shown off, the witch and Harvey share a steamy moment, and her family and friends start to notice something ~off~ about her. OH IT LOOKS SO GOOD.
One of the best things to come out of Halloween 2018 (alongside the snacks) was Netflix's reboot of Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. First announced in September 2017, the same producers who blessed us with Riverdale reimagined the adventures of Sabrina as a dark coming-of-age story full of horror, occult and, of course, witchcraft.
The first series went down so well that fans are already anticipating a second instalment. So is this really happening? Can we expect a Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series two? Here's everything you need to know, from release date to cast and potential storylines. Agh!
Is there a Chilling Adventures of Sabrina trailer yet?
Yes! On 3 December, Netflix dropped a first glimpse at the next instalment of Sabrina's story, which showed the teenage witch with shorter, blonder hair, wearing all black, and getting up to all sorts of magical things.
Netflix also dropped a proper trailer for the second series on March 18, which seemingly reveals a darker side to the series.
Netflix also dropped teaser images for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season two on March 5 2019, and the love triangle you've always wanted is here in visual form. Alongside five teaser images of Sabrina season two, Netflix revealed: "Part 2 finds Sabrina exploring her darker side, curious to learn more about her heritage, while struggling to maintain her friendships in the mortal world.
"Romantically, Sabrina is caught in an unholy love triangle with between sexy warlock Nicholas Scratch and salt-of-the-Earth mortal Harvey Kinkle. Meanwhile, The Dark Lord, Madame Satan, and Father Blackwood continue to conjure chaos in the Spellman household and the town of Greendale.
"And they aren’t the only ones trying to raise hell. Everything is in question…relationships, identity, true intentions…when the devil’s work is at hand."
This is exceptional.
Has Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series two been confirmed?
YES! Kiernan Shipka, who plays Sabrina Spellman, told Bloody Disgusting that the cast and crew went straight from working on season one to season two, filming in Vancouver.
"It’s been really so exceptionally fun to film, especially given the fact that I feel like we’re already in such a rhythm from coming out of the first season. To jump right into the second one was really, really fun and just a great opportunity to keep the momentum going," Kiernan said.
When will Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series two be released?
Mark it in your diaries in sharpie, people. The first trailer teased 5 April 2019 as the day we all get to sit in bed and binge watch Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2. Wahoo!
Who will star in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series two?
Good news! The whole main cast are making a comeback, which means we can expect to see Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka), ex-boyfriend Harvey (Ross Lynch), Lucy Davis and Miranda Otto as Sabrina's aunts Hilda and Zelda, Ambrose (Chance Perdomo), BFFs Rosalind (Jaz Sinclair) and Susie (Lachlan Watson), the three sisters (Tati Gabrielle, Adeline Rudolph and Abigail F Cowen), Madame Satan (Michelle Gomez), and Father Blackwood (Richard Coyle).
Entertainment Weekly also confirmed a brand new character played by Alexis Denisof — best known for playing Wesley the Watcher in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel - will be joining the cast. His character has just returned to Greendale after working overseas with Physicians Without Borders to find that his girlfriend Mary Wardwell (Michelle Gomez) has been possessed by the evil Madam Satan.
Descendants' actor Jedidiah Goodacre has also landed the role in the second series as a remixed incarnation who Netflix says is "keeping secrets, especially his own", including hoarding a cursed portrait. OooOh.
What about potential Chilling Adventures of Sabrina plot lines?
Sabrina's life takes a different turn
"Sabrina definitely changes and shifts a lot," Kiernan said of her character to Bloody Disgusting. "Her growth is very evident and the second season definitely has a different spin on it than the first season. They're very different from each other.
"I would just say that, without giving too much away, because it would be a bit of a spoiler, the way that Sabrina's life takes certain turns and certain decisions she makes inform the second season."
Could a Riverdale crossover happen?
Seeing as the two Netflix shows share producers, fans have been praying for a Chilling Adventures of Sabrina/Riverdale crossover - and while the cast are into the idea, too, season two might not provide the goods.
Actor KJ Apa, who plays Archie Andrews in Riverdale, told Comicbook.com, "I really want that to happen [but] I mean, as far as I know now, I don’t think it is going to happen. But, just because they’ve got the supernatural aspect to it and we don’t really have that. But it would be sick."
CAOS' Ross Lynch told Elle something similar: "Man, people really really want these shows to collide. I'm about it. Like I think that would be fun... We'll see. I don't have any information about it."
Salem might get his own episode!
The show's creator, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, told Indie Wire that as well as purposely making Salem creepier in the remake ("When we did the show, [he doesn’t speak] partly to project the horror tone"), he has considered creating an episode solely around the cat.
"We’ve definitely talked about doing a Salem-centric episode where we would learn more about his life," he said. YES to this!
Anything else we should know about Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series two?
Oh yeah - only just the tiny fact they're doing a special Christmas episode! Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter's Tale, launches on Netflix December 14, with the episode description reading:
"The Church of Night, like all covens, celebrates the Winter Solstice—the longest night of the year—when families gather around the Yule Fire to sing pagan carols and tell ghost stories. But the holidays are also a time for guests and visitors—both welcome and unwelcome— you never know what might come down the chimney…"
That'll keep us going until the next series, then.
Dusty Baxter-Wright is an award-winning journalist and the Entertainment and Lifestyle Director at Cosmopolitan, having previously worked at Sugarscape. She was named one of PPA’s 30 Under 30 for her work covering pop culture, careers, interiors and travel, and oversees the site’s Entertainment and Lifestyle strategy across print, digital and video. As a journalist for the best part of a decade, she has interviewed everyone from Louis Theroux and Channing Tatum to Margot Robbie and Ncuti Gatwa, while she has also spoken on Times Radio and BBC Radio. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram here.
