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Kiernan Shipka will star in Netflix’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch series.

The news was confirmed on Archie Comics’ official site today, accompanied by a tweet from Archie Comics CCO and Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, including a picture of Shipka with an Archie comic.



“We’re all such huge fans of Kiernan’s work that when we started talking about who this new incarnation of Sabrina could be, her name was on everyone’s wish list,” Aguirre-Sacasa said in a statement. “This is a darker, more macabre version of Sabrina, and we’re incredibly excited for people to see Kiernan make this iconic character her own.”

A Sabrina the Teenage witch show was first announced last year as a companion series to The CW's Riverdale, which has made frequent references to Sabrina's hometown of Greendale. Last month, Netflix picked up the show for two 10-episode seasons with Aguirre-Sacasa as executive producer.

The currently untitled series is based on the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina graphic novel and will have a darker horror tone. It's worth noting that while Aguirre-Sacasa will be executive producing, it has not been explicitly stated if this series will be a part of the Riverdale universe following Netflix's involvement with the show, though Riverdale has made several Sabrina references thus far in season two.

Shipka was previously seen in Mad Men, where she played Sally Draper, the daughter of protagonist Don Draper, as well as the FX series Feud.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/01/0...57df7712000025

Pretty good casting, I think.