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\"Almost everyone knows Sabrina from the '90s sitcom with Melissa Joan Hart and...at first, they're surprised to hear that there's a sort of more serious, more horror movie-like take on the character. But when they see it, they understand it,\" the show's creator, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, told ABC News.

He's not kidding -- this Sabrina finds herself in all kinds of creepy -- and sometimes gory -- situations.

That's why Aguirre-Sacasa, who also created the show \"Riverdale,\" said he scrapped the original plan to have this show be a \"Riverdale\" spin-off.

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PHOTO: Netflix's 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' premieres OCt. 26.
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\"If we had tried to this as a spin-off ... it would've been on broadcast television, and I think some of the themes and some of the stuff that happens on the show might not have gone over too well,\" he said with a laugh.

Sabrina The Teenage Witch stars (@MelissaJoanHart @NateRichert @CarolineRhea & @BethBroderick) wanted to send their \"BEST WITCHES\" to the cast of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (@kiernanshipka @RossLynch @RealLucyDavis) on the eve of the show's premiere! pic.twitter.com/X7L2QwYuqC

— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) October 25, 2018

Kiernan Shipka, best known as Sally Draper on \"Mad Men,\" plays Sabrina. Aguirre-Sacasa said she was perfect for the role.

\"She is very much a teenage girl, but she also has an old soul and she has a lot of gravitas,\" he explained. \"You know, this is Sabrina taking on the dark lord, the devil. You need an actor who's got a certain amount of confidence, a certain amount of poise and that's Kiernan. We want Sabrina to be a role model for young women.\"

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