8 Massive Franchises You Didn't Realise Started As Comic Books
5. Sabrina The Teenage Witch
While most people are aware of Archie Comics as a result of the extremely popular teen drama series Riverdale, fewer people realise they also inspired another equally popular teen franchise - Sabrina The Teenage Witch.
Based on the life of Sabrina Spellman, a teenage half-witch who lives with her witch aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as her cat Salem.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is most well known for the iconic ABC/The WB series which, after running for seven series between 1997 and 2003, became one of ABC's highest-rated series and spawned three made-for-TV films as well as a successful animated spin-off.
Recently, the franchise has been rebooted to produce Netflix's supernatural The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which is set to serve as a companion to Riverdale and stars Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka in the lead role.