10 Best New TV Shows Of 2018

6. Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina
Netflix

This isn't even close to being the Sabrina you grew up with, and that's very much a good thing. A more direct reboot of 90s sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch would've undoubtedly drawn some unfavourable comparisons, but Chilling Adventures of Sabrina shines in its difference.

Based on the comic of the same name, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is still the story of 16-year-old Sabrina Spellman, her aunts Hilda and Zelda, boyfriend Harvey Kinkle, and cat Salem, but that's about all it retains. This is a dark, horror-tinged coming-of-age story that puts the focus on Sabrina and her deal (or lack thereof) with the devil.

If anything, this has more in common with the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: a little rough-around-the-edges as things take shape, but a great mix of two different worlds and the struggle of one girl to fit into both of them. There are serious, socially relevant messages in here, but more so it's a wickedly fun, gorgeously shot, and devilishly dark series, with an impeccable cast to boot: Kiernan Shipka is very good, but it's the trio of Lucy Davis, Miranda Otto, and Michelle Gomez who make this such a treat.

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