Aguirre-Sacasa and Greg Berlanti serve as executive producers, alongside Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater, and Lee Toland Krieger.

The series is centered on the Archie Comics character Sabrina Spellman, portrayed by Kiernan Shipka, and also stars Ross Lynch, Lucy Davis, Miranda Otto, Chance Perdomo, Michelle Gomez, Jaz Sinclair, Tati Gabrielle, Adeline Rudolph, Lachlan Watson, Gavin Leatherwood, and Richard Coyle.

A backdoor series finale aired as a story arc as part of the sixth season of Riverdale from December 7, 2021 to July 10, 2022, with Shipka reprising her role.

Sabrina Spellman must reconcile her dual nature as a half-witch, half-mortal while fighting the evil forces that threaten her, her family, and the daylight world humans inhabit.

[14][15] CW President Mark Pedowitz stated that Netflix's ability to offer a two-season commitment enticed Warner Bros. Television to move the series to the streaming service.

[29] In early March 2018, Bronson Pinchot, Adeline Rudolph, and Abigail Cowen, were cast as George Hawthorne, Agatha, and Dorcas, respectively.

[9][30] In November 2018, it was revealed that Alexis Denisof and Jedidiah Goodacre would join the cast in the second part in the recurring roles of Adam Masters and Dorian Gray, respectively, while Mckenna Grace would portray a young Sabrina in the Christmas special episode.

[38] In the episode "Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues" from the fourth season of Riverdale, Ty Wood reprises his role as Billy Marlin from Sabrina.

[40] In episode "Chapter Thirty-Four: The Returned" from the fourth part of Sabrina, a battle-of-the-bands poster lists the "Fred Heads" as an entrant in the competition.

[42] During the same season, the series introduced the character Heather Chandler, played by Caroline Day, a witch from Greendale and from Sabrina's coven.

[45] On November 21, 2018, it was confirmed that Satanic Temple and Netflix had made a pact and amicably settled the lawsuit dispute, with the terms of the deal left undisclosed to the public.

[49][50] An album of Adam Taylor's scoring for season 1 was released on compact disc by La-La Land Records, and simultaneously on download by WaterTower Music, on August 16, 2020.

The website's consensus reads, "Bewitchingly beautiful and wickedly macabre, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina casts an intoxicating spell and provides a perfect showcase for Kiernan Shipka's magical talents.

[60] Alicia Lutes of IGN gave Part 1 a 9.2/10, saying that it "shines in its deliciously dark plotlines, volumes of camp, and irreverent and at-times antagonistic humor.

"[64] Dave Nemetz of TVLine gave Part 1 a "B+" saying that "Sabrina is more tongue-in-cheek and self-aware than Riverdale is ever allowed to be" and that it is "off to a bewitchingly great start.

He further complimented the progressive undertones of the series and stated that it "manages to tangle with modern day issues many face, while couching it all in a supernatural world".

[68] Constance Grady from Vox praised Part 1, particularly for its cinematography, stating that its "higher production values are apparent in every frame, and the result is gorgeous".

"[69] Petrana Radulovic from Polygon stated in her positive review of Part 1 that "once the horror kicks in, the season continues with just as much chills and sets the stage for what comes next.

The website's consensus reads, "With a stronger mystery steeped in witchy world-building, Chilling Adventures remains a deliciously dark, delightfully campy romp that pushes Sabrina deeper down the path of night — if only she would get there a little faster.

The website's critical consensus reads, "A deliciously hellish thrill ride from start to finish, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina just keeps getting better.

"[63] Following the series' cancellation, Kiernan Shipka reprised her role as Sabrina in the episode "Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)" from the sixth season of Riverdale.

Shipka also reprised the role in "Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale" during the same season, an episode set in the original continuity of the two series and after the events of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

[85] In July 2021, it was announced that the prospective fifth part and third season would be published as the comic book sequel series The Occult World of Sabrina.