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Sabrina Spellman has landed in Rivervale.
PEOPLE has the exclusive first look at Kiernan Shipka’s guest appearance in the Dec. 7crossover episodebetweenRiverdaleandChilling Adventures of Sabrina. The fourth episode of Season 6, titled “The Witching Hour(s), is part of the CW drama’s special five-episode event.
The penultimate episode will explore the supernatural genre as Greendale’s witch Sabrina and Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) team up on a dangerous spell.
“As Bailey’s Comet passes over Rivervale, Cheryl and Nana Rose (Barbara Wallace) revisit the tragic stories of the Blossom women through the years. Meanwhile, the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event prompts Cheryl to summon a familiar face to Rivervale – Sabrina Spellman,” the episode’s description reads.
“We’ve been talking about having Sabrina visitRiverdalesince season one, so it’s thrilling that this is finally happening, as part of ourRivervalespecial event,” Aguirre-Sacasa said in a statement shared with PEOPLE at the time. “It’s also perfect that she shows up to help Cheryl Blossom during her hour of greatest need. Everyone on set lost their minds — I think fans will, too. It’s really fun and special.”
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Netflix’sChilling Adventures of Sabrina, which was the spinoff ofRiverdaleand a reboot of 1990s sitcomSabrina the Teenage Witch, concluded in 2020 and the titular character died in the series finale.
TheRivervalespecial event, which has been playing with the idea of alternate realities, has been a wild start to the sixth season with the death of Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) in the premiere.
Camila Mendes,Cole Sprouse, Mädchen Amick, Casey Cott, Charles Melton, Erinn Westbrook and Drew Ray Tanner also star in the series.
Shipka’s appearance onRiverdaleairs on Dec. 7 on The CW.
source: people.com
