When we first started to talk about the possibility of seeing Sabrina the Teenage Witch on the small screen again, it was usually as an accessory to Riverdale. They were readying to launch that show on The CW and saw the potential to incorporate other Archie characters. And when it became clear she had potential for her own series, things became a bit more ambitious as the idea of an Arrowverse-type franchise.

But how far down the rabbit hole did they go in terms of incorporating her character into Riverdale before they switched to Netflix, and how would they have done so? The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa was more than happy to throw down the details when speaking to EW:

“During season 1 of Riverdale — before Riverdale exploded and found its footing as sort of a noir, crime, pulp show — we had said, ‘Maybe season 2 will be like [the comic] Afterlife With Archie. We’ll do a big genre switch and it will be horror, and it will be Afterlife and Sabrina could come and be the antagonist.’ There was even a time when we talked about the season 1 cliffhanger being the arrival of Sabrina.”

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Obviously, that didn’t happen, and it mostly had to do with the fact that Riverdale was able to carve its own identity so well:

“It felt like if Riverdale is crime and pulp and all that stuff, then Sabrina could be horror. It felt like there was a separation between Greendale and Riverdale — magic should exist in Greendale, but not in Riverdale. That was the thought.”

The result? Well, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is on Netflix now. While we wouldn’t rule out a potential crossover down the line, the network deal makes things a bit trickier. Plus, they seem to be doing a good job of making both shows incredibly different, making the idea of a crossover seem pretty unnecessary.

But what do you think? Would you like to see a crossover? Let us know down below!

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SOURCE: EW