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Is Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Satanic?

Name: GodlyScore Review: Is Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Satanic?
Item: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Rating: 0.3
Author: GodlyScore

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix, 2018-2020) went far beyond the wholesome 1990s sitcom it was based on. This version of the teenage witch story features explicit worship of Satan as a character, occult ritual, and content that is unambiguously in anti-Christian territory. It remains one of the most concerning shows Christians should know about.

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Avoid

☆☆☆☆☆0.3/5 · GodlyScore 5/100

Explicit Satan worship depicted approvingly, occult ritual throughout, and deliberate inversion of Christian symbols — firmly in Avoid territory.

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This Is Not the 1990s Sabrina

The original Sabrina the Teenage Witch (ABC/WB, 1996-2003) was a family-friendly sitcom with mild magical content — essentially a teen comedy where magic was a metaphor for growing up. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is an entirely different production with an entirely different spirit. Do not let the same character name create a false equivalence.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a horror drama based on the Archie Horror comics series. It depicts Sabrina as a half-witch who must choose between the human world and the world of witches — a world that explicitly worships Satan (referred to as the Dark Lord) as a genuine figure of devotion. This is not a metaphor or a sanitized fantasy version of witchcraft. Satan is a character in the show, and witches perform explicit rituals in his honor.

The Specific Content: What Is Actually There

Season 1 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina involves Sabrina's enrollment in the Academy of Unseen Arts, where students perform a 'Dark Baptism' — a literal signing-away of their soul to Satan. The ceremony is depicted reverently, as a meaningful religious rite. The show features the Black Mass — a Satanic ritual that explicitly inverts the Christian Eucharist — depicted with apparent sincerity.

The Church of Night, which the witches practice, is explicitly framed as a religion in opposition to Christianity. The show frames this as liberation rather than condemnation. A Baphomet statue in the school is a real object of satanic iconography. Isaiah 5:20 warns 'Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina does exactly this — presenting Satan worship as feminist empowerment and liberation.

The Feminist Framing: Deliberate Anti-Christian Strategy

The show presents its Satanic content through a feminist liberation framework — the Church of Night is about women having power that patriarchal Christianity denied them. This framing is deliberate. It is designed to make Satanic worship appealing to young women by tying it to legitimate concerns about gender equality.

This is among the most spiritually dangerous content on mainstream streaming — not because it is crude or obviously offensive, but because it is sophisticated, well-produced, and wraps spiritual poison in appealing packaging. 2 Corinthians 11:14 warns that 'Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.'

The Verdict

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is one of the clearest cases on the GodlyScore platform where the recommendation is unambiguous: do not watch it. This is not a gray area requiring discernment — it is content that deliberately promotes Satan worship as empowering and desirable, specifically aimed at young women. Christians should not watch it, and parents should be explicit with their children and teenagers about why.

How to Evaluate Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina's Music as a Christian

Personal faith and musical content are distinct categories that frequently diverge. GodlyScore evaluates both separately. Key questions: What are the lyrics saying? What worldview do they reflect? Are they consistent with Philippians 4:8 — "whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable"? Score: see full guide.

Practical Guidance for Christian Families

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Chilling Adventures of Sabrina the same as the 1990s show?

No — they share only the character name and very basic concept. The 1990s Sabrina was a family-friendly sitcom with mild magical content. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a horror drama that features explicit Satan worship, occult ritual, and content that is fundamentally anti-Christian in nature.

Is there actual Satanic content in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina?

Yes — the show explicitly depicts Satan as a character who is worshipped by the witches, features a Dark Baptism ceremony where characters sign their souls to Satan, and includes imagery of the Black Mass (a ritual explicitly inverting the Christian Eucharist). This is not metaphorical.

Why did Netflix cancel Chilling Adventures of Sabrina?

Netflix cancelled the show after Season 4 (2020) citing viewership data and production costs. The cancellation was not related to the content controversy. The show is still available on Netflix.

What is a safer alternative for teens who like supernatural content?

For teens who enjoy supernatural drama, Stranger Things (demons are opposed not worshipped), The Chosen (explicitly Christian), or the classic Chronicles of Narnia adaptations offer supernatural content within frameworks that are not spiritually dangerous. Wednesday is a gray area that requires parental discernment.