Harvey Kinkle s return in Sabrina... reboot confirmed

Los Angeles Oct 8 (IANS) The first look at the dark "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" reboot confirms Sabrina s boyfriend Harvey Kinkles return.

Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has revealed the first look at the potential new series titled "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" by way of the first page of his script which reveals a new darker twist on the teenage witch.

Instead of being a half-mortal who discovers her powers when she turns 16 in this re-imagining from the team behind "Riverdale" Sabrina is a witch born in the middle of a forest who is preparing to accept her powers.

And Kinkle is back as her boyfriend only in this series he will know all about Sabrina s magical abilities and her fight against the forces of evil reports thesun.co.uk.

In the script tease Sabrina tells him: "I... wanted you to see where I was born Harvey.

"Not in Greendale General like it says on my birth certificate. Here. In this grove of trees. Almost 16 years ago. And uhm where I ll be reborn this Saturday night. On my birthday.

"At the stroke of midnight. In the middle of a penumbral lunar eclipse. The kind that only happens once every 66 years. That s why I can t go to Rosalind s Halloween party this weekend."

Sabrina s iconic show ran for seven years from 1996 and was based on the Archie Comics series of the same name.

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