If you’re sad that you’ve finished your binge ofChilling Adventures of Sabrinaand have no more episodes to watch, rest assured knowing you’ll get to see a brand new episode next month! Indeed, while Season 2 of the series won’t arrive until sometime next year, Netflix announced today that aChilling Adventures of SabrinaChristmas episode is in the can and will be released on December 14th! It’s calledChilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter’s Tale, obviously.
Further details are unclear at the moment, but creator/showrunnerRoberto Aguirre-Sacasatook to Twitter to announce the news himself, noting that this is a particularly special episode. Since filming onChilling Adventures of SabrinaSeason 2began before Season 1 was even released, it’s possible they went ahead and shot this Christmas special first, then dove into shooting the second season. Either way, I can’t wait.
DroppingChilling Adventures of Sabrina’s first season just before Halloween was a brilliant decision by Netflix, as the holiday-specific programming created a sense of urgency to watch this new series rather than simply adding it to your queue and getting around to it four or five months from now. So it’s nice to see them doubling down on that idea with a Christmas special, and given thatSabrinais a gorgeous and wonderfully theatrical show, it seems like the perfect fit for a Christmas episode—even if it is all about Satan.
Sabrinaremains one of the better shows to come out of Netflix, and I’m eager to dive into Season 2 whenever that drops. The casting is terrific, the production design phenomenal, and the tone isjustright (whereas sister seriesRiverdaleis a bit too campy for my taste). So while I would’ve watched pretty much anythingSabrina-related at this point, a Christmas episode is mighty exciting.
The episode drops as part of a Christmas programming bonanza that includes other Netflix series likeNeo Yokio(with the specialNeo Yokio: Pink Christmas) and the debut ofFuller HouseSeason 4, the premiere of which is Christmas-themed. Oh yeah, and there’s also that “Kurt Russellas Hot Santa” movieThe Christmas Chronicles, so your Christmas needs will be well met by the folks at Netflix next month.
Check out Roberto’s tweet below, followed by a Netflix Christmas sizzle reel that reveals footage from the new episode.
