Speak to any child of the 90s about their favourite kids TV shows, and ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ will most likely be among them.
The US sitcom followed the life of Sabrina Spellman, who awoke on her 16th birthday to discover she was a witch, and the often-hilarious situations she found herself in as a result of her newly-found powers.
The show, which aired for seven seasons between 1996 and 2003, was actually was based on the Archie comics cartoon, and followed a TV movie of the same name, which also starred Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina.
Over here in the UK, ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ was a staple of CITV’s schedule, and was one of the regular shows featured on Saturday morning kids show ‘SM:TV Live’. Fans will probably remember that host Declan Donnelly had a rather strange obsession with the teenage witch, and would dedicate a love poem to her before each episode.
Now, over 15 years on from when the show finished, the characters are about to be introduced to a whole new audience with a new Netflix reimagining.
However – as the title may suggest – ‘Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’ will be markedly different from the show we know and love, with a much darker tone and style.
As the series hits the streaming service on 26 October, take a look at what the cast of the original show are up to now…
Melissa Joan Hart played Sabrina Spellman…
Sabrina was the main protagonist, and Melissa played the teenage witch in all seven seasons of the show.
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Melissa Joan Hart played Sabrina Spellman…
After ‘Sabrina’ ended in 2003, Melissa took a break from the spotlight and married musician Mark Wilkerson, before starting a family.
Having had a few small roles in ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ and a handful of TV movies, she signed up to appear on the US version of ‘Strictly’, ‘Dancing With The Stars’, in 2009. She was partnered with the son of ‘Strictly’ judge Shirley Ballas, Mark, and was eliminated in week six out of 10 of the competition.
The following year, she returned with a new sitcom entitled ‘Melissa & Joey’, which aired for four seasons and 104 episodes, until it was cancelled in August 2015. She has since gone on to star in Christian drama film ‘God’s Not Dead 2’, and TV movie ‘Broadcasting Christmas’.
In 2018, she landed her own Netflix series, taking the lead in sitcom ‘No Good Nick’.
She is also a mum to three sons, Mason, Braydon and Tucker, and quite possibly follows you on Twitter.
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Caroline Rhea played Hilda Spellman…
Hilda was one of Sabrina’s aunts who she lived with for the first four seasons.
When the show moved to focus on Sabrina’s years at college, Hilda and her sister, Zelda had reduced roles, with the actresses leaving at the end of the sixth series. Caroline did return to play Hilda in the final ever episode, though.
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Caroline Rhea played Hilda Spellman…
Shortly after leaving ‘Sabrina’, stand up comedian Caroline landed a presenting role, fronting weight-loss series ‘The Biggest Loser’ in the US between 2004 and 2006.
From 2007 to 2015, she was the voice of Linda Flynn-Fletcher in Disney cartoon ‘Phineas And Ferb’, also making one-off appearances in US sitcoms including ‘Baby Daddy’, ‘Maron’ and most recently ‘2 Broke Girls’ in 2015.
She has also appeared in a number of TV movies, including ‘The Christmas Consultant’ and ‘Sunshine Sketches Of A Little Town’.
As of 2018, she is the host of her own chat show, ‘Caroline & Friends’ on the Game Show Network in the US.
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Beth Broderick played Zelda Spellman…
Zelda was Sabrina’s other aunt, and sister to Hilda. She appeared in the first six seasons, and the character made an appearance as a candle in the final episode, after Beth decided not to return to the role.
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Beth Broderick played Zelda Spellman…
Beth has popped up in a number of hit US TV series over the years, with small roles in ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’, ‘ER’, ‘Castle’ and ‘Cold Case’, as well as having a stint in ‘Lost’ as Kate’s mum Diane for five episodes during 2005 to 2008.
She also played Rose Twitchell in a handful of episodes of 2013 series ‘Under The Dome’.
In 2014, she reunited on screen with Melissa Joan Hart for two episodes of her sitcom ‘Melissa & Joey’, playing Dr Ellen Radier. In 2018, she appeared in HBO miniseries ‘Sharp Objects’.
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Nate Richert played Harvey Kinkle…
Harvey was Sabrina’s classmate and main love interest throughout the series. While he had a reduced role in season five, the returned on a regular basis in season six and dated Sabrina’s roommate Morgan. In the final episode, Sabrina called off her wedding to Aaron and rode off with Harvey into the sunset.
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Nate Richert played Harvey Kinkle…
Nate has relatively disappeared from the spotlight in recent years, with his last TV appearance in 2006, in ‘H-e-n-r-y’.
He has since ventured into the world of music, releasing an album entitled ‘Halogen Moon’ in 2012. In 2018, he confirmed on Twitter he is currently “a maintenance man, a janitor, a carpenter, and do whatever random jobs I can get to pay the bills.”
He added: “I do improv and songwrite to maintain my sanity.”
There aren’t even many pictures of Nate these days, but here is one he posted on Twitter in 2016, following an operation to fix a hernia.
Lindsay Sloane played Valerie Birkhead…
Valerie was Sabrina’s best friend during her years at high school, with Lindsay playing the role in seasons two and three. The character left when she moved to Alaska with her family.
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Lindsay Sloane played Valerie Birkhead…
While we’re still not quite over Valerie’s sudden disappearance, Lindsay went on to pop up in a number of shows, with minor roles in the likes of ‘Entourage’, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and ‘The West Wing’.
Lindsay also starred in the Jennifer Aniston film ‘Horrible Bosses’ and its 2014 sequel, playing Stacy Arbus, the fiancée of Charlie Day’s character.
From 2015 to 2017, she had a regular role on US sitcom ‘The Odd Couple’.
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Nick Bakay played Salem Saberhagen…
Salem was the Spellmans’ cat, who was actually a 500-year-old witch sentenced to spend 100 years as a feline after committing crimes in the Other Realm.
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Nick Bakay played Salem Saberhagen…
While he was never actually shown on screen, this is Nick Bakay, the actor who provided the voice for Salem throughout the series. He now acts as a producer and writer, working on the sitcom ‘Mom’, where he also voices the self-help radio announcer.
He also-co-wrote film ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ and its sequel.
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Jenna Leigh Green played Libby Chessler…
Libby was Sabrina’s main enemy during her high school years, depicted as a rich, spoiled cheerleader, who picked on Sabrina and her friends. Jenna played her for the first three seasons, with the character written out off-screen when she went off to boarding school.
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Jenna Leigh Green played Libby Chessler…
Jenna made her last appearance as Libby in 1999, and went on to appear in a number of US TV movies, as well as having guest roles in ‘ER’, ‘Dharma & Greg’, ‘Cold Case’ ‘Ghost Whisperer’ and ‘Bones’.
She also launched a stage career, playing Nessarose in the first North American tour of musical ‘Wicked’ in 2006, before transferring to Broadway.
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David Lascher played Josh Blackhart…
David debuted as Josh in the fourth season, running the coffee shop where Sabrina got a job. Harvey was jealous of their friendship, and the pair later dated in the sixth season.
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David Lascher played Josh Blackhart…
David quit acting after leaving ‘Sabrina’ in 2002, but did make a surprise return to TV in 2014, when he reunited with Melissa Joan Hart on her sitcom ‘Melissa & Joey’, playing the role of Charlie in two episodes.
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Martin Mull played Willard Kraft…
Mr Kraft was one of Sabrina’s high school teachers, who also dated her aunt Zelda, much to her disgust.
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Martin Mull played Willard Kraft…
Martin was already an established actor, comedian and singer before landing a role in ‘Sabrina’ and hasn’t slowed down since leaving in 2000.
As well as roles in ‘The Ellen Show’, ‘That 70s Show’, ‘Danny Phantom’, ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’, he’s probably now best known for playing Russell the pharmacist in ‘Two And A Half Men’.
Between 2005 and 2011, he also voiced Father Donovan on ‘American Dad!’ and also popped up on an episode of ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’.
In 2018, he began appearing as one of the leads in Fox comedy series ‘The Cool Kids’, which follows three male residents of a retirement community.
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Elisa Donovan played Morgan Cavanaugh…
Morgan was one of Sabrina’s college roommates, who was introduced in the fifth season, and also dated Harvey and Josh.
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Elisa Donovan played Morgan Cavanaugh…
Before joining ‘Sabrina’, Elisa was best known as Amber in 90s sitcom ‘Clueless’, but things have remained relatively quiet for her since ‘Sabrina’ ended.
She has made a number of US TV movies – including five in the ‘The Dog Who Saved…’ series – as well a guest role in ‘NCIS’. She also had a lead role in comedic digital series, ‘In Gayle We Trust’, which aired from 2009 to 2011.
In 2014, she had a one-episode appearance in Melissa Joan Hart’s sitcom ‘Melissa & Joey’, playing Darcey.
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Soleil Moon Frye played Roxie King…
Roxie was another of Sabrina’s college roommates, who at first disliked Sabrina, but went on to become one of her best friends between seasons five and seven.
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Soleil Moon Frye played Roxie King…
Prior to joining ‘Sabrina’, Soleil was a child star, having played Penelope ‘Punky’ Brewster in the classic 80s series, but since the series ended she has moved into directing and presenting.
She is currently the host of ‘Home Made Simple’ on the Oprah Winfrey Network, and has also released two books.
Soleil is married to US TV producer Jason Goldberg, and the couple have four children together.
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Trevor Lissauer played Miles Goodman…
Miles was another of Sabrina’s roommates at college, who often came close to uncovering her magic secret. Appearing in just seasons five and six, he was never mentioned again after graduating, and did not appear in the last series.
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Trevor Lissauer played Miles Goodman…
It’s been a very quiet decade or so for Trevor, who only had a number of very minor film roles since leaving ‘Sabrina’. However, in 2016, he made a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance in ‘La La Land’, playing a valet.
Dylan Neal played Aaron Jacobs…
If you dipped out of ‘Sabrina’ before the final series (and many people did), you probably won’t remember Aaron, but he was the man who captured Sabrina’s heart, only for her to jilt him at the altar and run away with Harvey in the final episode.
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Dylan Neal played Aaron Jacobs…
As well as guest spots in ‘The L Word’, ‘Smallville’, ‘Stargate Atlantis’, ‘Bones’ and ‘CSI: Miami’, Dylan has gone on to have main roles in ‘Cedar Cove’, playing Jack Griffith, and as Detective Mike Celluci in ‘Blood Ties’. As well as appearing in seven episodes of ‘Arrow’ as Professor Ivo in 2013 to 2014, he played Bob Adams in ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ and ‘Fifty Shades Darker’.
In 2015, he played Anastasia’s stepfather, Bob Adams in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ – a role he didn’t reprise for the sequel, ‘Fifty Shades Darker’.
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