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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Season 1

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TV-14
Season 1
October 26, 2018
Wokeometer Rating
8Woke
Audience Woke Score
No Ratings Yet
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 1 scores 8/10 for wokeness by embedding progressive critiques of patriarchy and male authority into Sabrina's arc and the WICCA club. Skip it if you want entertainment without the heavy-handed messaging.

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Detailed Analysis

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 1 embeds progressive ideology prominently through its core character arcs and subplots.

Sabrina founds the WICCA club explicitly named Women’s Intersectional Cultural and Creative Association to combat bullying and patriarchy at Baxter High, directly tying into critiques of toxic masculinity and male authority in both the mortal and witch worlds. The show centers Sabrina's reluctance to sign the Book of the Beast as resistance to patriarchal witch society, with creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and star Kiernan Shipka describing her as a “woke witch” challenging male-dominated structures. Susie Putnam’s storyline follows a genderqueer journey with bullying for androgynous presentation and identity exploration, played by non-binary actor Lachlan Watson; Ambrose Spellman is portrayed as pansexual by Black actor Chance Perdomo in a role adapted with explicit queer framing.

Key Factors

  • Explicit intersectional feminist club (WICCA) and patriarchy critiques as recurring plot drivers
  • Prominent gender identity/queer arcs for Susie/Theo and pansexual Ambrose with creator intent for representation
  • Diverse casting layered with identity politics and modern activist framing in character backstories and conflicts

Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.

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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism

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Directed by

  • Rob Seidenglanz
  • Kevin Rodney Sullivan
  • Lee Toland Krieger
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  • Maggie Kiley
  • Alex Garcia Lopez
  • Alex Pillai
  • Antonio Negret
  • Craig William Macneill
  • Jeff Woolnough
  • Michael Goi
  • Rachel Talalay
  • Salli Richardson-Whitfield
  • Viet Nguyen

Is Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Season 1 Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Season 1 and scored it 8/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of woke content is in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Season 1?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Season 1's overall score.

Is Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Season 1 family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Season 1 is rated TV-14. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

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Top Cast

Kiernan Shipka
2.8Based

Kiernan Shipka

Sabrina Spellman

Ross Lynch
3Based

Ross Lynch

Harvey Kinkle

Lucy Davis
3.8Based

Lucy Davis

Hilda Spellman

Miranda Otto
2.9Based

Miranda Otto

Zelda Spellman

Chance Perdomo
6Mixed

Chance Perdomo

Ambrose Spellman

Michelle Gomez
4.3Mixed

Michelle Gomez

Mary Wardwell

Jaz Sinclair
7Woke

Jaz Sinclair

Rosalind Walker

Richard Coyle
7.5Woke

Richard Coyle

Father Blackwood

Tati Gabrielle
6.3Mixed

Tati Gabrielle

Prudence Night

Adeline Rudolph
5Mixed

Adeline Rudolph

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