Lucy Davis To Play Aunt Hilda In Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Deadline reports that Lucy Davis has been cast as Aunt Hilda in Netflix’s upcoming Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Hilda Spellman is described as “more nurturing than Zelda, Hilda’s motherly nature and warm sense of humor belie a wicked, ghoulish streak. She is as adept at brewing spite jars against her family’s enemies as she is at concocting love potions for the students at Baxter High.” The character was played by Carolina Rhea in the 90s series.

The new series stars Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina. It’s a revamping of the original concept that is more of a “dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft.” It’s described as being similar to Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist in tone. Sabrina tries to balance her half-witch and half-mortal sides while fighting evil forces.