The Hollywood Reporter

Live-action ABC comedy "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" is set for an animated outing from Buena Vista Television under the title "Sabrina the Animated Series." The new ani series will premiere in fall 1999 as part of BVT's two-hour children's programming block. It is designed as a prequel to the current series and introduces the teenage witch as a 12-year-old. The ani show features the voices of Melissa Joan Hart and younger sister Emily, who will play the preteen Sabrina.