Satanists sue Netflix for "Sabrina" and win

Satanists pursue Netflix for "Sabrina" series – and take it away

On October 26, Netflix released "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" and delighted fans and critics alike. A little less joy had a satanic sect of the United States on the new series. They saw the sad story as a violation of their copyright.

The sect accused Netflix of using a character in the series that had been clearly copied from a satanic temple statue. In fact, the statue of Baphomet in the series has a striking resemblance to the sculpture that serves the sect as a central figure of his faith.

By the end of October, the organization had threatened to sue Netflix for $ 50 million in damages. Netflix and Warner Bros, who co-produce the series, did not comment on the subject first. The sect then concretized its threat.

They not only sued Netflix for $ 50 million in damages, but also demanded that the statue be removed from the series. This was announced by the spokesman of the sect, Lucien Greaves, via Twitter.

Although there have already been representations of the Baphomet figure in the 19th century, the figure of the sect presents however a unique feature: the upper body is that of a man and not a man. a woman. And that is exactly how the figure is presented in the series "Sabrina".

Apparently, this similarity was now apparently too clear for Netflix, because the streaming giant had decided to continue the trial with a comparison of the whole world. The sect and the Greaves are now called to the credits of the series as the authors of the statue. In addition, an undisclosed amount was probably attributed to the sect.

After all, for Greaves, it's a partial win, even though he's still not satisfied with the series. According to him, the Netflix series convey a totally false and negative image of Satanism and pull it populist in the dust. (PLS)