Joshua Bassett Almost Played This Character in Netflix’s ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’
Joshua Bassett portrays Ricky in Disney+āsHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Series. However, this actor almost starred in Netflixās Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in a role that evidently went to another Disney alumni.Ā
Hereās what we know about the āLie, Lie, Lieā singer and which character he almost played in Netflixās mystery series.Ā
Joshua Bassett portrays Ricky in āHigh School Musical: The Musical: The SeriesāĀ
Some know him as the inspiration behind āDriverās License.ā Bassett is one of the stars of the Disney+ original mockumentary, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which featured the music from Disney Channelās High School Musical.Ā
This actor appeared as the singing, guitar-playing, and skateboarding high school student named Ricky, who joins the high school musical production of High School Musical in an attempt to win his ex-girlfriend back.Ā
The two characters eventually start dating again, even if thatās made complicated by Niniās season 2 decision to go to a performing arts high school. There are even original songs showcased in this Disney+ mockumentary.Ā
Joshua Bassett almost starred in āSabrina the Teenage Witchā
Bassett had several roles with Disney and their productions. However, he almost had a role in a very different series. That was Netflixās original mystery, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, starring Kiernan Shipka.
āI was really close to the role in Sabrina the Teenage Witch,ā Bassett said, according to Screenrant. āIt was down to me and Ross Lynch. And he got it, Iām super happy for him. But yeah, I was definitely, like, really hoping for that one.āĀ
āThereās a couple [of] others. But that one, I guess, stands out to the one whereā¦ I was like, I got really close,ā he continued. āAnd I was really excited about it. And it just didnāt work out. But, ultimately, everything worked out.ā
Lynch appeared as this character for several seasons of the Netflix original series. Prior to that, he starred in Disney Channel shows like Austin & Ally and the original films Teen Beach Movie and Teen Beach 2.
Joshua Bassett also records music as a solo artist
Aside from his acting, Bassett releases music as a solo artist. His original āLie, Lie, Lieā earned over 20 million plays on the streaming platform, Spotify. He even put on a virtual concert for fans, titled āA Night with Joshua Bassett.ā
This actor returned for season 2 of the Disney+ mockumentary, starring as his character and writing original songs for the production. There, he starred alongside performers like Olivia Rodrigo and Sofia Wylie.
Episodes of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series are available for streaming on Disney+. To learn more about Disneyās subscription service, visit their website.Ā