Riverdale (American TV Series)

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Riverdale
Also known as	Rivervale[a]
Genre	Drama Mystery
Based on by	Characters  by Archie Comics
Starring	KJ Apa Lili Reinhart Camila Mendes Cole Sprouse Marisol Nichols Madelaine Petsch Ashleigh Murray Mädchen Amick Luke Perry Mark Consuelos Casey Cott Skeet Ulrich Charles Melton Vanessa Morgan Drew Ray Tanner Erinn Westbrook
Country of origin	United States
No. of Seasons	7
No. of episodes	122 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jon Goldwater Sarah Schechter Greg Berlanti Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Michael Grassi
Producer	J. B. Moranville
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia
Cinematography	Stephen Jackson David Lanzenberg Bernard Couture James Liston Mark Berlet
Editors	Paul Karasick Harry Jierjian Marvin Matyka Dan Holland Adam Reich Elizabeth Czyzewski
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	41–46 minutes
Production companies	Berlanti Productions Archie Comics CBS Studios Warner Bros. Television Studios
Release
Original channel	The CW
Picture format	1080i
Original run	January 26, 2017 – present
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Katy Keene

Riverdale is an American supernatural horror crime drama television series based on the characters of Archie Comics. The series was adapted for The CW by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and is produced by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions and Archie Comics. Conceived as a feature film adaptation for Warner Bros. Pictures, the idea was re-imagined as a television series for Fox. In 2015, development on the project moved to The CW, where the series was ordered for a pilot. Filming takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The series features an ensemble cast based on the characters of Archie Comics, with KJ Apa in the role of Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, the series' narrator. After a teenager was murdered within the town of Riverdale, this group of teenagers try to unravel the evils lurking within this seemingly innocent town. Riverdale debuted on January 26, 2017, to positive reviews. In February 2021, the series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on November 16, 2021. In March 2022, the series was renewed for a seventh and final season, which airs between March 29 and August 23, 2023.

Contents 1 Cast and characters 2 Episodes 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Casting 3.3 Filming 3.4 Homages to other films and television shows 4 Music 4.1 Season 1 4.2 Season 2 4.3 Season 3 4.4 Season 4 4.5 Season 5 4.6 Season 6 5 Release 5.1 Broadcast 5.2 Marketing 5.3 Tie-in media 6 Reception 6.1 Critical response 6.2 Popularity in Australia 6.3 Popularity on Netflix 6.4 Ratings 6.5 Awards and nominations 7 Shared universe 7.1 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 7.2 Katy Keene 7.3 Future 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Cast and characters

Main article: List of Riverdale characters

• KJ Apa as Archie Andrews: A former high school football player who has a passion for music. He is a former sergeant in the army and is now an RROTC instructor at his old high school. He is deeply involved with protecting his community from any danger. He is childhood best friends with Betty Cooper as they are next door neighbours and best friends with Jughead Jones. He dated Veronica in high school, however the two break up after he kisses and writes a song for Betty. Later, he begins a relationship with Betty whom he proposes to in the season six finale.
• Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper: A smart woman who is best friends with Archie, who she has a longtime crush on. She becomes friends with Veronica Lodge when she moves to town. In high school, she dates Jughead who she runs the school paper with. She breaks up with Jughead before moving to college. She is now an FBI agent and operates from Riverdale. She is now in a relationship with Archie and becomes engaged to him in the season 6 finale.
• Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge: A former "it girl" of Manhattan, she moves to Riverdale at the beginning of the series with hopes of becoming a better person after she is forced to reflect on her life, due to the sudden imprisonment of her father. She is shown to be ambitious to the extreme with a strong desire to succeed while simultaneously trying to remain uncorrupted and humble. She dates Archie during high school and Reggie too when Archie is in juvie. After the time jump in season five, she had an extremely successful career on Wall Street that she had to give up after getting stuck in a toxic relationship with her abusive husband whom she divorces later on. She is later Reggie's girlfriend again - they later break up in season 6. She eventually discovered she can secrete venom from her body through her lips, tears, and blood. She can also protect herself from other poisons including alcohol.
• Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones: A philosophically inclined social outcast who is Archie's best friend and Betty's ex-boyfriend. He was the former leader of the Southside Serpents gang. He is now a published writer, English teacher, and an advisor at the Blue and Gold high school newspaper and is struggling with alcoholism. He is dating Tabitha Tate and can read minds following the explosion at Archie's house. Sprouse also portrays an alternate Jughead who protects the Riverdale and Rivervale timelines from merging.
• Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge (née Gomez) (seasons 1–5, special guest star season 6): Veronica's mother, who has returned to Riverdale with her daughter following the incarceration of her husband Hiram Lodge. She is now a reality star on Real Housewives of New York after leaving Hiram. She had feelings for Fred as a teenager and again when she returned to Riverdale.
• Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom: A wealthy, traumatized, and sometimes manipulative woman who was a classmate of Archie and his friends. She dated Toni during high school. Cheryl came out as a lesbian in season two and dated Toni, until they broke up because of her disapproving family. She is now the owner of Blossom Maple Farms, living with her Nana and the cheerleading coach at the high school. She can create fires and has powers of the phoenix. In season 6 she dates her middle school crush Heather, a witch from Greendale.
• Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy (seasons 1–4, special guest star season 5): The lead singer of Josie and the Pussycats and a former classmate of Archie, whom she briefly dates, and his friends. She leaves at the end of season 3 to pursue her music, this allowed Murray's character to join Katy Keene, the third spin off in the Riverdale universe. She is now a multi platinum superstar.
• Mädchen Amick as Alice Smith: Betty and Polly's mother, who was the editor of the local paper. She is now a reporter for the Riverdale news and is raising Polly's twin children following Polly's murder in season 5, she is also shown to be less abusive having redeemed herself. Prior to his leaving in season 5 she was in a relationship with FP Jones.
• Luke Perry as Fred Andrews (seasons 1–3): Archie's father, who owned a construction company. He was in love with Veronica's mother as a teenager and briefly reunites with her when she returns to Riverdale. He dies at the start of season 4 in a car accident due to Perry's real life death.
• Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge (born Jaime Luna) (seasons 2–5, guest season 6): Veronica's father, who was recently incarcerated for illegal activities. In season 2 he moves to Riverdale, continuing his illegal activities and gangster ways. He was later killed in season 6 when Veronica ordered a hit on him.
• Casey Cott as Kevin Keller (seasons 2–present; recurring season 1): An openly gay former Riverdale high school student who is friends with Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead and is the son of Riverdale's sheriff. He returns to Riverdale becoming a teacher after not making it in Broadway in New York and abandons the son he planned to have with Toni and Fangs. He later files for sole custody over baby Anthony eventually giving this up to create peace. He reunites with his high school boyfriend Moose in season 6.
• Skeet Ulrich as F. P. Jones (seasons 2–5; recurring season 1): Jughead's formerly estranged father and the former leader of the Southside Serpents, a gang of criminals that live and operate on the fringes of Riverdale. He was once the sheriff but left Riverdale to take Jughead's sister Jellybean back to Toledo to her mother. Prior to his leaving he was in a relationship with Alice Cooper.
• Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle (season 3–present; recurring season 2): Archie's long-time friend and rival, a former football player at Riverdale High and town prankster who has dyslexia. He is now the owner of his family's car dealership and the high school football coach as well as Veronica's boyfriend. Reggie was originally played by Ross Butler in the first season, who left the series due to his commitments to filming 13 Reasons Why. Butler returned as a version of Reggie from an alternate universe in "Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox" from season six. Reggie and Veronica break up in season 6 following the opening of their casino. In the season 6 finale he takes sole ownership of the casino.
• Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz (season 3–present; recurring season 2): A bisexual member of the Southside Serpents, who is best friends with Jughead in the second season. She was in a relationship with Cheryl. She is now the leader of the Southside Serpents, the high school guidance counselor and is raising a son with her boyfriend and later husband Fangs after agreeing to be a surrogate for him and his former on and off again boyfriend Kevin.
• Drew Ray Tanner as Fangs Fogarty (season 5–present; recurring season 2–4), a member of the Southside Serpents and Kevin's former on-and-off again boyfriend. He is a trucker and has a son with Toni after Kevin broke up with him. He and Toni marry midway season 6.
• Erinn Westbrook as Tabitha Tate (season 5-present), Pop Tate's granddaughter and Jughead's love interest. In season six she has the power to travel through time through her ancestors in the diner.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Riverdale episodes

List of Riverdale Episodes

[edit] Production

[edit] Development

[edit] Casting

[edit] Filming

[edit] Homages to other films and television shows

[edit] Music

[edit] Season 1

Further information: Riverdale (season 1) § Music

[edit] Season 2

[edit] Season 3

[edit] Season 4

[edit] Season 5

[edit] Season 6

[edit] Release

Season		DVD and Blu-ray release dates
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[edit] Broadcast

[edit] Marketing

[edit] Tie-in media

[edit] Reception

[edit] Critical response

[edit] Popularity in Australia

[edit] Popularity on Netflix

[edit] Ratings

See also: List of Riverdale episodes § Ratings

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.

[edit] Shared universe

[edit] Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Main article: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)

[edit] Katy Keene

Main article: Katy Keene (TV series)

[edit] Future

[edit] Notes

a. ^1 The first half of Season 6 is titled Rivervale as it takes place in an alternative version of Riverdale, named "Rivervale".

[edit] References

[edit] External links