Riverdale (2017 TV series)

Riverdale is an American teen drama television series based on the characters of Archie Comics. The show follows Archie Andrews’ life in the small town of Riverdale and explores the darkness hidden behind its seemingly perfect image. The series debuted on January 26, 2017, to positive reviews. The fourth season premiered on October 9, 2019. On January 7, 2020, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season.

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Summary Riverdale (2017 TV series)Riverdale is an American teen drama television series based on the characters of Archie Comics. Originally 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. The series debuted on January 26, 2017, to positive reviews. The fourth season premiered on October 9, 2019. On January 7, 2020, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season, which is set to premiere on January 20, 2021. The show follows Archie Andrews’ life in the small town of Riverdale and explores the darkness hidden behind its seemingly perfect image. The cast also features Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle, and Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz. Other characters include the parents of the main characters: Luke Perry as Fred Andrews, Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper, Marisol Nichols and Mark Consuelos as Hermione and Hiram Lodge, and Skeet Ulrich as FP Jones. On February 24, 2016, KJ Apa was cast as Archie Andrews after a four-month worldwide talent search. Two days later, Camila Mendes was also cast as Veronica Lodge, marking her first acting in a television show. The last actor to join the pilot was Casey Cott, the first openly gay character in Archie Comics history, who was cast in the role of Kevin Keller.

The fifth season was originally planned to consist of 22 episodes. However, season four got shortened to 19 episodes instead because production was suspended on March 11, 2020 as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Only 19 of the 22 ordered episodes of the fourth season were completed before the coronvirus pand epidemic. The final episode of season four was dedicated to Luke Perry, who died two days before the episode aired. On April 2, 2018, the series has been renewed for a third season. On January 31, 2019, TheCW renewed the show for a fourth season, that was originallyplanned to consist. of 22 episode, but only 19 episodes were completed. In April 2017, Mark consuelos signed for the second season to play his existing position on the existing season. The second season premiered October 10, 2018. The third season was renewed on March 7, 2018 for a second season, and on April 10, 2019 for a further two seasons. The sixth season will premiere in January 2020, and the seventh season will air on January 19, 2020. The seventh and eighth seasons will air in January 2021 and January 22, 2021, respectively. The eighth and ninth seasons will be the final two seasons of the series, and will both premiere in October and November of that year. The ninth and tenth seasons will also air in November and December of this year, and January 21, 2018 and January 23, 2019 respectively.