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This article is about the upcoming TV series based on Archie Comics. For the fictional town that the characters reside in, see Riverdale (Archie Comics).
Riverdale
Riverdale (2016 TV series)
Genre
Based onCharacters
by Archie Comics
Developed by
Starring
ComposerBlake Neely
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Greg Berlanti
  • Sarah Schechter
  • Jon Goldwater
  • Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Production locationVancouver, British Columbia[1]
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
NetworkThe CW

Riverdale is an upcoming American teen drama television series based on the characters by Archie Comics. It has been ordered to series at The CW and is scheduled to air during the 2016–17 television season,[2] coinciding with the Archie character's 75th anniversary. The pilot is set to premiere on January 26, 2017 and is written by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and executive produced by Greg Berlanti.[3][4]

Cast

Main Cast

  • K.J. Apa as Archie Andrews – "An intense, conflicted teen, a boyish high school sophomore who got pumped up over the summer working construction and is now juggling the interest of several girls, as well as trying to balance his passion for writing and performing music—against the wishes of his father and his football coach." Apa was cast in the role on February 24, 2016 after a four-month worldwide talent search.[5]
  • Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones – "A philosophically bent heartthrob who was once the best friend of Archie, who is still dealing with the rift that came between them." Sprouse was cast in the role on February 9, 2016.[6]
  • Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge – "An intelligent, confident, silver-tongued high school sophomore. Veronica returns to Riverdale from New York, eager to reinvent herself after a scandal involving her father." Mendes was cast in the role on February 26, 2016.[7]
  • Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper – "A sweet, smart, eager-to-please and wholesome girl with a long time crush on her best friend, Archie. She is tired of being the perfect daughter, student, sister, etc., so she turns to her new friend, Veronica, for life advice—much to the consternation of her emotionally brittle mother." Reinhart was cast in the role on February 9, 2016.[6]
  • Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom – "A rich, entitled, and manipulative girl who recently lost her twin brother in a mysterious accident." Petsch was cast in the role on February 24, 2016.[8]
  • Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy – "A gorgeous, snooty, and ambitious girl who is the lead singer for the popular band Josie and the Pussycats." Murray was cast in the role on February 24, 2016.[5]
  • Luke Perry as Fred Andrews – "Archie's father, who owns a construction firm that he hopes his son will take over one day." Perry was cast on February 24, 2016.[9]
  • Ross Butler as Reggie Mantle – "Archie's long-time nemesis & town prankster." Butler was cast on March 9, 2016.[10]
  • Casey Cott as Kevin Keller – "A popular high school student who's openly gay." Cott was the last major cast member to be cast on March 12, 2016.[11]
  • Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge – "Veronica's mother." Nichols was cast in the role on March 3, 2016.[12]

Recurring Cast

  • Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper – "Betty's mother, who is the editor of the local paper. She is a perfectionist who places exceedingly high expectations on her daughter." Amick was cast in the role on March 4, 2016.[13]
  • Olivia Ryan Stern as Tina Patel – "The super-smart little sister of Archie Comics character Raj Patel, Tina has been described as an Indian Veronica. Tina is one of Queen Bee Cheryl Blossom's best friends (along with Ginger Lopez)." Olivia was cast in the role on March 16, 2016[14][15][16][17]
  • Cody Kearsley as Moose Mason – "Archie's jock friend." Kearsley was cast on March 9, 2016.[10]
  • Daniel Yang as Dilton Doiley – "The smartest kid in town." Yang was cast on March 9, 2016[10]
  • Irie Hayleau as Valerie Brown – "The songwriter, bassist, and backup vocalist for the popular band Josie and the Pussycats." Hayleau was cast on March 9, 2016
  • Ashanti Bromfield as Melody Valentine – "The drummer for the popular band Josie and the Pussycats." Bromfield was cast on March 9, 2016
  • Sarah Habel as Ms. Grundy – Riverdale High's young music teacher who had a forbidden relationship with Archie.
  • Shannon Purser as Ethel Muggs – Ethel has a major crush on Jughead in the comics, but on Riverdale, Ethel will find herself in a romantic relationship with someone very different and will also be drawn into a friendship with Veronica and Betty after they team up for a revenge plot on Archie's rival, Reggie.[18]
  • Robin Givens as Sierra McCoy – Mayor of Riverdale and mother of Josie McCoy.[19]
  • Skeet Ulrich as the leader of the Southside Serpents – The leader of a gang of criminals that live and operate on the fringes of Riverdale. He also has a mysterious connection to Jughead. Ulrich will make his debut in the fourth episode.[20]
  • Raúl Castillo as Oscar – Oscar is a serious and successful songwriter from New York who is a visiting professor at Riverdale's Carson College who agrees to audition Archie in the hopes of possibly mentoring the aspiring singer-songwriter. Castillo will make his debut in the fifth episode.[21]
  • Tiera Skovbye as Polly Cooper – The older sister of Betty, and the daughter of Alice and Hal Cooper.[22]
  • Lochlyn Munro as Hal Cooper – The father of Betty and Polly, and the husband of Alice Cooper.[23]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Chapter One: The River's Edge"[24]Lee Toland KriegerRoberto Aguirre-SacasaJanuary 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)[3]T13.20301N/A
2"Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil"[25]TBARoberto Aguirre-SacasaTBAT13.20302TBD
3"Chapter Three: Body Double"[25]TBAYolonda E. LawrenceTBAT13.20303TBD
4"Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show"[26]TBAMichael GrassiTBAT13.20304TBD

Development

A sketch of Archie Comics' characters.
Promotional artwork for the series by Veronica Fish

Riverdale was originally in development at Fox, with the network landing the project in 2014 with a script deal plus penalty.[27] However, Fox did not go forward with the project. The show's development was then moved to The CW in 2015. The CW officially ordered a pilot on January 29, 2016. The pilot began filming on March 14 and ended on April 1.[28] Production on the remaining 12 episodes of season one began September 7 in Vancouver.[29]

References

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2016). "Pilot Locations 2016: Los Angeles Continues Rebound, New York Tally Slips". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "Archie Comics Take 'Riverdale,' 'Frequency,' 'No Tomorrow' Picked Up to Series at CW". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (November 16, 2016). "CW Midseason Schedule: 'Supernatural' & 'DC's Legends Of Tomorrow' On the Move". Deadline. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Ron C. (January 3, 2016). "Archie Comics kicks off 75th anniversary celebration with major news: The CW officially picks up "RIVERDALE" live-action TV pilot". Archie Comics. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2016). "'Riverdale' Finds Its Archie & Josie: KJ Apa To Topline CW Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (February 9, 2016). "'Riverdale' Archie Comics CW Pilot Casts Its Betty Cooper & Jughead Jones". Deadline. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 26, 2016). "'Riverdale' CW Pilot Finds Veronica". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2016). "'Riverdale' CW Pilot Finds Cheryl Blossom". Deadline. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2016). "'Riverdale': Luke Perry To Play Archie's Dad In Archie Comics CW Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c Ge, Linda (March 9, 2016). "CW's Archie Pilot 'Riverdale' Casts Reggie, Moose and Dilton (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  11. ^ Slezak, Michael (12 March 2016). "The CW's Riverdale Pilot Casts Newbie as Gay Student Kevin Keller". TVLine. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  12. ^ Petski, Denise (March 3, 2016). "'Riverdale' CW Pilot Finds Hermione Lodge". Deadline. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2016). "'Riverdale' CW Pilot Casts Mädchen Amick As Alice Cooper". Deadline. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  14. ^ "Archie Goes Multiculti | FishbowlNY". Adweek.com. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  15. ^ "CW's "Riverdale" Takes Archie Comics Out of the 1940s". Colorwebmag.com. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  16. ^ "The CW's 'Riverdale' casts TINA PATEL – First Comics News". Firstcomicsnews.com. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  17. ^ "Update! Olivia Ryan Stern is Tina Patel, sister of Raj Patel, in #RIVERDALE!".
  18. ^ Stack, Tim (August 30, 2016). "Barb from Stranger Things to join Archie reboot Riverdale". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  19. ^ Petski, Denise (August 30, 2016). "'Riverdale': Robin Givens Cast As Riverdale's Mayor In The CW Series". Deadline. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  20. ^ Burlingame, Russ (September 27, 2016). "Scream's Skeet Ulrich Joins Riverdale -- As Jughead's Dad?". comicbook.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  21. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (October 10, 2016). "'Looking' Star Raúl Castillo Joins The CW's 'Riverdale' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  22. ^ https://twitter.com/TieraSkovbye1/status/793673086956662784
  23. ^ https://twitter.com/madchenamick/status/793645893509640192
  24. ^ Lulla (April 10, 2016). "Riverdale (The CW) pilot preview: THE teen soap of the late 2010s?". Season Zero. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  25. ^ a b Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa [@WriterRAS] (August 24, 2016). "And here they go, out into the world... @CW_Riverdale @ArchieComics #Riverdale" (Tweet). Retrieved October 15, 2016 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa [@WriterRAS] (September 13, 2016). "And the train keeps going… #CWRiverdale #Season1 @CW_Riverdale @thatthingofwhen @ArchieComics" (Tweet). Retrieved October 15, 2016 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 23, 2014). "Archie Comics Drama Series 'Riverdale' Set At Fox With Greg Berlanti Producing". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  28. ^ "RIVERDALE NEWS! on Twitter: "#RIVERDALE has officially wrapped filming!"". Twitter. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  29. ^ "Movies and TV Shows Filming in Vancouver Soon". Whatsfilming.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
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