Riverdale
The teen drama Riverdale is based on the characters from the Archie Comics series, including Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, and Veronica Lodge.
A slightly darker take on the comic books, the show follows Archie's slightly twisted life in Riverdale. In 2019, Luke Perry, who played Archie's dad Fred, passed away from a stroke. His character was killed off-screen by a speeding car while helping someone else who had a flat tire.
Riverdale has a shared universe with the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Katy Keene.
Network: CW
First Episode Date: January 26, 2017
Cast:
- Archie Andrews (KJ Apa)
- Lili Reinhart (Betty Cooper)
- Camila Mendes (Veronica Lodge)
- Cole Sprouse (Jughead Jones)
- Marisol Nichols (Hermione Lodge)
- Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl Blossom)
- Ashleigh Murray (Josie McCoy)
- Madchen Amick (Alice Cooper)
- Luke Perry (Fred Andrews)
- Mark Consuelos (Hiram Lodge)
- Casey Cott (Kevin Keller)
- Skeet Ulrich (F.P. Jones)
- Charles Melton (Reggie Mantle)
- Vanessa Morgan (Toni Topaz)
- Drew Ray Tanner (Fangs Fogarty)
- Erinn Westbrook (Tabitha Tate)
Where to Watch: Netflix, Hulu
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