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Riverdale

American teen drama television series (2017–2023)

TV series · TMDB

★ 8.4

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

Aired: 2017–2023
Seasons: 7 · 137 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Network: The CW
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Key facts

Also known as: Rivervale
Genre: Teen drama Mystery Absurdism
Based on: Characters, by Archie Comics
Developed by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Showrunner: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Starring: KJ Apa Lili Reinhart Camila Mendes Cole Sprouse Madelaine Petsch Marisol Nichols Ashleigh Murray Mädchen Amick Luke Perry Mark Consuelos Casey Cott Skeet Ulrich Charles Melton Vanessa Morgan Drew Ray Tanner Erinn Westbrook
Narrated by: Cole Sprouse
Composers: Blake Neely Sherri Chung
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Number span no of episodes: 137 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers: Jon Goldwater Sarah Schechter Greg Berlanti Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Michael Grassi

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Riverdale is an American television series based on the characters of Archie Comics. The series was adapted for the CW Network by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. It is produced by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions and Archie Comics.

First conceived as a feature film adaptation for Warner Bros. Pictures, the project 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 took place in Vancouver, British Columbia.