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- 1. Chapter One: The River's Edge Jan 26, 2017
- Riverdale reels from the death of Jason Blossom, a high school student; Veronica Lodge arrives.
- 2. Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil Feb 2, 2017
- Archie pleads with Miss Grundy to come forward with what they heard at Sweetwater River.
- 3. Chapter Three: Body Double Feb 9, 2017
- Cheryl is under a cloud of suspicion when new information about Jason's death is revealed.
Riverdale. (American TV series) Riverdale is an American 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.
- Rivervale
- Characters, by Archie Comics
- Cole Sprouse
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Riverdale: Created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. With Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, K.J. Apa. While navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries.
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- Archie Andrews. Riverdale’s main lead, Archie (KJ Apa), is the quintessential teen jock when we meet him in Season 1. He’s a talented football player who bulked up from helping out with his father’s construction company over the summer, and has secret dreams of becoming a singer-songwriter.
- Betty Cooper. We’re introduced to Betty (Lili Reinhart) as the typical girl next door. She’s fresh off of a writing internship where she organized a book-release party for her favorite author, Toni Morrison.
- Veronica Lodge. Veronica (Camila Mendes) arrives as a newcomer to Riverdale from New York, where her father was recently imprisoned for fraud and embezzlement.
- Jughead Jones. Riverdale begins with the voice of Jughead (Cole Sprouse) as he narrates the goings-on of Riverdale. In Season 1, he’s writing a novel about Jason Blossom’s death, which he tries to solve with Betty, who recruits him to write for the Blue & Gold.
- Different - All The Mysterious Murders
- Similar - Archie’s Musical Career
- Different - Jughead’s Character
- Similar - Jughead’s Hunger
- Different - Archie’s Dad
- Similar - Archie & Veronica’s Relationship
- Different - The Lodge Family
- Similar - Betty & Veronica’s Friendship
- Different - Miss Grundy
- Similar - The Gang
It is safe to say that the TV series took a huge turn from the comics upon introducing dark storylines, mysterious murders and a number of shady characters to the town Riverdale. Unlike the show, the Archies comics merely reflect on the everyday troubles teenagers face, such as love triangles and saving money for dates. However, the show Riverdale,...
In season one we see Archie starting to play the guitar and beginning his music journey. Through the course of the show, Archie goes on to take his music more seriously, even writing and performing songs with resident singer, Josie, from Josie and the Pussycats. Similarly in the comics, Archie and the gang all play in a band called ‘The Archies,’ w...
TV Jughead, played by Cole Sprouse, shares many physical similarities with the Jughead drawn in the comics. They’re both skinny, wear similar clothes, and even share the same quirky hat. However, the similarities between the two end there, as TV Jughead’s persona and storyline are completely different than the one exhibited in the comics. In the sh...
Jugheadfrom the comics might have made a complete leap in the TV show with his dark personality, insane courage and good looks, however, the core of his personality - his hunger, stays the same. Jughead’s never-ending hunger and love for food, especially hamburgers, is evident in perhaps every issue of Archie comics. This characteristic of his also...
In the comics, Archie’s dad is still happily married with a receding hairline and a plump stomach. However, Mr. Andrews’s TV alter-ego is quite different than his comic book self. In the show Riverdale, Mr. Andrews was played by teen heartthrob Luke Perry, who looked quite different than the drawings in the comic. Moreover, unlike the comics, Mr. A...
The Archie comics are perhaps most known for the famous love triangle between Archie, Veronica and Betty. Even though the TV series only deals with this situation for the first half of the first season, they continue to show Archie and Veronica’s relationship blossom on the show. RELATED: Riverdale: 10 People Archie Should Have Been With Other Than...
The Lodges are completely rewritten and reimagined from the comics in the show Riverdale. Firstly, unlike the show, Mr. Lodgeis not a criminal in the comics. He is still mighty rich alright, but earns his money in legal ways. Furthermore, he has an exceptionally close relationship with his daughter Veronica, and the two adore each other in the comi...
Now the love triangle might be missing from the show, resulting in the absence of some quarrels between Veronica and Betty that are usually featured in the comics, but the two remain close best friends in both the show and the comic series. RELATED: Riverdale: 5 Great Betty Cosplay (& 5 Great Veronica Cosplay) Similar to the comics, Veronica and Be...
Longtime fans of the Archies comics were shocked to see a young Miss Grundy in season one of Riverdale. Unlike the comics, the Miss Grundy in the show is young, attractive, teaches music, and eve shares a close and inappropriate relationship with Archie. In the comics, however, Miss Grundy is an old homeroom teacher, who sometimes teaches Match and...
In the comics, Archie and the gang have always shown the value of friendship, and stuck together through all their wild adventures and teenage experiences. Regardless of the fights and quarrels they have, the gang continues to supports each other, no matter what. Similarly, the gang is just as close and filled with genuine friendships in the show R...
Jan 26, 2017 · Meanwhile, the 2014 announcement of a new Riverdale TV series by Aguirre-Sacasa and executive producer Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl) brought even more attention to Archie Comics, and ...
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Riverdale is the setting of the stories in the Archie Comics universe. It is usually depicted as a medium-sized town (possibly a suburb of a bigger city), with all the usual amenities of shopping malls, restaurants, and parks. In the first Archie stories in the 1940s, it was identified as Riverdale, New York, a real neighborhood in The Bronx.
Riverdale is an American television series based on the characters of Archie Comics. The series was adapted to The CW by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The series is produced by CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television, in association with Berlanti Productions and Archie Comics. Originally conceived as a feature film adaptation for Warner Bros. Pictures ...
