Riverdale2017
“To save the future, they must survive the past.”
Created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
🏆 39 wins & 82 nominations total
The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
Riverdale reimagines the beloved Archie Comics universe as a brooding, noir-tinged teen drama where the postcard-perfect town of Riverdale hides a steady current of crime, obsession, and the inexplicable. Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead find that coming-of-age in their hometown means navigating murder investigations, shadowy cults, and forces that defy rational explanation. Over multiple seasons the show escalates boldly — and sometimes wildly — from grounded murder mystery into territory that flirts with the outright supernatural. It is a series that wears its pulpy ambitions proudly and dares viewers to keep up.
Content: Violence And Murder Themes, Depictions Of Cults, Sexual Content, References To Mental Illness, Depictions Of Gun Violence
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · Chapter One: The River's EdgePremiere7.5Jan 26, 2017 · 47 min · Dir: Lee Toland Krieger
As a new school year begins, the town of Riverdale is reeling from the recent, tragic death of high school golden boy Jason Blossom — and nothing feels the same.
S1.E2 · Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil7.5Feb 2, 2017 · 43 min · Dir: Lee Toland Krieger
As new details of Jason’s death begin to emerge, Archie pleads with Miss Grundy to come forward with what they heard at Sweetwater River. Betty makes an effort to mend her friendship with Archie but takes a different stance with Veronica w
S1.E3 · Chapter Three: Body Double7.6Feb 9, 2017 · 43 min · Dir: Lee Toland Krieger
After new information surrounding Jason's death comes to light, Cheryl finds herself under a cloud of suspicion and forced to come clean about the last time she saw her brother. Meanwhile, Archie makes a tough decision that puts a major str
S1.E4 · Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show7.1Feb 16, 2017 · 43 min · Dir: Mark Piznarski
When Jughead learns that an anonymous buyer has plans to tear down the local drive-in, he fights desperately to keep it open. Betty finds her friendship with Archie on the line after stumbling upon some startling information she's uncovered
S1.E5 · Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness7.2Feb 23, 2017 · 43 min · Dir: Jesse Warn
With Jason's funeral around the corner, the Blossom family moves forward with last minute preparations - and a secret agenda. Meanwhile, Archie's attempt to refocus his energy on football comes to a halt when an opportunity to work with a n
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