<P> 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 . 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, the idea 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 takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia . </P> <P> The series features an ensemble cast based on the characters of Archie Comics, with KJ Apa in the role of Archie Andrews; Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, the series' narrator . The cast also features Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy and Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom . Other characters in the series include Fred Andrews, Alice Cooper, FP Jones, and Hermione Lodge, the parents of Archie, Betty, Jughead, and Veronica respectively . </P> <P> The thirteen - episode first season premiered on January 26, 2017 to positive reviews, before concluding on May 11, 2017 . On March 7, 2017, The CW renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 11, 2017 . On December 1, 2017, a spin - off series based on the comic book Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was ordered to series by Netflix with a two - season order . </P> <P> The series follows Archie Andrews' life in the small town of Riverdale and explores the darkness hidden behind its seemingly perfect image . </P>

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