Riverdale 2017
“To save the future, they must survive the past.”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- January 26, 2017
- Last Aired
- August 23, 2023
- Format
- 7 seasons · 137 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~102.8 hours (45 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~102 hours (skips filler)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S4E1 "Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam" (★ 8.2/10)
- Created By
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
- Network
- The CW
- Where to Stream
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
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★ TMDB users: 8.4/10 from 13,748 votes TV-14 CrimeDramaMystery 7 seasons · 137 eps Ended
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What is Riverdale?
Riverdale is an American television series based on characters from Archie Comics that aired on The CW. Created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the show premiered on January 26, 2017.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2017
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 137
- Runtime
- 45 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 26, 2017
- Last aired
- Aug 23, 2023
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- The CW
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.4/10 from 13,748 votes
- Format
- 7 seasons · 137 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~45 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- The CW
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Riverdale is an American television series based on characters from Archie Comics that aired on The CW. Created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the show premiered on January 26, 2017. The series is set in the present day and offers a subversive take on the lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their friends. While navigating the challenges of school, family, romance, and sex, the group becomes entangled in the darkness and mysteries bubbling beneath the wholesome facade of their small town. The program explores the surreality of life in Riverdale throughout its seven-season run, which concluded on August 23, 2023. The series received positive reviews during its initial seasons, though subsequent seasons faced criticism regarding the writing, direction, and the coherence of the storylines. The main cast features KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, and Cole Sprouse. The show was officially picked up by the network in May 2016 following a pilot order earlier that year. It remains available for viewing across various streaming platforms.
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Should you watch it?
“A subversive take on Archie Comics characters reveals the dark secrets hidden within a small town.”
Reasons to watch
- bold adaptation of classic characters
- engaging small-town mystery
Keep in mind
- unpredictable tone
- shifting identity throughout the series
Watch it if you enjoy teen dramas that explore the darkness beneath a wholesome facade.
The series explores themes of romance, sex, and family drama within a dark, mysterious setting.
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Cast
KJ Apa
Archie Andrews
Lili Reinhart
Betty Cooper
Camila Mendes
Veronica Lodge
Cole Sprouse
Jughead Jones
Madelaine Petsch
Cheryl Blossom
Casey Cott
Kevin Keller
Mädchen Amick
Alice Cooper
Vanessa Morgan
Toni Topaz
Charles Melton
Reggie Mantle
Drew Ray Tanner
Fangs Fogarty
Mark Consuelos
Hiram Lodge
Martin Cummins
Tom Keller
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Season 1 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chapter One: The River's Edge Mytharc Jan 26, 2017
- E2 Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil Core Feb 2, 2017
- E3 Chapter Three: Body Double Core Feb 9, 2017
- E4 Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show Core Feb 16, 2017
- E5 Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness Core Feb 23, 2017
- E6 Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill! Mytharc Mar 2, 2017
- E7 Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place Core Mar 9, 2017
- E8 Chapter Eight: The Outsiders Core Mar 30, 2017
- E9 Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion Core Apr 6, 2017
- E10 Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend Core Apr 13, 2017
- E11 Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again Core Apr 27, 2017
- E12 Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder Mytharc May 4, 2017
- E13 Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter Mytharc May 11, 2017
Season 2 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying Mytharc Oct 11, 2017
- E2 Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks Mytharc Oct 18, 2017
- E3 Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods Core Oct 25, 2017
- E4 Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown Mytharc Nov 1, 2017
- E5 Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls Core Nov 8, 2017
- E6 Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof Core Nov 15, 2017
- E7 Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside Core Nov 29, 2017
- E8 Chapter Twenty-One: House of the Devil Core Dec 6, 2017
- E9 Chapter Twenty-Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night Mytharc Dec 13, 2017
- E10 Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle Core Jan 17, 2018
- E11 Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wrestler Core Jan 24, 2018
- E12 Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine Core Jan 31, 2018
- E13 Chapter Twenty-Six: The Tell-Tale Heart Core Feb 7, 2018
- E14 Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes Core Mar 7, 2018
- E15 Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood Core Mar 14, 2018
- E16 Chapter Twenty-Nine: Primary Colors Core Mar 21, 2018
- E17 Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens Core Mar 28, 2018
- E18 Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember Mytharc Apr 18, 2018
- E19 Chapter Thirty-Two: Prisoners Mytharc Apr 25, 2018
- E20 Chapter Thirty-Three: Shadow of a Doubt Core May 2, 2018
- E21 Chapter Thirty-Four: Judgment Night Mytharc May 9, 2018
- E22 Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World Mytharc May 16, 2018
Season 3 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day Mytharc Oct 10, 2018
- E2 Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes Core Oct 17, 2018
- E3 Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below Core Oct 24, 2018
- E4 Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club Core Nov 7, 2018
- E5 Chapter Forty: The Great Escape Core Nov 14, 2018
- E6 Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter Core Nov 28, 2018
- E7 Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black Core Dec 5, 2018
- E8 Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak Core Dec 12, 2018
- E9 Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit Core Jan 16, 2019
- E10 Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger Core Jan 23, 2019
- E11 Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia Core Jan 30, 2019
- E12 Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale Core Feb 6, 2019
- E13 Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight Core Feb 27, 2019
- E14 Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk with Me Core Mar 6, 2019
- E15 Chapter Fifty: American Dreams Mytharc Mar 13, 2019
- E16 Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun Core Mar 20, 2019
- E17 Chapter Fifty-Two: The Raid Core Mar 27, 2019
- E18 Chapter Fifty-Three: Jawbreaker Core Apr 17, 2019
- E19 Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear the Reaper Core Apr 24, 2019
- E20 Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night Core May 1, 2019
- E21 Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House Mytharc May 8, 2019
- E22 Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night Mytharc May 15, 2019
Season 4 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam Mytharc Oct 9, 2019
- E2 Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High Core Oct 16, 2019
- E3 Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon Core Oct 23, 2019
- E4 Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween Core Oct 30, 2019
- E5 Chapter Sixty-Two: Witness for the Prosecution Core Nov 6, 2019
- E6 Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary Core Nov 13, 2019
- E7 Chapter Sixty-Four: The Ice Storm Filler Nov 20, 2019
- E8 Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment Core Dec 4, 2019
- E9 Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine Core Dec 11, 2019
- E10 Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues Core Jan 22, 2020
- E11 Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show Core Jan 29, 2020
- E12 Chapter Sixty-Nine: Men of Honor Core Feb 5, 2020
- E13 Chapter Seventy: The Ides of March Core Feb 12, 2020
- E14 Chapter Seventy-One: How to Get Away with Murder Core Feb 26, 2020
- E15 Chapter Seventy-Two: To Die For Core Mar 4, 2020
- E16 Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room Core Mar 11, 2020
- E17 Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town Core Apr 15, 2020
- E18 Chapter Seventy-Five: Lynchian Mytharc Apr 29, 2020
- E19 Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey Mytharc May 6, 2020
Season 5 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax Mytharc Jan 20, 2021
- E2 Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders Core Jan 27, 2021
- E3 Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation Core Feb 3, 2021
- E4 Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio Core Feb 10, 2021
- E5 Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming Core Feb 17, 2021
- E6 Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School Core Feb 24, 2021
- E7 Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky Core Mar 10, 2021
- E8 Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key Core Mar 17, 2021
- E9 Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer Core Mar 24, 2021
- E10 Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man Core Mar 31, 2021
- E11 Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows Core Aug 11, 2021
- E12 Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge Core Aug 18, 2021
- E13 Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs Core Aug 25, 2021
- E14 Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery Core Sep 1, 2021
- E15 Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats Core Sep 8, 2021
- E16 Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers Core Sep 15, 2021
- E17 Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death Core Sep 22, 2021
- E18 Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal Mytharc Sep 29, 2021
- E19 Chapter Ninety-Five: RIVERDALE: RIP (?) Mytharc Oct 6, 2021
Season 6 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale Mytharc Nov 16, 2021
- E2 Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ghost Stories Core Nov 23, 2021
- E3 Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Cypher Core Nov 30, 2021
- E4 Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s) Core Dec 7, 2021
- E5 Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox Core Dec 14, 2021
- E6 Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable Core Mar 20, 2022
- E7 Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral Core Mar 27, 2022
- E8 Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town Core Apr 3, 2022
- E9 Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit Core Apr 10, 2022
- E10 Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes Core Apr 17, 2022
- E11 Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America Core Apr 24, 2022
- E12 Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog Core May 1, 2022
- E13 Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris Core May 8, 2022
- E14 Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous Core May 15, 2022
- E15 Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump In the Night Core May 22, 2022
- E16 Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar Core May 29, 2022
- E17 Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos Core Jun 12, 2022
- E18 Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical Core Jun 26, 2022
- E19 Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale Core Jul 10, 2022
- E20 Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale Core Jul 17, 2022
- E21 Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand Mytharc Jul 24, 2022
- E22 Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet Mytharc Jul 31, 2022
Season 7 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling Mytharc Mar 29, 2023
- E2 Chapter One Hundred Nineteen: Skip, Hop and Thump! Core Apr 5, 2023
- E3 Chapter One Hundred Twenty: Sex Education Core Apr 12, 2023
- E4 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-One: Love & Marriage Core Apr 19, 2023
- E5 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein Core Apr 26, 2023
- E6 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Three: Peep Show Core May 3, 2023
- E7 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing Core May 10, 2023
- E8 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams Core May 17, 2023
- E9 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest Core May 24, 2023
- E10 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti Core May 31, 2023
- E11 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Eight: Halloween II Core Jun 7, 2023
- E12 Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine: After the Fall Mytharc Jun 21, 2023
- E13 Chapter One Hundred Thirty: The Crucible Core Jun 28, 2023
- E14 Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One: Archie the Musical Core Jul 5, 2023
- E15 Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale Core Jul 19, 2023
- E16 Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag Core Jul 26, 2023
- E17 Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat Core Aug 3, 2023
- E18 Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow Core Aug 9, 2023
- E19 Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television Mytharc Aug 16, 2023
- E20 Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale Mytharc Aug 23, 2023
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Frequently asked questions
What is Riverdale based on?
The series is based on the characters of Archie Comics.
Who created the show?
The series was created and adapted for the CW Network by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
When did the series run?
The series began in 2017 and spanned seven seasons.
What is the setting of the show?
The story is set in the present day within the town of Riverdale.
Who are the main characters?
The story follows Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their friends.
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