Riverdale: Season 4
Riverdale Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 19 episodes.
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Riverdale Season 3.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Riverdale Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 19 episodes.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam
Oct 9, 2019
As the residence of Riverdale prepare for its upcoming Independence Day parade, Archie receives a phone call that will change the rest of his life forever.
Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High
Oct 16, 2019
Archie encourages Mad Dog to attend Riverdale High and join the football team. Jughead meets Mr. Chipping, who offers him a spot at an elite school called Stonewall Prep. Veronica
Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon
Oct 23, 2019
Things take a dangerous turn when Betty and Charles track down Edgar and his Farmies. Archie and Veronica hold a car wash fundraiser at Pop’s to raise money for the community cent
Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween
Oct 30, 2019
When ominous videotapes begin appearing on doorsteps across Riverdale, widespread fear quickly returns to the town. At Stonewall Prep, Jughead learns about a series of mysterious d
Chapter Sixty-Two: Witness for the Prosecution
Nov 6, 2019
Caught between Hiram and Hermoine’s double trial, Veronica grapples with what the future holds for her family. Archie finds himself the unexpected target of the town’s local busin
Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary
Nov 13, 2019
As Archie struggles to keep the neighborhood kids away from Dodger’s influence, he turns to an unexpected ally for help. Jughead uncovers a mystery surrounding the author of the Ba
Chapter Sixty-Four: The Ice Storm
Nov 20, 2019
Archie’s plan to host a peaceful Thanksgiving dinner at the community center quickly gets derailed when some unexpected guests arrive. Stranded at Stonewall Prep by an ice storm, J
Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment
Dec 4, 2019
As residents across Riverdale begin receiving more mysterious videotapes on their doorsteps, the seniors of Riverdale High eagerly await their college decision letters. Concerned t
Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine
Dec 11, 2019
After declaring war on Hiram, Veronica enlists a secret weapon against her father - her Abuelita. Archie and FP team up to take Dodge down for good, while Betty and Charles investi
Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues
Jan 22, 2020
As Riverdale High prepares for the championship football game against Stonewall Prep, Betty gets to work on a story about the rivalry between the schools. Archie is conflicted when
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show
Jan 29, 2020
Determined to give Frank a second chance, Archie gives him a job at Andrew’s Construction. Betty channels her energy into taking Bret down and defeating Stonewall Prep at the Quiz
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Men of Honor
Feb 5, 2020
Archie grows concerned for Frank after someone from his past arrives in Riverdale. Betty and Alice’s investigation into incidents at Stonewall Prep leads them on a collision course
Chapter Seventy: The Ides of March
Feb 12, 2020
Worried about what the future may hold for him after high school, Archie seeks advice from an unlikely source -- Hiram Lodge. Meanwhile, Veronica begins to spiral after learning so
Chapter Seventy-One: How to Get Away with Murder
Feb 26, 2020
When a night in the woods goes horribly awry, Betty, Archie and Veronica are forced to confront what one of them may be capable of.
Chapter Seventy-Two: To Die For
Mar 4, 2020
Alice begins shooting a documentary about Riverdale and the latest mystery involving one of its own. Meanwhile, Betty, Archie and Veronica fall deeper into a web of lies as the inv
Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room
Mar 11, 2020
Jughead and Betty confront Bret, Donna and Professor DuPont and unravel their plan to commit the perfect murder.
Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town
Apr 15, 2020
Kevin decides to revive Riverdale High’s tradition of hosting a variety show. But when Mr. Honey forbids him from performing a number from “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” Kevin and th
Chapter Seventy-Five: Lynchian
Apr 29, 2020
Jughead and Charles follow a new lead after the contents of the latest videotape takes a sinister turn. Meanwhile, Kevin, Reggie and Fangs take their latest business venture to the
Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey
May 6, 2020
After receiving a letter from the University of Iowa asking him to submit a story, Jughead works on a twisted tale about the gang's revenge fantasy against Principal Honey for all