Riverdale (American TV series)

Riverdale
Also known as	Rivervale[a]
Genre	Teen drama Mystery
Based on	Characters by Archie Comics
Developed by	Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Starring	KJ Apa Lili Reinhart Camila Mendes Cole Sprouse Marisol Nichols Madelaine Petsch Ashleigh Murray Mädchen Amick Luke Perry Mark Consuelos Casey Cott Skeet Ulrich Charles Melton Vanessa Morgan Drew Ray Tanner Erinn Westbrook
Narrated by	Cole Sprouse
Composers	Blake Neely Sherri Chung
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	137 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jon Goldwater Sarah Schechter Greg Berlanti Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Michael Grassi
Producer	J. B. Moranville
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia
Cinematography	David Lanzenberg (pilot) Stephen Jackson Brendan Michael Uegama Ronald Paul Richard Shamus Whiting-Hewlett Bernard Couture James Liston Mark Berlet
Editors	Paul Karasick Harry Jierjian Marvin Matyka Dan Holland Adam Reich Elizabeth Czyzewski
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	41–50 minutes
Production companies	Berlanti Productions Archie Comics CBS Studios Warner Bros. Television Studios
Original release
Network	The CW
Release	January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26) – August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23)
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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. 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 took place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The series featured 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. After a teenager is murdered within the town of Riverdale, this group of teenagers try to unravel the evils lurking within the town.

Riverdale premiered on January 26, 2017, to positive reviews throughout its first few seasons, although subsequent seasons were criticized for the writing, direction, and lack of coherent storylines. The series ran for seven seasons until August 23, 2023.
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