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A subversive take on Archie and his friends, exploring small town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade.
10 June 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 April 1980, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2 July 1973, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
23 November 1979, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
18 January 1987, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 12, 2017
[K.J.] Apa is at his best here - expressive and a little bit frantic in a way that makes him more endearing than he ever had been in season 1.October 18, 2017
Dark, dramatic take on Archie comics is campy fun.October 18, 2017
Riverdale tweaks its DNA in obviously modern ways, even as Gothic mansions and Eagle Scouts continue to populate its periphery. Kevin Keller, Archie's first openly gay character, isn't just present; he's a major part of the ensemble.October 12, 2017
This show is as good as TV melodrama gets, achieves maximum bang for it buck in delivering that melodrama without betraying the characters, and also it looks great. Riverdale is no joke.October 12, 2017
We definitely can't just have another murder mystery stretched out for the whole season. We need something with a lot more pep.October 12, 2017
The narrative is still unbalanced, with hormones once again taking over as melodrama masquerades as intrigue. It was everything we've come to expect from Riverdale.October 12, 2017
Riverdale is a pitch-perfect teen drama.October 12, 2017
There's no such thing as closed doors on Riverdale, only plotlines briefly forgotten, and romances the writers haven't gotten around to yet.October 23, 2017
[Betty and Veronica's competitiveness] fits neatly into the canon: You're either the Madonna or the whore. Maleficent or Princess Aurora. Sandy or Rizzo. We've got two choices, ladies, and both are reductive.October 19, 2017
The plot, much like cold maple syrup, thickens!