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A familiar face is returning to Riverdale later this week. Ashleigh Murray will reprise her role as singer Josie McCoy. Murray was a series regular in the first three seasons of the teen drama before departing to star in the short-lived Katy Keene spin-off series.

Starring KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch, Madchen Amick, Casey Cott, Charles Melton, Vanessa Morgan, Erinn Westbrook, and Drew Ray Tanner, the dark drama series follows the residents of Riverdale. In the seventh season, Archie and his friends have been transported to 1955 where they all get to experience high school again.

In next week’s episode, McCoy will return as a big-name Hollywood star who wants to have her movie premiere at Veronica’s theater.

The CW revealed the following about next week’s episode.

Betty (Lili Reinhart) enlists help from Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) and Toni (Vanessa Morgan) after deciding she’s going to publish her own book. Veronica (Camila Mendes), Kevin (Casey Cott) and Clay (guest star Karl Walcott) host Hollywood movie star Josie McCoy (guest star Ashleigh Murray), who is in town to screen her latest film. Finally, Archie’s (KJ Apa) attempt to take his poetry to the next level doesn’t go as planned. Kevin Rodney Sullivan directed the episode written by Ariana Jackson & Evan Kyle (#717).

Previews for the episode are below. The Riverdale series finale airs on August 23rd.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to Murray’s return? Will you be sad to see Riverdale end next month?