Are there monsters in Riverdale? Recently, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa teased some possible plans for season two of the CW series, EW reports.
Based on Archie Comics, the drama follows the residents of a small town after the death of a popular high school student. The cast includes KJ Apa, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Mädchen Amick, Marisol Nichols, Casey Cott, and Madelaine Petsch.
Given that Aguirre-Sacasa wrote the zombie comic Afterlife with Archie and Sabrina the Teenage Witch is part of the Archie Comics universe, fans have started to suggest that Riverdale might take a supernatural turn in season two. The showrunner responded:
There’s a chance that happens. Ultimately we ended up starting with a more grounded, less supernatural version because we thought we could always go there, but if we started there, it would be hard to take that away.
In my mind, the mythology is this: Riverdale is a non-magical grounded town with weird stuff happening. Then there’s Sweetwater River, where Jason died, and on the other side of that river is Greendale, where Sabrina and the witches traditionally live. On one side of the river, there’s no magic, there’s no supernatural — that’s where Riverdale is. And on the other side of the mythic river, which is sort of like the River Styx, there’s magic and witches and dark Lovecraftian horrors.
Afterlife or not, there will definitely be a big genre element to season 2,” he says. “It’s going to make people go, ‘They’re not really doing that, are they?’”
The CW has already renewed Riverdale for a second season.
What do you think? Are you watching Riverdale? Do you think the show should go supernatural?
You’re going to ruined the show. Scream queens 2 was ruined because it was shooted in the hospital. We’ve known them for being sorority mean girls students but they ruined it. So please this time don’t insert any supernatural or magical in riverdale. Trust me you’ll lose the viewers. we love It because its simple and dramatic comedy. Just stick with that and we always love the twist of your show.
I like supernatural shows, but not every show needs to have this. I like the ordinary, everyday-event stories in the comics far better than the supernatural ones.
as some old folk watching Riverdale…..we had to get used to the modern being injected to the old Archie, Betty, Jughead, Vernoica comic books we read years ago, like the use of an I phone in this tv series. But we learned to enjoy the story line & the players were very good! But I do not think we would continue to watch the series if it contained witches & zombies. Not are taste in an Archer series. We watch tv quite a bit – especially series type shows.
I totally agree with you
Please! No zombies or witches! Or even vampires or werewolves! Those have been done to death in recent years. I know–that leaves a huge challenge to find something new. But do it. Please?