Network: The CW
Episodes: 137 (hour)
Seasons: Seven
TV show dates: January 26, 2017 — August 23, 2023
Series status: Ended
Performers include: 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, and Erinn Westbrook.
TV show description:
A mystery drama, this TV show is based on characters that appear in the Archie comics series.
As a new school year begins, the town of Riverdale is reeling from the recent, tragic death of high school golden boy Jason Blossom. Nothing feels the same in this quiet town.
Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) is still an all-American teen, but the summer’s events have made him realize that he wants to pursue a music career and not follow in the footsteps of his dad, Fred (Perry). This is despite the sudden end of his forbidden relationship with Riverdale’s young music teacher, Ms. Grundy (Sarah Habel).
Archie has no one to mentor him — certainly not singer Josie McCoy (Murray). She’s only focused on her band, the soon-to-be-world-famous Pussycats. It’s all weighing heavily on Archie’s mind — as is his fractured friendship with budding writer and classmate Jughead Jones (Sprouse).
Meanwhile, girl-next-door Betty Cooper (Reinhart) is anxious to see her crush Archie, after being away all summer. Unfortunately, she’s still not quite ready to reveal her true feelings to him. And Betty’s nerves, which are hardly soothed by her overbearing mother, Alice (Mädchen Amick), aren’t the only thing holding her back.
When a new student, Veronica Lodge (Mendes), arrives in town from New York with her mother Hermione (Nichols), there’s an undeniable spark between Veronica and Archie — even though Veronica doesn’t want to risk her new friendship with Betty by making a play for Archie. Veronica finds a fast friend in Kevin Keller (Cott), who she immediately recognizes as gay.
And then, there’s Cheryl Blossom (Petsch). She’s Riverdale’s Queen Bee and is happy to stir up trouble amongst Archie, Betty, and Veronica. However, Cheryl is keeping secrets of her own. What, exactly, is she hiding about the mysterious death of her twin brother, Jason?
Riverdale may look like a quiet, sleepy town, but there are dangers in the shadows.
Episode #137 — Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale
In the present day, 86-year old Betty reads Jughead’s obituary and tells her granddaughter that she wants to see Riverdale one last time. That night, a youthful Jughead appears to her and offers to take her back in time, to the last day of her senior year of high school. She (and the audience) learn what happened to the characters in their lives. She returns to the present and returns to Riverdale, now a ghost town. Betty dies peacefully outside of Pop’s. The series ends with the core four characters reunited at a functional version of Pop’s, hanging out in a booth. They’re together and forever 17 and happy in the afterlife.
First aired: August 23, 2023.
What do you think? Do you like the Riverdale TV show? Do you think it should have ended or been renewed for an eighth season?
Please renew Riverdale for another season. Great show
Don’t cancel the show Riverdale it needs to continue and have a 3rd season
Please keep the new episodes of this show coming. I love it!
Love this show please keep the new ones coming.
P!ease continue the show. I know it’s not the Archie’s Gang I grew up with,but that’s why I love it. I can still watch the gang as an Adult!!!!
Everyone loves it. It has to be renewed.
KEEP RIVERDALE GOING. ITS MY FAVORITE!!!
Love it
I love this show. My 15 year old daughter got me hooked. KEEP THIS ON THE AIR!!!
I don’t just dislike the show, I hate it. I would recomend keeping young teens and preteens away from it. The show is obviously geered towards girls 10 to 14, and they are the group that should steer clear. It has gratuitous sexuality. The gay people act gay at every chance, because it is obvious the writers want as much political correctness as they can get, and if a gay character is just acting normal, you wouldn’t know they were gay, would you? You have Betty and Veronica kiss, and for some reason this si supposed to impress the Pep… Read more »
I love the show it is awesome because it is a high school and it has football in it so you need to think about what you said about the show okay good bye for now
Hi Martine . Veronica has never been, nor is she currently, Asian. I’m curious, what made you think she was? Your assumption this is the reason she’s not a “mean girl” on this show is misguided. In several episodes she’s spoken of her terrible behavior at her prior school and how it led to suffering. She also hasn’t been a perfect angel by any means on Riverdale! Yikes. Still, she’s vowed to change her ways, which sends an important message to teen girls with queen bee aspirations: that such behavior leads to isolation, pain, etc. Let’s bear in mind that… Read more »
loved season 1 please continue season 2 +
Its waaay too politically correct for my tastes. Sorry, but when they decided they needed a new white mean girl, because now Veronica is Asian, and they have Betty and Veronica kiss for no reason other then to establish their PC credentials,…in fact the gay characters act so gay its almost offensive to real human gay people. Then you have the seriously rude and unprovoked way that Josie( ofm the now all black Pussycats) talk to Archie. Its a negative stereotype. I wouldn’t allow a young teen to watch this. It gives a really negative messages. No sane adult would… Read more »
Definitely keep it! Really enjoyed watching it.
Watching missing shows on Netflex keep them coming, season finale almost over
I love he show so much please keep going with the show it would be a blessing
Love it!!!