Riverdale Season 4 is happening!
This is great news for fans of quirky, unpredictable, and always entertaining TV. Perhaps more so than any other show on TV, Riverdale is very comfortable in its own skin; season three was a weird and wonderful experience, with episodes like “The Midnight Club” flashback installment and the noir experiment pushing the creative parameters of the show… and, wonderfully, sticking the landing each time.
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Based on characters from Archie Comics, Riverdale debuted in January 2017 and was a hit out of the gate for the network. The series’ stature only grew when the series hit Netflix after season one, leading to a ratings bump in season two and continuing to find new fans through streaming and live watching.
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With over 75 years of comic material to draw influence from, Riverdale can theoretically run for a long time. And we’re hoping to enjoy the milkshakes and murders for many more seasons!
Riverdale was just one of a host of shows renewed by The CW for the 2019-2020 season: including Charmed, Legacies, Arrow, Black Lightning, Legends of Tomorrow, Dynasty, The Flash, Riverdale, Supergirl, and Supernatural. The network also recently confirmed a Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene show.
Here’s everything we know so far about Riverdale Season 4…
Riverdale Season 4 Release Date
Riverdale Season 4 will premiere on Wednesday, October 9th at 8pm ET, followed by the series premiere of Nancy Drew at 9pm ET.
Riverdale Season 4 Cast
Riverdale is planning a Luke Perry tribute episode for season 4 and in the process has reached out to some of Perry’s old 90210 friends. At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Riverdale producers confirmed that Shannen Doherty will be guest starring in the Luke Perry tribute, which is also the first episode of the season.
“They were such good friends, and when we were putting together this tribute episode, we wanted to make it as special as possible, and so we asked Shannen to do a pivotal, super-emotional role,” producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa said. “She read the script and immediately said ‘yes.’ It’s very impactful.”
You can read more about the Riverdale Season 4 premiere here.
Also revealed at SDCC 2019 is that Kerr Smith will be joining the Riverdale season 4 cast as new principal Mr. Honey.
Ashleigh Murray, who plays Josie, will be leaving Riverdale to star on spinoff Katy Keene. Deadline has also confirmed that Wyatt Nash, aka Charles, an FBI agent investigating The Farm and Alice and FP’s long lost son, will be back for Season 4.
Riverdale Season 4 Trailer
No trailer has been released yet for Riverdale Season 4, but we’ll be sure to update this article when it drops.
Riverdale Season 4 Plot
At Riverdale‘s SDCC 2019 panel, producers revealed some plot points that we’ll see in season 4. For starters, they’re not going to let The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina have all the fun. Riverdale will be getting its own Halloween special this year. You can read more about that—and this season’s musical episode—here.
Also on the docket is Jughead moving to a new prep school, Archie starting a band (called “The Archies” naturally), and Veronica and Cheryl will start a maple syryp rum-running business.
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The series has reinvented itself each season — learning from the mistakes it made along the way (i.e. letting the Black Hood storyline drag on so long) and generally being unafraid to lean into weird storylines. No doubt Charles will play a huge role in Season 4, as he not only investigates The Farm and Edgar Evernever, but also makes things complicated in the Cooper and Jones families.
Keep up with all our Riverdale season 3 news and reviews right here.
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