Riverdale is an American teen drama television series based on characters from Archie Comics. It follows Archie Andrews and his friends in the town of Riverdale as they deal with mysteries like the death of classmate Jason Blossom. The main characters are Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and Cheryl Blossom. The series debuted in 2017 on The CW to positive reviews and has been renewed for additional seasons.

2. Summary
 What is the story behind Riverdale?
 The characters of Riverdale

3. What is Riverdale?
 Riverdale is an American teen drama television series based on the
characters of Archie Comics. The series was adapted for The CW by Archie
Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and is produced
by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, in association
with Berlanti Productions and Archie Comics. Originally conceived as a
feature film adaptation for Warner Bros. Pictures, the idea was re-imagined
as a television series for Fox. In 2015, development on the project moved
to The CW, where the series was ordered for a pilot. Filming takes place
in Vancouver, British Columbia.
 The series debuted on January 26, 2017 to positive reviews. A 22-episode
second season premiered on October 11, 2017, and is scheduled to
conclude on May 16, 2018. On April 2, 2018, The CW renewed the series
for a third season.

4. What is the story behind Riverdale?
 Archie Andrews starts the school year with the world
weighing on his shoulders. He's decided he wants to pursue
a future in the music business, but his recently ended
clandestine relationship with the music teacher has left him
without a mentor, and his friendship with Jughead Jones is
in a bad place. Things look like they might be turning around
when Veronica Lodge, a new girl, arrives. Despite the instant
chemistry, Veronica is hesitant to risk a friendship with Betty
-- who has a crush on Archie -- to pursue anything. Amidst
all the small-town banality lurks a mystery: the recent tragic
death of Jason Blossom, the twin brother of beautiful and
popular troublemaker, Cheryl

5. Its characters
 KJ Apa
 Lili Reinhart
 Camila Mendes
 Cole Sprouse
 Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge: Veronica's mother, who has returned to Riverdale
with her daughter following the incarceration of her husband Hiram Lodge.[5]
 Madelaine Petsch
 Ashleigh Murray as Josephine "Josie" McCoy: The lead singer of Josie and the Pussycats and
a classmate of Archie and his friends.[2]
 Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper: Betty and Polly's mother, who is the editor of the local
paper.[7]
 Luke Perry as Frederick "Fred" Andrews: Archie's father, who owns a construction
company.[8]
 Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge: Veronica's father, who was recently incarcerated for
illegal activities. Consuelos joined the cast for the second season after his character was
only mentioned by name in season one.[9]
 Casey Cott
 Skeet Ulrich as Forsythe "F.P." Jones II: Jughead's estranged father and the leader of the
Southside Serpents, a gang of criminals that live and operate on the fringes of
Riverdale.[11][12] Ulrich was promoted to series regular in the second season.[13]

6. Kj Apa
 KJ Apa as Archibald "Archie" Andrews: A high school
football player who has a passion for music. He is best
friends with Jughead Jones and Betty Cooper.

7. Lili Reinhart
 Lili Reinhart as Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper: A smart girl
with a longtime crush on Archie, she becomes friends
with Veronica Lodge to help upend her perfect life.

8. Camila Mendes
 Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge: A former
socialite from New York who moves to Riverdale
and becomes friends with Archie and Betty.

9. Cole Sprouse
 Cole Sprouse as Forsythe "Jughead" Jones III: A
philosophically inclined social outcast who is Archie's
best friend.

10. Madeline Petsch
 Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom: A wealthy, entitled,
and manipulative girl who is a classmate of Archie and his
friends.

11. Casey Cott
 Casey Cott as Kevin Keller: A high school student who is friends
with Archie, Betty and Veronica and is the son of Riverdale's
sheriff. Cott was promoted to series regular in the second
season.