The CW Officially Orders Archie-Based ‘Riverdale’ Pilot!

Amongst the six new pilots the CW has ordered, one is for the previously-announced Archie-based Riverdale show. According to the pitch, Riverdale will take place in the present-day and offer “a surprising and subversive take” on Archie’s cast of characters.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will write and be the executive producer on the premiere. He previously teased the show as “Archie meets Twin Peaks.” John Goldwater of Archie Comics and Sarah Schechter and Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) are also EPs.

Hopefully, the show can deliver the same quality of story that Mark Waid and Fiona Staples are in the ongoing Archie comic book series. I don’t if I’ll watch the show but there’s no arguing that it’s a great time to be an Archie fan!