Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
With a murder mystery and all manner of tawdry darkness, The CW's 'Riverdale' isn't your father's take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the gang. ... ‘Riverdale’: TV Review. With a murder mystery and all manner of tawdry darkness…
By Robert Lloyd, Television Critic. Jan. 25, 2017 8:30 AM PT.You will have guessed by now that this is not your grandmother’s “Archie,” but the comics have spanned several parallel universes. The characters have lived in prehistoric times…
25, 2017. “Riverdale,” the new high school noir on CW, is a dark, weird reimagining of the Archie Comics franchise. Which raises the question: What was the non-weird version? The comics I read as a kid were an unstuck-in-time palimpsest…
