TV DETAILS
- Premiere date: January 26, 2017
- Cast: KJ Apa, Ashleigh Murray, Sarah Habel, Cole Sprouse, Madchen Amick
- Network: CW
- Genre: Drama
- TV rating: NR
- Available on: DVD, Streaming
- Last updated: September 20, 2019
- imdb :7.5
- prabashanas rating : 7.7
WHAT’S THE STORY?
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The town of RIVERDALE has been rocked by the death of football hero (and secret cad) Jason Blossom (Trevor Stines), and slowly his former friends and loved ones are changing. Fellow football player Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) has decided he wants to pursue a career in music instead of joining his dad’s construction business; girl-next-door Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) is in a relationship with Archie; talented singer Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray) is ready to take her group the Pussycats to the next level; and new girl in town Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) complicates everyone’s lives. And then there’s Cheryl Blossom (Medelaine Petsch), cheerleader captain and resident evil queen of Riverdale. Meanwhile, Jughead (Cole Sprouse) sits back and watches the drama. But like just about everyone else in Riverdale, Jughead has secrets, too. But nothing stays secret for long in this town, and the friends’ dramatic adventures and relationships take many twists and turns as the series progresses.
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Straining to escape the cheesiness of the old Archie comics, this series loads its storyline with new characters and complications, to the delight of many soap-loving teens. Not everyone will love the highfalutin language these kids use, but for others, it’s just part of the show’s campy charm: When Veronica introduces herself to Archie and Betty for the first time, she characterizes how she fits into Riverdale: “Are you familiar with the works of Truman Capote? Well, I’m Breakfast at Tiffany’s,and this place is strictly In Cold Blood.”
There are some issues with Riverdale. In the first season, 15-year-old Archie has sex with his teacher, an adult, without a ton of consequences. A teen is pregnant, and adult relationships are as complicated as those of the kids’. Young characters may talk like adults, but they have a lot to learn; teens who enjoy dark mysteries with a flair for the dramatic will probably enjoy getting wrapped up in Riverdale‘s world.