Riverdale is a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends from the comics, exploring the surreality of small-town life - the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade.
Season One of Riverdale premiered on January 26th, 2017. This season contains Thirteen episodes.
Season Two of Riverdale premiered on October 11th, 2017. This season contains Twenty-Two episodes.
Season Three of Riverdale premiered on October 10th, 2018. This season contains Twenty-Two episodes.
Season Four of Riverdale premiered on October 9th, 2019. This season contains Nineteen episodes.
Season Five of Riverdale premiered on January 20th, 2021. This season contains Nineteen episodes.
S5E1 - Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax
2021-01-20
Betty and Jughead's investigation into the auteur leads them to the discovery of a secret underground for red-band screenings. Elsewhere, in order to impress the visiting Naval Academy Commandant, Archie agrees to participate in a boxing exhibition against another candidate – KO Kelly. Meanwhile, as Cheryl prepares for prom, she stumbles upon a major secret that Toni's been keeping from her.
S5E2 - Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders
2021-01-27
Betty and Jughead's investigation into the auteur takes a twisted turn after receiving a call from Bret. Meanwhile, Archie is forced to make an impossible decision when the person responsible for his father's death needs his help. Elsewhere, Veronica and Hermosa come up with a plan to force Hiram into early retirement, and Cheryl makes a business move.
S5E3 - Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation
2021-02-03
With Graduation Day around the corner, the gang consider their next steps beyond Riverdale High. Archie learns whether he will be able to graduate with his classmates. FP makes a difficult decision about his and Jellybean's future.
S5E4 - Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio
2021-02-10
After spending seven years away from Riverdale, Archie returns to find the town is now under Hiram Lodge's grip and on the verge of becoming a ghost town. When Toni catches him up on what's been going on, Archie reaches out to the rest of the gang to return home.
S5E5 - Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming
2021-02-17
Toni, Alice, Archie and Kevin fight to keep Riverdale High's doors open after learning that its budget had been cut by Hiram Lodge. Veronica gets creative when she discovers Chad is having her followed. Jughead starts a new job after debt collectors show up in Riverdale.
S5E6 - Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School
2021-02-24
Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead prepare for their first day as Riverdale High's newest teachers. Veronica introduces her husband Chad to the group after he shows up unexpectedly in Riverdale. After realizing they are out of funds, Archie and Toni turn to Cheryl for help restarting the football and cheer teams. Finally, Betty, Kevin and Alice follow a lead after learning that Polly may be in trouble.
S5E7 - Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky
2021-03-10
Following in his Grandpa Artie's footsteps, Archie begins to recruit Riverdale's new volunteer fire department. Toni's attempt to lure Cheryl out of Thornhill and back into daily life in Riverdale leads to more tension between the two. Elsewhere, Betty, Alice and Kevin's latest investigation leads them into conflict with Hiram. Finally, as Veronica comes up with a risky plan to support Riverdale's local businesses, Jughead and Tabitha begin to unravel an old mystery surrounding some strange sightings in the town.
S5E8 - Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key
2021-03-17
A big announcement forces everyone to take stock of their current lives. Cheryl sets a risky plan in motion after learning some surprising news about Toni. Jughead tries to make sense of a strange encounter he had. Kevin and Fangs make a big decision about their future together.
S5E9 - Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer
2021-03-24
After the Bulldogs lose several football games, Archie and Veronica come up with a plan to boost school spirit. Jughead turns his attention to a student who he thinks might need his help. Betty seeks guidance from Cheryl after being faced with a difficult decision to make. Finally, Kevin is forced to face a dark moment from his past. Mä.
S5E10 - Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man
2021-03-31
While preparing for the school's Parent-Teacher night, Archie is caught off guard when his former Army General shows up in Riverdale with some unexpected news. Cheryl pushes back after hearing that Hiram and Reggie have expressed interest in taking over the Blossom maple groves. Jughead's unconventional way to get through a case of writer's block causes Tabitha to be concerned for his safety. Finally, Betty and Alice receive some unexpected visitors.
S5E11 - Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows
2021-08-11
In the aftermath of the prison break at Hiram's jail, Archie leads the charge to round up the remaining convicts on the loose. Tabitha reaches out for Betty's help when she realizes Jughead is missing. When Penelope re-enters the fold, Cheryl becomes suspicious of her true intentions.
S5E12 - Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge
2021-08-18
Hiram shares with Reggie his origin story and how he went from a young Jaime Luna to the powerful kingpin of Riverdale. Elsewhere, Reggie reflects on his relationship with his father.
S5E13 - Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs
2021-08-25
While helping Eric deal with his PTSD, Archie is forced to confront his own past trauma in the Army. To find the Lonely Highway killer, Betty and Tabitha come up with a way to lure truckers to Pop's. Cheryl extends an invitation to Kevin and Veronica gives Reggie a shot to prove her wrong.
S5E14 - Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery
2021-09-01
Cheryl enlists the help of Archie, Kevin, Fangs and Reggie after she learns there is palladium underneath her maple groves. Meanwhile, Betty and Alice confront a trucker who may have been involved in Polly's disappearance. Elsewhere, Jughead and Archie each confront events from their past.
S5E15 - Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats
2021-09-08
After going MIA during the middle of her world tour, mega-star Josie McCoy returns to Riverdale unexpectedly. But it's not until she reunites with her former bandmates Valerie and Melody, that she opens up about the real reason why she's back. Elsewhere, Veronica gets creative after a surprise visit from her old friend Alexandra Cabot. Finally, Toni steps in to help Tabitha and Veronica land a deal.
S5E16 - Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers
2021-09-15
After hearing some unexpected news about his former commanding officer, Archie opens up to Uncle Frank about his time in the Army. Veronica comes up with a clever way to raise funds after Chad calls the SEC on her. Finally, Cheryl and Kevin attempt to take control of the ministry, and Jughead goes on an apology tour.
S5E17 - Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death
2021-09-22
After learning that a friend has gone missing, Tabitha enlists help from Jughead and Betty to investigate the disappearance. Penelope plants doubt in Kevin's mind, which leads him to confront Cheryl about the ministry. Finally, an explosion at the mines leaves several lives hanging in the balance.
S5E18 - Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal
2021-09-29
Refusing to accept what's going on around her, Alice creates an imaginary musical fantasy world in which the Coopers are one big happy family again. But as her mother continues to spiral, Betty does her best to pull her back to reality. Meanwhile, Tabitha ropes Jughead into a family dinner with her parents, and Veronica and Archie make a big decision about their future.
S5E19 - Chapter Ninety-Five: Riverdale: RIP(?)
2021-10-06
As the gang pick up the pieces after a rough year back in Riverdale, an incident at Pop's forces them to make a difficult decision about the future of the town.
Picking up where season five ended, with Archie and Betty decide to give their romantic relationship another shot, just as a bomb planted by Hiram Lodge under Archie's bed was about to go off. Strangely, that bomb seemingly doesn't explode, and when Archie and Betty wake up the next morning, they're living in the town of Rivervale, their lives in Riverdale but a distant dream. It's hard to believe, but things in Rivervale are much darker and creepier than in Riverdale.
Season Six of Riverdale premiered on November 16th, 2021. This season contains Twenty-Two episodes.
S6E1 - Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale
2021-11-16
Following the explosion that ended Season Five, a new day dawns in the town of RiverVALE, where everything is as it should be. Veronica and Reggie are now the town's power couple, while Jughead and Tabitha move in together. But with Cheryl demanding a return to the "old ways," this serenity will surely not last. And how could Archie and Betty possibly have survived?
S6E2 - Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ghost Stories
2021-11-23
A vengeful spirit from folklore, La Llorona arrives in Rivervale to terrorize the rainy town. Betty and Toni find themselves in the specter's path and must seek Cheryl's help to protect the children in Rivervale, including Baby Anthony. Meanwhile, Jughead and Tabitha along with Veronica and Reggie, experience their own hauntings that begin to put a strain on their respective relationships.
S6E3 - Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Cypher
2021-11-30
After being visited by a mysterious figure who arrives in Rivervale, the gang find themselves faced with unexpected ultimatums.
S6E4 - Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)
2021-12-07
As Bailey's Comet passes over Rivervale, Cheryl and Nana Rose revisit the tragic stories of the Blossom women through the years. Meanwhile, the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event prompts Cheryl to summon a familiar face to Rivervale.
S6E5 - Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox
2021-12-14
Unnerved by a series of strange happenings around him, Jughead's quest for answers leads him to uncover the truth about Rivervale.
S6E6 - Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable
2022-03-20
As news begins to spread about the bombing at the Andrew's home, Archie, Betty and Jughead begin to deal with mysterious side effects from the explosion. Elsewhere, Veronica spirals after learning that Hiram may have been involved, and Cheryl is consumed with guilt when she believes she may have had a hand in the explosion.
S6E7 - Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral
2022-03-27
Following the explosion at the Andrews residence, Archie assembles a team to help rebuild his home, while Jughead copes with his new reality. Meanwhile, at the Riverdale town hall meeting, Veronica breaks some news to the town, which later prompts a visit from her mother Hermoine. At Thornhill, Britta tries to get to the bottom of some strange happenings going on with Cheryl and Nana Rose.
S6E8 - Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town
2022-04-03
After learning that Percival Pickens is behind a blistering article calling Riverdale the worst town in America, Archie comes up with a plan to prove him wrong. Meanwhile, after the Town Council goes after their casino, Veronica and Reggie decide they're going to do everything on the up-and-up moving forward. Finally, Britta makes a risky move to help Cheryl.
S6E9 - Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit
2022-04-10
After suspecting that Percival is about to make a big play, Archie, Betty and Jughead warn their friends about his potential threat to the town. Meanwhile, Toni also finds herself a target after Percival announces his plans to rid the town of gangs, including the Serpents. Finally, Cheryl makes her move against Archie, Betty and Jughead.
S6E10 - Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes
2022-04-17
To get the town of Riverdale out from under Percival's grip, Archie, Jughead and Betty devise a plan to turn Archie into a modern-day folk hero by performing a series of impossible feats. Meanwhile, Percival takes aim at Veronica, Toni and Tabitha, pitting them and their businesses against one another. Finally, after falling ill, Cheryl makes a surprising discovery about herself.
S6E11 - Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America
2022-04-24
After learning that Percival's plan to reinvigorate Riverdale would lead to the demise of Pop's, Tabitha searches for a way to fight back. But when she is targeted by one of Percival's accomplices, the incident sends her back in time and searching for answers.
S6E12 - Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog
2022-05-01
After uncovering what Percival has planned for the town, Archie, Betty, Jughead and Tabitha devise a plan to oust the current town council and instate their own. But when Percival catches wind of their secret meeting, he and Alice use an upcoming weather event to scare the town into staying in their homes…while they carry out the next step of Percival's master plan.
S6E13 - Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris
2022-05-08
The next steps of Percival's plan catch Archie, Betty, Jughead, Veronica, Cheryl and Reggie off guard and forces them to face their past trauma.
S6E14 - Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous
2022-05-15
With palladium acting as his personal kryptonite, Archie decides he must build up his tolerance if he's going to stand a chance against Percival. Betty turns to Jughead for help uncovering some repressed memories from her childhood. Meanwhile, Veronica deals with a bombshell discovery that effects how she interacts with people around her, and Cheryl debates whether she should reach out to a former childhood crush.
S6E15 - Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night
2022-05-22
After failing to get Pop's declared a historical landmark, Tabitha enlists Archie's help saving the diner from Percival. Betty opens up to Agent Drake about her ability to see people's evil auras. Meanwhile, after Reggie and the shareholders declare war on Veronica, she turns to Jughead for help maintaining control of the Babylonium. Finally, Cheryl reconnects with her childhood crush Heather, and Toni and Fangs continue their fight for custody of Baby Anthony.
S6E16 - Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar
2022-05-29
After learning that Percival is exploiting his new work crew, Archie and Tabitha devise a plan to help protect the workers and get them out from under Percival's control. Meanwhile, Jughead finds himself with a target on his back after Percival catches wind of a scheme he and Veronica hatched against Reggie. Finally, Betty receives some unexpected news about a dark moment from her past, and Toni and Fangs find themselves at a crossroads.
S6E17 - Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos
2022-06-12
In order to catch the Trash Bag Killer once and for all, Betty devises a plan to hold a serial killer convention in Riverdale. Elsewhere, Cheryl receives some news about Toni and Fangs that sends her spiraling, while Archie and Tabitha try to loosen the grip Percival has over his workers.
S6E18 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical
2022-06-26
As the gang plan an event celebrating two of their own, strange biblical plaques around town threaten to put a damper on the special day.
S6E19 - Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale
2022-07-10
When several of their own fall prey to Percival's latest plan, Cheryl calls upon fellow witch Sabrina Spellman for help. Elsewhere, Percival gives Reggie an ultimatum.
S6E20 - Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale
2022-07-17
Archie and the gang gather intel about Percival so they can better understand where he came from and use that to their advantage. However, when their plan results in an unexpected outcome, the gang is left having to pay a terrible cost.
S6E21 - Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand
2022-07-24
When Archie and Veronica's attempt to negotiate with Percival doesn't go as planned, the forces of good and evil finally face off, leading to some unexpected revelations.
S6E22 - Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet
2022-07-31
Archie and the gang band together to save Riverdale from the greatest threat the town has ever faced.
Picking up where season 6 ended, season 7 finds Jughead Jones trapped in the 1950s. He has no idea how he got there, nor how to get back to the present. His friends are no help, as they are living seemingly authentic lives, similar to their classic Archie Comics counterparts, unaware that they’ve ever been anywhere but the 1950's. Will Jughead and the gang be able to return to the present? Or will our characters be trapped in the 1950’s forever? And, if so…is that such a bad thing?
Season Seven of Riverdale premiered on March 29th, 2023. This season contains Twenty episodes.
S7E1 - Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling
2023-03-29
After coming together to stop Bailey's comet, the gang find themselves transported back to a simpler time - Riverdale 1955. While Archie attempts to impress the new girl Veronica, a Hollywood starlet, who has just arrived at Riverdale High, Cheryl sees her as a threat and formulates a plan to take her down. Meanwhile, Toni, Tabitha and Betty take a stand against Principal Featherhead after he stonewalls their attempts to write about the murder of Emmet Till. Finally, Jughead attempts to convince the gang that they're from the future.
S7E2 - Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen: Skip, Hop and Thump!
2023-04-05
Riverdale High's sock hop is around the corner and Archie has his sights set on taking Veronica to the dance. Betty is confused when Kevin appears uninterested in taking things to the next level with her. Elsewhere, Jughead takes aim at Pep Comics, and Toni attempts to convince Cheryl to let Fangs perform at the sock hop.
S7E3 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty: Sex Education
2023-04-12
After a lesson in sex education leaves the gang more confused than ever, Veronica decides to organize a make-out party at the Pembrooke. Elsewhere, Jughead attempts to help Ethel out of some trouble only to find himself in hot water as well.
S7E4 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One: Love & Marriage
2023-04-19
After enlisting Archie's help, Cheryl's plan to fool her family spirals out of control. Jughead turns to Veronica for help after finding himself in some trouble, and Betty gives Kevin an ultimatum.
S7E5 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein
2023-04-26
Principal Featherhead takes aim at the negative influence comic books have over kids, just as Jughead is tasked by Pep Comics to write four tales for a new issue.
S7E6 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three: Peep Show
2023-05-03
At her wits end over Archie's recent actions, Mary turns to Uncle Frank to get him back on track. Meanwhile, Betty asks Veronica for help understanding her sexuality. Elsewhere, Jughead takes action after he discovers plagiarism taking place at Pep Comics, and Cheryl and Toni's budding attraction catches the attention of some River Vixens.
S7E7 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing
2023-05-10
Fearing that Betty is going down the wrong path, Alice forces her to join the after-school dance show, "American Grandstand." Meanwhile, Kevin is forced by Tom to join the Riverdale High basketball team, and Veronica finds herself cut off by her parents.
S7E8 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams
2023-05-17
In order to keep Riverdale High's basketball legacy alive, Frank and Archie recruit a new player to the team - a quiet farm boy named Reggie Mantle. Tabitha's return to school inspires Toni to start a literary society for Riverdale's Black students. Alice forces Betty to join the River Vixens, and Kevin starts a new job at the Babylonium.
S7E9 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest
2023-05-24
After devising a plan to bring in some money at the Babylonium, Veronica is surprised to learn somebody may be sabotaging her. Elsewhere, after beginning sessions with Dr. Werthers, Betty begins to question his motives.
S7E10 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti
2023-05-31
Jughead and Tabitha team up to investigate a mystery involving Brad Rayberry. Cheryl asks Toni if she can attend an afterschool book club with her and other Black students. Betty and Veronica ask Archie and Reggie out on a double date, and Fangs prepares for his first big gig.
S7E11 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Eight: Halloween II
2023-06-07
Veronica decides to host a ghost show after learning that Riverdale doesn't celebrate Halloween the way she's used to in LA. Betty makes the most out of her night out with Archie and Reggie, and Jughead makes a major discovery in a mystery brewing in Riverdale.
S7E12 - Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Nine: After the Fall
2023-06-21
Archie and Reggie lean on each other as they prepare for their big basketball game against Stonewall Prep. Meanwhile, as they deal with ongoing issues with their parents, Betty and Veronica decide to throw a slumber party with Kevin and Clay.
S7E13 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirty: The Crucible
2023-06-28
Panic ensues after Archie and the gang learn that Mrs. Thornton is accused of being a communist. Cheryl's father Clifford forces her to out gay students at Riverdale High or risk losing power over the Vixens. Meanwhile, Hiram's surprise arrival to town is quickly met with suspicion by Veronica, and Jughead devises a plan to get around a boycott of comic books.
S7E14 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-One: Archie the Musical
2023-07-05
After Principal Featherhead agrees to let Kevin present him with an original musical written by him and Clay, Kevin learns the group might not be as into it as he had hoped. Elsewhere, musical rehearsals prompt Archie to question what he wants in life, while Betty and Veronica confront what's going on between them.
S7E15 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale
2023-07-19
It's time for the town's annual Miss Teen Riverdale pageant and Betty, Veronica, Cheryl and Toni each have their own reasons for entering. However, when Alice doesn't allow Ethel to enter the pageant, the girls band together to make sure she has a fighting chance.
S7E16 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Three: Stag
2023-07-26
Veronica sets up a screening at the Babylonium after Julian gets his hands on a stag film and invites Archie, Reggie and the guys over for a watch party. Betty unexpectedly reunites with Polly and learns about her sister's new life in New York. Elsewhere, Jughead goes to war with Dr. Werthers over his censure of comic books.
S7E17 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat
2023-08-02
Betty enlists help from Cheryl and Toni after deciding she's going to publish her own book. Veronica, Kevin and Clay host Hollywood movie star Josie McCoy, who is in town to screen her latest film. Finally, Archie's attempt to take his poetry to the next level doesn't go as planned.
S7E18 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow
2023-08-09
As the gang gets swept up in Cold War paranoia, a new mystery brewing in Riverdale leads Jughead to suspect it may have ties to a string of suspicious murders in town. Archie reconsiders his future after Uncle Frank gives him a hard time about his poetry writing, and a shocking discovery involving her family shakes Betty to her core.
S7E19 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television
2023-08-16
As the town's past secrets start to bubble to the surface, Jughead and the gang are forced to make a difficult decision that will change each of their lives forever.
S7E20 - Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale
2023-08-23
Back in present day and longing for her former life in Riverdale, 86-year-old Betty turns to a special friend to help her relive her last day of senior year with her friends as they were, their memories restored.
K.J. Apa
as Archie Andrews
Lili Reinhart
as Betty Cooper
Camila Mendes
as Veronica Lodge
Cole Sprouse
as Jughead Jones
Madelaine Petsch
as Cheryl Blossom
Casey Cott
as Kevin Keller
Drew Ray Tanner
as Fangs Fogarty
Vanessa Morgan
as Toni Topaz
Mädchen Amick
as Alice Cooper