‘Riverdale’: the series will end in 2023 with its seventh season

CW unexpectedly announced that ‘Riverdale’one of its star series, It will end in 2023 with its seventh season. In this way, and after more than a hundred episodesthe doors of Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe close forever.

Mark Pedowitz, CEO of The CW, has confirmed the news in TVLine: “I’m a big believer in trying to give shows that have had a long run a proper send off, we want to make sure it comes off in the right way.” And he added, “As a fan, I want to do what is right for the show.”

Pedowitz’s words suggest that, for the peace of mind of his legion of followers, the North American network and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, creator of the series, have made this decision with the idea of to plan and take advantage this last season to close possible plots earrings and be able to give the series a high end.

‘Riverdale’, which is currently broadcasting its sixth season in the United States and which can be seen in Spain through Movistar Plus+, was renewed for a seventh (and now final) installment last March, along with others such as ‘Nancy Drew’ and the comics ‘The Flash’ and ‘Superman & Loise’while series like ‘Dynasty’, ‘Charmed’ and ‘Naomi’ have suffered worse luck and CW announced its cancellation a few weeks ago.

Since its premiere in 2017the series that we can also see in our country through Netflix and HBOMax, has become quite a teenage phenomenon. Part of its success is due to its successful cast, a risky mix of new faces with some more veteran performers, among whom we can find Lili Reinhart (‘Wall Street Swindlers’), Camila Mendes (‘Palm Springs’), Cole Sprouse (‘Two meters from you’), KJ Apa (‘As long as you’re with me’) and Mädchen Amick, who gave life to one of the main characters of ‘Twin Peaks’, a series that has served as a comparison with ‘Riverdale’ itself ‘. In addition, in its fourth season, ‘Riverdale’ dedicated an emotional tribute to one of its interpreters, the unforgettable Luke Perry, who died in 2019 of a stroke.

‘Riverdale’which adapts the stories and characters of Archie Comics but with a decidedly darker, more twisted tonemix the drama and the mystery to tell the story of some teenagers from a high school located in the fictional town to which the series is named, and who are in ‘shock’ after the murder of a classmate, which will serve to show what is behind their (in appearance) idyllic village and its inhabitants.