Riverdale is an American teen drama television series based on the characters of Archie Comics. The series was adapted for The CW by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and is produced by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions and Archie Comics. Originally conceived as a feature film adaptation for Warner Bros. Pictures, the idea was re-imagined as a television series for Fox. In 2015, development on the project moved to The CW, where the series was ordered for a pilot. Filming takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The series debuted on January 26, 2017.

It features an ensemble cast based on the characters of Archie Comics, with KJ Apa in the role of Archie Andrews; Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, the series' narrator, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz, Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle and Casey Cott as Kevin Keller. During the course of the series, 137 episodes of Riverdale aired over seven seasons, between January 26, 2017, and August 23, 2023.