1. In case you hadn’t heard, you’re about to have a brand-new favorite TV show and it’s called Riverdale. It’s a dark and murdery take on the beloved Archie comics and it premieres on The CW on Jan. 26.
2. And, to top it all off, the cast is Zoolander-levels of good-looking. Just really, really ridiculously good-looking.
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3. Well, feast your eyes some more, because we’ve got an exclusive look at the new Riverdale character posters. K.J. Apa plays Archie Andrews, brooding redhead and aspiring musician…
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4. Lili Reinhart plays Betty Cooper, Archie’s best friend and all-around quintessential girl next door…
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5. Camila Mendes plays Veronica Lodge, new girl in town and reformed bad girl whose dad just landed himself in jail for some high-profile financial crimes…
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6. And Cole Sprouse plays Jughead, tortured writer, social misfit, and rocker of the casual indoor beanie.
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7. Plus, here’s a glimpse of Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, powerhouse lead singer of Riverdale’s best local band, Josie and the Pussycats…
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8. Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, master of the one-liner, woefully single gay BFF, and the son of Riverdale’s sheriff…
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9. And Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, head of the Riverdale Vixen cheerleading squad, iconic Mean Girl, and center of Riverdale’s murder mystery.
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10. We also get to see Luke Perry as Archie’s dad, Fred Andrews, local business owner and all-around Chill Guy…
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11. …Madchen Amick as Alice Cooper, Betty’s controlling mother and local newspaper reporter…
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12. …and Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge, Veronica’s mother, who may have some secrets of her own.
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