Of course, whether the high school drama and dark mystery of Riverdale is successful with the series’ audience remains to be seen. The show’s extended trailer highlights the exceptional differences between Riverdale and the Archie Comics, and it’s unclear whether such changes will alienate longtime fans of the characters.
That said, the Riverdale extended trailer additionally teases plenty of high school drama between Archie’s relationship with his music teacher Ms. Grundy (Sarah Habel), Jughead discovering their secret relationship, Betty asking Archie whether he loves her, and the arrival of Veronica in local staple Pop’s Chocklit Shoppe.
Either way, viewers will get a chance to decide for themselves when Riverdale premieres next month.
The mystery of Jason’s death will be a throughline of season 1, and likely aided in Riverdale being compared to Twin Peaks in early descriptions of the show.