The CW chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz has announced that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s long-running teen drama, Riverdale, will officially be concluding its run with the upcoming seventh season. Pedowitz also confirmed that the final season won’t be shortened, in hopes of giving it the proper send-off it deserves.
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“We had a long conversation with Roberto yesterday, who’s thrilled by this news,” Pedowitz shared. (via Variety) “And we’re going to treat the show in the manner it deserves. It was an iconic pop culture star, and we want to make sure it goes out the right way and that is the decision. I think they choose that seven years is the right amount, and we want to do the right thing. That’s a personal thing. As a fan myself. I do want to do what’s right for the show.”
Riverdale currently stars KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle, and Drew Ray Tanner as Fangs Fogarty.
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Based on the characters from Archie Comics, Riverdale hails from Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions, with executive producers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Jon Goldwater.
