Riverdale, a new hit tv show on the CW seed network, has become very popular within teenagers. It is a show about a group of four friends living in a small town that are trying to uncover a murder mystery with constant drama going on.

The immediate cast includes: Archie Andrews, a recent jock who is deciding between music or football. Betty Cooper, a sweet innocent girl who has feelings for Archie and who’s sister was dating the boy who was murdered. Jughead Jones, a quiet boy who is documenting the whole towns reactions to the murder. Veronica Lodge, a rich girl who just moved from New York after her father committed fraud. Cheryl Blossom, a popular psychotic girl whose brother was murdered. All the families are connected by their parents who all went to high school together. Everything is turned around when a tragic death/murder of Jason Blossom occurs and the town is chaotic. The show is captivating and filled of drama, passion and murder. An all-around great criminal show for teenagers.

“The show is very suspenseful, it’s the only thing I look forward to every week. The plot is always tense and the characters are always creating new drama,” Brooke Dolleman said. She is a junior and loves the show.

Little do most people know is Riverdale used to be a comic called Archie comics our parents grew up on. The Archie Comics were based on the same cast, but were about different events.

“I loved the Archie Comics when I was growing up. They were about everyday events in their lives and were very relatable. My oldest daughter then continued to read them as she grew up and now my youngest daughter is watching them on tv. It’s really a great and captivating show,” Angela Gannon said.

Riverdale is a dark, exciting plot that mesmerizes everyone who watches it.