Riverdale season 5: Is the CW show renewed or canceled?
RIVERDALE season 4 comes to an end with its makeshift finale on Wednesday night.
The current season is ending early due to production shutdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic, causing fans to wonder if the show will be with a season 5 or if it’s been canceled.
The CW’s Riverdale has been renewed for season 5[/caption]
Lovers of The CW’s Archie Comics series can rest easy because the network renewed it for another season earlier this year.
Back in January, 13 of its showers were renewed, including Riverdale.
CW president Mark Pedowitz announced in a press release: “These early orders for next season give our production teams a head start in plotting out story arcs and a jump on hiring staff.
“And this also provides us with a strong foundation of established, fan-favorite CW shows to build on for next season.
The show airs its season 4 finale on Wednesday[/caption]
It’s ending earlier than planned because the coronavirus pandemic shut down its production[/caption]
Along with the Lili Reinhart-led program, other CW shows renewed at the time were Nancy Drew, Batwoman, All American, Black Lightning, Charmed, Legends of Tomorrow, Dynasty, The Flash, In The Dark, Legacies, Roswell New Mexico and Supergirl.
With productions still on hiatus during the COVID-19 crisis, The CW has not given any information regarding Riverdale’s season 5 premiere date.
The show’s current cast includes KJ Apa (Archie), Lili Reinhart (Betty), Camila Mendes (Veronica), Cole Sprouse (Jughead), Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl) and Marisol Nichols (Hermione).
Mӓdchen Amick (Alice), Casey Cott (Kevin), Mark Consuelos (Hiram), Skeet Ulrich (FP), Charles Melton (Reggie) and Vanessa Morgan (Toni) also star.
Mӓdchen Amick directed Wednesday’s season 4 finale[/caption]
This episode marks the star’s directorial debut[/caption]
Earlier this year, Skeet and Marisol announced they’re leaving the CW show after four seasons and will not be returning for season 5.
Tonight’s makeshift Riverdale season 4 finale is titled “Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey.”
According to the synopsis: “After receiving a letter from the University of Iowa asking him to submit a story, Jughead (Cole Sprouse) works on a twisted tale about the gang’s revenge fantasy against Principal Honey (Kerr Smith) for all the ways he’s ruined their senior year.
Star Mädchen directed the episode, which was written by Ted Sullivan and James DeWille.
Jughead writes a story about him and his friends getting revenge on Principal Honey[/caption]
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The Riverdale season 4 finale airs on The CW on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Netflix has given the show’s fourth season a May 14 release date on its streaming service.