Katy Keene

Katy Keene
Genre	Drama Musical
Starring	Lucy Hale Ashleigh Murray Katherine LaNasa Julia Chan Jonny Beauchamp Lucien Laviscount Zane Holtz Camille Hyde
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of Episodes	13
Release
Original network	The CW
Original release	February 6 – May 14, 2020
Chronology
Related shows	Riverdale Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Katy Keene is a musical drama television series that ran on The CW from February 6 to May 14, 2020. It is the second spin-off series of Riverdale, succeeding Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Katy Keene was picked up to series on May 7, 2019. On January 7, 2020, one month prior to the series premiere, thirteen additional scripts were ordered for a potential second season. On July 2, 2020, The CW cancelled the series after one season.

Summary

Riverdale spinoff follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene — as they chase their twenty something dreams in New York City. Musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of the aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio.

Cast

Starring

• Lucy Hale as Katy Keene (13/13)
• Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy (13/13)
• Katherine LaNasa as Gloria Grandbilt (10/13)
• Julia Chan as Pepper Smith (13/13)
• Jonny Beauchamp as Jorge/Ginger Lopez (13/13)
• Lucien Laviscount as Alexander Cabot (13/13)
• Zane Holtz as KO Kelly (10/13)
• Camille Hyde as Alexandra Cabot (10/13)

Episodes

No. in series	Episode title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate
1	"Chapter One: Once Upon a Time in New York"	Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Michael Grassi	Maggie Kiley	February 6, 2020
2	"Chapter Two: You Can't Hurry Love"	Michael Grassi	Steve Adelson	February 13, 2020
3	"Chapter Three: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"	Shauna McGarry	Harry Jierjian	February 20, 2020
4	"Chapter Four: Here Comes the Sun"	Alina Mankin	Pamela Romanowsky	February 27, 2020
5	"Chapter Five: Song for a Winter's Night"	Leo Richardson	Ryan Shiraki	March 5, 2020
6	"Chapter Six: Mama Said"	Davia Carter	Charles Randolph Wright	March 12, 2020
7	"Chapter Seven: Kiss of the Spider-Woman"	Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa	Greg Smith	March 19, 2020
8	"Chapter Eight: It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"	Will Ewing	Jessica Lowrey	March 26, 2020
9	"Chapter Nine: Wishin' and a Hopin'"	Mia Katherine Iverson	Pamela Romanowsky	April 16, 2020
10	"Chapter Ten: Gloria"	Michael Grassi & Neil McNeil	Alex Pillai	April 23, 2020
11	"Chapter Eleven: Who Can I Turn To?"	Sara Saedi	Lea Thompson	April 30, 2020
12	"Chapter Twelve: Chain of Fools"	Evelyn Yves	Steve Adelson	May 7, 2020
13	"Chapter Thirteen: Come Together"	Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Michael Grassi	Maggie Kiley	May 14, 2020

Production

Development

On August 6, 2018, Riverdale showrunner first announced that another spin-off series, in addition to Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, was being put into works at The CW. On January 23, 2019, it was announced that the spin-off was ordered to pilot and would be titled Katy Keene.

Casting

On February 4, 2019, Deadline Hollywood revealed that Ashleigh Murray would reprise her role as Josie McCoy of Riverdale in the spin-off. On February 22, Jonny Beauchamp and Julia Chan were cast as Jorge Lopez and Pepper Smith, respectively; and on February 26, Camille Hyde and Lucien Laviscount were cast as Alexandra and Alexander Cabot.

On March 11, 2019, it was announced that award-winning television actress Lucy Hale would headline the spin-off as the lead role. On March 26, Zane Holtz and Katherine LaNasa were also added as series regulars.

Filming

Filming for the pilot began on March 13, 2019. Two months later, on May 7, Katy Keene was officially picked up by The CW for a 13-episode first season.

Production on remaining twelve episodes of the first season began in September 2019, and concluded in February 2020.

Reception

Critical response

On August 4, 2019, a three-minute extended trailer was released, and gained mostly positive reviews.

The series, overall, has received an average Tomatometer score of 91 percent. As of June 28, 2020, the average audience score for the first season of Katy Keene on Rotten Tomatoes is 81 percent with 67 user ratings.

Ratings

The first season received sub-average ratings in the 18-49 demographic, with an average rating of 0.1 and 480 thousand viewers per episode.

No.	Episode title	Original airdate	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1	"Chapter One: Once Upon a Time in New York"	February 6, 2020	0.2/1	0.62
2	"Chapter Two: You Can't Hurry Love"	February 13, 2020	0.1/1	0.53
3	"Chapter Three: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"	February 20, 2020	0.1/1	0.52
4	"Chapter Four: Here Comes the Sun"	February 27, 2020	0.1/1	0.45
5	"Chapter Five: Song for a Winter's Night"	March 5, 2020	0.1/1	0.48
6	"Chapter Six: Mama Said"	March 12, 2020	0.1/1	0.51
7	"Chapter Seven: Kiss of the Spider-Woman"	March 19, 2020	0.1/1	0.46
8	"Chapter Eight: It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"	March 26, 2020	0.1/1	0.45
9	"Chapter Nine: Wishin' and a Hopin'"	April 16, 2020	0.1/0	0.49
10	"Chapter Ten: Gloria"	April 23, 2020	0.1/0	0.48
11	"Chapter Eleven: Who Can I Turn To?"	April 30, 2020	0.1/1	0.40
12	"Chapter Twelve: Chain of Fools"	May 7, 2020	0.1/0	0.44
13	"Chapter Thirteen: Come Together"	May 14, 2020	0.1/1	0.41