The sixth and penultimate season of Riverdale premiered on The CW on November 16, 2021, and concluded on July 31, 2022. It was announced on February 3, 2021.[1]
The season began with a five episode-long special event, entitled Rivervale, which aired on Tuesday nights at 9:00 PM following The Flash in the fall, from November 16 to December 14. The remainder of the season aired on Sunday nights at 8:00 PM, prior to March, from March 20 to March 27, and encore episodes of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Would I Lie to You? beginning April 10.
Synopsis[]
The sixth season of RIVERDALE begins with a special five-episode event arc entitled "RIVERVALE." Picking up where season five ended, with Archie (KJ Apa) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) deciding to give their romantic relationship another shot, just as a bomb planted by Hiram Lodge (Mark Consuelos) under Archie's bed was about to go off. Strangely, that bomb seemingly doesn't explode, and when Archie and Betty wake up the next morning, they're living in the town of Rivervale, their lives in Riverdale but a distant dream. It's hard to believe, but things in Rivervale are much darker and creepier than in Riverdale. There are ghosts, curses, witches, demons, human sacrifices, and special guest stars galore — including a visit from everybody's favorite twenty-something witch, Sabrina Spellman (guest star Kiernan Shipka)! How did our characters come to be in Rivervale? And what, exactly, is Rivervale? An alternate universe? A dream dimension? Limbo? Archie's coma fantasy? The mystery will be revealed in RIVERDALE’s hundredth episode, "The Jughead Paradox."[2]
Cast[]
Starring[]
- KJ Apa as Archie Andrews (1/22)
Guest starring[]
Episodes[]
| No. in series | No. in season | Episode title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivervale | |||||
| 96 | 1 | "Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale" | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | Gabriel Correa | November 16, 2021 |
| 97 | 2 | "Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ghost Stories" | Janine Salinas Schoenberg | November 23, 2021 | |
| 98 | 3 | "Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Cypher" | Greg Murray | Jeff Woolnough | November 30, 2021 |
| 99 | 4 | "Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)" | Arabella Anderson | James DeWille | December 7, 2021 |
| 100 | 5 | "Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox" | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | Gabriel Correa | December 14, 2021 |
| Riverdale | |||||
| 101 | 6 | "Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable" | James DeWille | March 20, 2022 | |
| 102 | 7 | "Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral" | Ted Sullivan | Tara Dafoe | March 27, 2022 |
| 103 | 8 | "Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town" | Brian E. Paterson | Rob Seidenglanz | April 3, 2022 |
| 104 | 9 | "Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit" | Danielle Iman | Antonio Negret | April 10, 2022 |
| 105 | 10 | "Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes" | Devon Turner | Gabriel Correa | April 17, 2022 |
| 106 | 11 | "Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America" | Evan Kyle | Claudia Yarmy | April 24, 2022 |
| 107 | 12 | "Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog" | Chrissy Maroon | Jeff Woolnough | May 1, 2022 |
| 108 | 13 | "Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris" | Aaron Allen | Ruba Nadda | May 8, 2022 |
| 109 | 14 | "Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous" | Tessa Leigh Williams | Lisa Soper | May 15, 2022 |
| 110 | 15 | "Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night" | Gigi Swift & Ryan Terrebonne | Gabriel Correa | May 22, 2022 |
| 111 | 16 | "Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar" | James DeWille & Arabella Anderson | Tara Dafoe | May 29, 2022 |
| 112 | 17 | "Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos" | Tessa Leigh Williams & Greg Murray | Gabriel Correa | June 12, 2022 |
| 113 | 18 | "Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical" | Janine Salinas Schoenberg & Brian E. Paterson | Ronald Paul Richard | June 26, 2022 |
| 114 | 19 | "Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale" | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Chrissy Maroon | Alex Pillai | July 10, 2022 |
| 115 | 20 | "Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale" | Ted Sullivan & Devon Turner | Anna Kerrigan | July 17, 2022 |
| 116 | 21 | "Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand" | Danielle Iman & Evan Kyle | Cierra Glaude | July 24, 2022 |
| 117 | 22 | "Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet" | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Aaron Allen | Gabriel Correa | July 31, 2022 |
Production[]
Casting[]
Filming[]
Filming began on August 30, 2021 and concluded on June 16, 2022.[3]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
Ratings[]
Trivia[]
- The season was initially announced to arrive on Netflix for August 7, 2022, but its release on the platform was delayed to August 8 for unknown reasons.[4]
Gallery[]
Promotional images[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/02/03/the-cw-gives-early-renewals-to-12-current-series-for-next-season-430113/20210203cw01/
- ↑ Rivervale Synopsis - ViacomCBS Press Express
- ↑ https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/BritishColumbia/AvailsProductionLists/Production/Production-List.pdf
- ↑ https://netflixlife.com/2022/07/20/riverdale-season-6-coming-netflix-august-2022/