First look photos from Riverdale‘s season 5 premiere show Archie, Veronica, and the rest of their classmates at prom. The popular series is based on the Archie Comics and made its debut in 2017. Riverdale offers a potent combination of mystery and high school drama that’s made it a success for The CW. The show even led to a spinoff series, Katy Keene, though that was cancelled after season 1. Riverdale was renewed for season 5 in January 2020, while in the midst of airing season 4.
Unfortunately, the show’s most recent season was cut short by three episodes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Like with The CW’s Arrowverse shows, filming stopped in the spring. This means two key season 4 events, prom and graduation, will instead take place early in season 5. The upcoming season will also solve season 4’s remaining mysteries before featuring a time jump. This will take the characters past college and then back to Riverdale. The hope is the jump will open up new avenues for the show and its storytelling.
Riverdale season 5 premieres January 20. The prom episode will be the first one back, with TVLine recently revealing first look photos from the event. The images show Archie, Veronica, Cheryl, Toni, and more dressed in their formal best. Check out the photos below:
As Riverdale went off the air over six months ago, it’s exciting to see the gang back together again. Viewers have been looking forward to the characters’ prom for awhile now. Judging by the photos, they won’t be disappointed. Proms are a quintessential aspect of any teen series and it will be interesting to see how Riverdale makes the dance its own. The graduation episode should be similarly interesting, especially as it paves the way for the show’s long-awaited time jump.
Understandably, some are concerned the move to the future will negatively affect Riverdale. However, after four seasons spent in high school, it seems more likely the time jump will give the show exciting new energy going forward. It will shake up Riverdale‘s relationships and allow for the characters to experience new growth. Other high school-set series have made similar moves before, with varying degrees of success. Sometimes, shows aren’t able to recreate the magic in the future. However, others maintain their quality or even gain a new audience. Hopefully, Riverdale season 5 is only the start of a thrilling new chapter for the CW series.
Source: The CW (via TVLine)
Originally from https://screenrant.com/riverdale-show-season-5-photos-archie-veronica-prom/