Global InformationRiverdale season 4 information
| Riverdale | |
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| Season 4 | |
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| No. of episodes | 19 |
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| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | October 9, 2019 – May 6, 2020 |
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The fourth season of Riverdale premiered on The CW on October 9, 2019 and concluded on May 6, 2020 with a total of 19 episodes. The series was based on the characters from the Archie Comics, created by Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit, and John L. Goldwater, and was created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
The principal cast included KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Marisol Nichols, Madelaine Petsch, Mädchen Amick, Mark Consuelos, Casey Cott, Skeet Ulrich, Charles Melton and Vanessa Morgan returning from the previous season. Ashleigh Murray, who portrayed Josie McCoy on the previous seasons, exited the main cast after the first episode of the season, as she was cast in a leading role on the Riverdale spin-off series Katy Keene.
This was the first season of the series not to feature Luke Perry, who died on March 4, 2019,[1] weeks before the completion of the third season. The season premiere was a tribute dedicated to him and his character on the show, Fred Andrews.
The season continued to develop the previous season cliffhanger, detailing Jughead's apparent murder and Archie, Betty and Veronica's involvement in it, while also focusing on the mysteries surrounding Jughead's new school and classmates. As well, the season focused on The Voyeur/Auteur, an anonymous person who has been videotaping some of Riverdale's residences, and then evolves to re-enact the gruesome murders of some of the town's deceased residents in video, while wearing masks crafted to their likeness.
- ^ Thorne, Will (March 4, 2019). "Luke Perry, '90210' and 'Riverdale' Star, Dies at 52". Variety. Retrieved March 8, 2024.