Riverdale Season four didn’t finish how creator and showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa meant as a result of manufacturing shutdown through the COVID-19 pandemic. As a substitute, the season ended three episodes early, with Episode 19, “Killing Mr. Honey.” Whereas the episode was crafted with a pure cliffhanger, the forged and crew weren’t in a position to shoot necessary occasions like promenade and commencement that initially would have ended the season.
The excellent news is that The CW renewed Riverdale for Seaosn 5 back in January, earlier than the pandemic hit the US, which implies that Aguirre-Sacasa and his writers’ room can plot the way to tie up the unfastened ends of Season four within the subsequent season and start plotting their subsequent thriller for the city of Riverdale to be embroiled in.
Productions are nonetheless shut down all internationally with no definitive indication of once they’ll be capable of choose up, however there’s nonetheless lots we do know in regards to the upcoming season from what was speculated to occur and people dangling unfastened ends. Here is all the pieces we all know up to now…
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We do not have a premiere date but: Usually, Riverdale premieres in October, however with manufacturing nonetheless shut down attributable to COVID-19 considerations and Riverdale having the additional complication of filming in Canada, we could possibly be ready till late fall and even winter for brand new episodes. We’ll have a greater concept of what The CW’s fall schedule will appear to be when social distancing restrictions in the united statesand Canada are lifted.
Senior yr will proceed in Season 5. The Season four finale was speculated to see Archie (KJ Apa) and his associates graduate from highschool and plot their futures collectively, however as a result of manufacturing shutdown, Season four ended with a number of senior yr rites of passage that also must be filmed — and we’ll get them in Season 5.
“We’ll do promenade as our season premiere subsequent yr,” Aguirre-Sacasa informed TV Information. “I like that we’re not short-changing issues like promenade and commencement. We’re saving them to do them subsequent yr.”
A giant time leap continues to be on the desk. Madchen Amick revealed to TV Information that Riverdale was “planning on a little bit of a time leap, after [the teens had] all gone off to varsity and one thing brings them again to the city,” however these plans had been placed on maintain with the abbreviated season. Aguirre-Sacasa says that whereas it is not ideally suited, a time leap continues to be a possible plot twist for Season 5.
“We’re speaking about what we will do [in the writers’ room],” he stated. “Normally, time jumps are the perfect once they occur in between seasons, however we’re undoubtedly speaking about all of our completely different choices.”
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Meaning we cannot be saying goodbye to FP or Hermione simply but. In February, news dropped that each FP Jones (Skeet Ulrich) and Hermione Lodge (Marisol Nichols) would each lose their sequence common standing in Season 5, which makes plenty of sense given the time leap. Nonetheless, since we’ll nonetheless be within the children’ senior yr when Season 5 kicks off, we’ll get to see each of the adults once more and provides them a correct goodbye.
“Marisol already knew what we had deliberate for Hermione and actually liked it, and needed to verify we weren’t going to alter that [in light of the shutdown] — which we weren’t,” Aguirre-Sacasa defined. “Skeet was utterly down…Neither character dies. My hope is that they are part of Riverdale so long as there is a Riverdale. At the same time as we discuss tales for Season 5, if Hermione and FP match into these tales, we’re writing them that means and hopefully, we’ll be capable of use them, relying on what different commitments they’ve.”
Jughead and Veronica will discover out about Barchie. Season four had Bughead and Varchie shippers’ heads spinning when Betty (Lii Reinhart) and Archie began getting nearer. They pretended to this point to avoid wasting Jughead from the Stonewall preppies, however then truly cheated on their important others through the musical episode. That illicit kiss won’t keep secret for lengthy in Season 5.
“Neither Veronica nor Jughead have discovered about [Betty and Archie in Season 4],” Aguirre-Sacasa stated. “I do not know if it is a spoiler, however I can let you know that they undoubtedly will discover out in very alternative ways. I do not suppose it is the tip of the drama, or it is the tip of the love quadrangle by any stretch of the creativeness.” The Riverdale ship conflict continues.
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The voyeur has a “private” purpose for videotaping everybody. A lingering thriller from Season four is the mysterious voyeur sending disturbing videotapes to everybody on the town. Aguirre-Sacasa says the identification of the voyeur might be revealed in Season 5, and the particular person could have a private purpose for making the tapes and forcing the kids to face all of the trauma they’ve skilled over the previous three years earlier than they transfer on to varsity.
Riverdale returns subsequent season on The CW.