A new promo for Riverdale jumps seven years into the future, which finds our formerly young cast as adults, with Archie in the war and Betty an FBI agent trapped in a Silence of the Lambs plot.
"A lot can happen over seven years," Jughead's voiceover can be heard saying as the promo begins. We then move from the Riverdale cast celebrating graduation to a football battlefield, Jughead a published writer, Veronica married to her new husband Chadwick and Betty recovering from severe trauma while she was with the FBI. Archie ends the promo with, "Wow. Lots of catching up to do."
The time jump takes place in the fourth episode of Season 5. The synopsis for "Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio" can be found below.
SEVEN-YEAR TIME JUMP — After spending seven years away from Riverdale, Archie (KJ Apa) returns to find the town is now under Hiram Lodge’s (Mark Consuelos) grip and on the verge of becoming a ghost town. When Toni (Vanessa Morgan) catches him up on what’s been going on, Archie reaches out to the rest of the gang to return home. Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch, Casey Cott, Charles Melton, Drew Ray Tanner and Erinn Westbrook also star. Steve Adelson directed the episode written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (#504). Original airdate 2/10/2021.
Riverdale stars K.J. Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge, Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle, Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz, Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper and Erinn Westbrook as Tabitha Tate. New episodes of Season 5 air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
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