Riverdale Trailer Offers a Darker Archie

A new Riverdale trailer offers a look at the darker side of Archie and the gang

The CW has just brought online a new Riverdale trailer and, in the player at the bottom of this page, you can take another look at the upcoming series inspired by Archie Comics. Riverdale is set to premiere on Thursday, January 26 at 9 PM ET. The series is officially described as follows:

As a new school year begins, the town of Riverdale is reeling from the recent, tragic death of high school golden boy Jason Blossom — and nothing feels the same… Archie Andrews is still the all-American teen, but the summer’s events made him realize that he wants to pursue a career in music — not follow in his dad’s footsteps—despite the sudden end of his forbidden relationship with Riverdale’s young music teacher, Ms. Grundy. Which means Archie doesn’t have anyone who will mentor him — certainly not singer Josie McCoy, who is only focused on her band, the soon-to-be-world-famous Pussycats. It’s all weighing heavily on Archie’s mind — as is his fractured friendship with budding writer and fellow classmate Jughead Jones.

Meanwhile, girl-next-door Betty Cooper is anxious to see her crush Archie after being away all summer, but she’s not quite ready to reveal her true feelings to him. And Betty’s nerves – which are hardly soothed by her overbearing mother Alice aren’t the only thing holding her back. When a new student, Veronica Lodge, arrives in town from New York with her mother Hermione, there’s an undeniable spark between her and Archie, even though Veronica doesn’t want to risk her new friendship with Betty by making a play for Archie. And then there’s Cheryl Blossom… Riverdale’s Queen Bee is happy to stir up trouble amongst Archie, Betty, and Veronica, but Cheryl is keeping secrets of her own. What, exactly, is she hiding about the mysterious death of her twin brother, Jason? Riverdale may look like a quiet, sleepy town, but there are dangers in the shadows…

Some of the faces you can see in the Riverdale trailer include KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones and Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom.

Based on the characters from Archie Comics, Riverdale hails from Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions, with executive producers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater.

What do you think of this new Riverdale trailer? Are you planning to check out the series later this month? Let us know in the comments below!

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Riverdale -- "Pilot" -- Image Number: RVD101c_0234.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): KJ Apa as Archie and Lili Reinhart as Betty -- Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW -- ÃÂ© 2016 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.
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Riverdale -- "Pilot" -- Image Number: RVD101r_0228.jpg --Pictured (L-R): Marisol Nichols as Hermione and Camila Mendes as Veronica -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- ÃÂ© 2016 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.
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Riverdale -- "Pilot" -- Image Number: RVD101g_0002.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): KJ Apa as Archie and Lili Reinhart as Betty -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- ÃÂ© 2016 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.
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Riverdale -- "Pilot" -- Image Number:RVD101g_0050.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): KJ Apa as Archie, Camila Mendes as Veronica and Lili Reinhart as Betty -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- ÃÂ© 2016 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.
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Riverdale -- "Pilot" -- Image Number:RVD101g_BTS_0281.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Behind the scenes with KJ Apa as Archie, Camila Mendes as Veronica, Cole Sprouse as Jughead, and Lili Reinhart as Betty -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- ÃÂ© 2016 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.
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Riverdale -- "Pilot" -- Image Number: RVD101b_0376.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): KJ Apa as Archie and Luke Perry as Fred -- Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW -- ÃÂ© 2016 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.
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Riverdale -- Image Number: RVD_KeyArt_1.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Camila Mendes as Veronica, Lili Reinhart as Betty, Ashleigh Murray as Josie, Cole Sprouse as Jughead, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl and KJ Apa as Archie -- Photo: The CW -- ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ© 2016 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.