The CW's Live-Action ARCHIE TV Series Casts Cole Sprouse As 'Jughead' And Lili Reinhart As 'Betty'

The CW's Live-Action ARCHIE TV Series Casts Cole Sprouse As 'Jughead' And Lili Reinhart As 'Betty'

Here we have the first bit of casting news for the CW's upcoming small-screen adaptation of the classic Archie comic series, which will be titled Riverdale. More details past the jump...

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By MarkCassidy - Feb 09, 2016 06:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Riverdale
Source: Deadline
It was recently announced that the CW had picked up the pilot episode for a live-action Archie TV series, Riverdale, and now Deadline reports that two of the most beloved characters have been cast: Jughead Jones and Betty Cooper.

According to the site, Former Disney Channel star Cole Sprouse will play Jughead (described as "a heartthrob with a philosophical bent and former best friend of Archie Andrews”), and Surviving Jack actress Lili Reinhart will portray Betty Cooper (“sweet, studious, eager-to-please and wholesome, with a huge crush on her longtime best friend, Archie").

Riverdale will be written by Archie Comics Chief Creative Officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and produced by Warner Brothers Studios and Berlanti Productions. Expect casting announcements for main characters Archie and Veronics soon.
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sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 2/9/2016, 6:13 PM
hardxcorexchamp
hardxcorexchamp - 2/9/2016, 6:13 PM
You went too far CW... YOU WENT TOO FAR!
TheSmudgeBludge
TheSmudgeBludge - 2/9/2016, 6:30 PM
great, we got Cody fron Zack and Cody in dis...
Lem1
Lem1 - 2/9/2016, 6:33 PM
Jughead's a 'hearthrob'??????!!!?
I just bought the first three new "Jughead" series' issues last week and laughed my head way off, and not because they totally changed the classic character traits ....'cause it didn't. If Jughead doesn't have a long 'spindle-snoot' or has his eyes usually barely open like Napoleon Dynamite (who coulda been a great place ta start in finding a good onscreen Jughead) or doesn't wear that iconic crown or shirt with an "S" on it...then it's gonna suck fer real fans!
Kyos
Kyos - 2/9/2016, 6:38 PM
Vocloz
Vocloz - 2/9/2016, 7:23 PM
[frick] yeah. Love ARCHIE
rabid
rabid - 2/9/2016, 7:26 PM
After reading the recent comic reboot, I'm all aboard for this... especially if Jughead is breaking the fourth wall.
osideous
osideous - 2/9/2016, 8:29 PM
heartthrob and former best friend? wtf
Battabing
Battabing - 2/9/2016, 11:43 PM
Isn't Jughead gay now?
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 2/10/2016, 12:13 AM
@Battabing - Now?
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 2/10/2016, 1:09 AM
Jughead better be smoking some crazy stuff in this show or their doing it wrong.
DarthBastard
DarthBastard - 2/10/2016, 2:18 AM
Good, CW should stick to the shit comics and take their grabby tentacles of the good ones. Everything they touch turns to shit.
tb86
tb86 - 2/10/2016, 3:55 AM
I doubt I'll be watching this show as I have no interest in Teen dramas. I mean even if it becomes Breaking Bad popular I doubt I would still. Heck I haven't even watched that show either. I've never read any of the comic books but I'm aware of what Archie is through pop culture (Simpsons, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Friends) and I've seen that Sugar music video and not to mention I watched that weird cartoon from the late 90's or early 2000's where it was all about ghost, zombies & aliens etc. But heck you never know, maybe this will be one of those rare opportunities. Also I might get a lot more interested if the Punisher or the Predator appeared on the show.
scapegoatjones
scapegoatjones - 2/10/2016, 6:47 AM
heres a show literally no one [frick]ing asked for
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 2/10/2016, 6:50 AM
That Jughead casting is pretty bad, but maybe Cole can surprise me....

So who's gonna be Archie?
UltimateCookie
UltimateCookie - 2/10/2016, 8:23 AM
I never cared for Archie therefore I care nothing about source material. Bring on the bastardized thing just make it good
tugboy
tugboy - 2/10/2016, 10:25 AM
Archie on CW TV? Hopefully this means we'll get the obligatory Archie/Flash and Archie/Arrow crossover shows every year!
Really looking forward to those!
tugboy
tugboy - 2/10/2016, 10:26 AM
And since when was Jughead a hearthrob? I thought that was Reggie? And what about Moose?
Not that I know anything about the source material.
HellBoyzBetter
HellBoyzBetter - 2/10/2016, 12:49 PM
Why is this a thing?!
Sadiki
Sadiki - 2/10/2016, 1:47 PM
The casting looks okay. But describing Jughead as a "hearthrob" has me thinking this'll have some unnecessary changes.

Well hopefully they base it on the reboot cuz that's been pretty great so far
Facade
Facade - 2/10/2016, 4:01 PM
Isn't Archie dead and Jughead asexual, now?
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