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===Television=== ====Animation==== In 1968, [[CBS]] began airing episodes of ''[[The Archie Show]]'', a cartoon series produced by [[Filmation]]. Although it lasted only for a single season, it aired in reruns for the next decade, and was followed by several spin-off programs, which used segments from this original Archie show and new material. In 1970, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch got [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970 TV series)|her own animated series]], also produced by Filmation. In 1970, another Archie property received the [[Saturday morning cartoon]] treatment: [[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|''Josie and the Pussycats'']]. Unlike Archie and Sabrina, Josie's show was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]], the company behind such animated hits as ''[[Yogi Bear]]'', ''[[The Flintstones]]'', ''[[The Jetsons]]'', and [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?'']]. The show was followed by a spin-off, ''Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space,'' in 1972. ''The Archie Show'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', ''Josie and the Pussycats'', and several of the spin-off shows including ''Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space'' are currently available on DVD in complete-series boxed sets. In 1974, Filmation produced ''[[The U.S. of Archie]]'', in which the gang recreated several events from American history, which lasted 16 episodes. In 1987, [[DIC Entertainment]] produced an NBC [[Saturday morning cartoon]], ''[[The New Archies]]''. This children's television cartoon re-imagined the teenage students of Riverdale High School as pre-teens in junior high. Fourteen episodes of the show were produced, which aired during the show's only season in 1987 and were repeated in 1989. A short-lived Archie Comics series was produced bearing the same title and set in the same universe as the animated series. Reruns of the series ran on The Family Channel's Saturday morning lineup from 1991 to 1993, and on Toon Disney from 1998 to 2002. The cast was basically the same, but Dilton Doiley was replaced as the "intellectual" character by an African American named Eugene. Eugene's girlfriend Amani was another addition to the cast. Archie also gained a dog named Red. In 1999, another animated program featuring Archie and his friends was produced by DIC Entertainment. ''[[Archie's Weird Mysteries]]'' featured core Archie characters solving mysteries occurring in their hometown of Riverdale. The show ran on the PAX network for only a single 40-episode season, and continues to air sporadically in reruns on various other networks. The complete series was released on DVD in 2012. As a companion to the Archie series, DIC also produced ''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Sabrina's Secret Life]]'' and ''[[Sabrina: Friends Forever]]''; the cartoons featured Sabrina and her aunts at a younger age than they were in the comic books. Tie-in comic book titles were produced for all of these series. In 2012, it was announced that [[MoonScoop]] would produce a new Sabrina the Teenage Witch series titled ''[[Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch]]''. It ran for a single 26-episode season on [[Hub Network]] from October 2013 until June 2014. In 2013, MoonScoop announced that it would produce a new Archie animated series titled ''It's Archie'', featuring Archie and friends in junior high.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbr.com/its-archie-cartoon-sends-riverdales-gang-back-to-junior-high/|title="It's Archie" Cartoon Sends Riverdale's Gang Back to Junior High|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-animated-its-archie-with-jon-goldwater/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Scenes Of Animated "It's Archie" With Jon Goldwater|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|author=Kiel Phegley|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> The first season was set to feature 52 11-minute episodes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/its-archie-or-is-it-86836.html|title="It's Archie"... Or Is It?|work=cartoonbrew.com|date=August 2013}}</ref> however the series never aired. In 2021, a television series, titled ''[[Superhero Kindergarten]]'', was produced by [[Genius Brands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/stan-lee-superhero-kindergarten-2-million-plus-viewers/ |title=Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten Debuts to Over 2 Million Viewers |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |first=Emily |last=Zogbi |date=April 26, 2021 |access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref> The series is based on the comic series of the same name written by [[Stan Lee]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |title=Archie Comics to Launch Comic Books Based on Stan Lee Superheroes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/archie-comics-launch-comic-books-based-stan-lee-superheroes-1303277 |access-date=May 21, 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> ====Live action==== =====1976 special and ''Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again''===== In the mid-1970s, two live-action specials of Archie and the Archie characters were aired on U.S. television. "Archie,"<ref>{{cite web |last1=McKenzie |first1=Ian |title=ABC Saturday Comedy SpecialβArchie |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768855/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk2 |website=imdb|date=December 19, 1976 }}</ref> which aired on December 19, 1976, was a one-hour pilot episode as part of the ABC Saturday Comedy Special, and "The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show,"<ref>{{cite web |last1=McKenzie |first1=Ian |title=The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291664/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_43 |website=imdb |date=August 5, 1978 |publisher=Amazon}}</ref> a TV movie, which aired on August 5, 1978. Both specials featured the same actors cast in their respective roles. In 1990, [[NBC]] aired ''[[Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again]]'' (titled ''Archie: Return to Riverdale'' on video), a TV movie featuring [[Christopher Rich (actor)|Christopher Rich]] as a 30-something Archie Andrews who returns to his hometown for a high school reunion, and reunites with Betty, Veronica, and several other original comic book characters. =====''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''===== {{Main|Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)}} In 1996, cable network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] aired [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (film)|''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'']], a live-action TV movie starring [[Melissa Joan Hart]] as Sabrina. The film served as the pilot for a [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|TV series]], also starring Hart, which began airing in the fall of 1996 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The sitcom was relatively faithful to the comic book series (despite major revisions to the character's backstory that were later [[retroactive continuity|retconned]] into the comic books), and enjoyed a lengthy run until 2003. It is now available in its entirety on DVD, as is the original TV movie. =====''Riverdale''===== {{Main|Riverdale (American TV series)}} By October 2014, [[Greg Berlanti]] was developing a drama series for [[Fox (network)|Fox]] titled ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]'' with Berlanti and [[Sarah Schechter (producer)|Sarah Schechter]] as executive producers through [[Berlanti Productions]], and [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]] writing the series. It would feature Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Cheryl, Toni, Sweetpea, Fangs, Reggie, Kevin, Josie & the Pussycats, and all of the parents.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/archie-comics-series-riverdale-greg-berlanti-roberto-aguirre-sacasa-fox-858971/|title=Archie Comics Drama Series 'Riverdale' Set At Fox With Greg Berlanti Producting|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Andrews|first=Nellie|date=October 23, 2014}}</ref> In July 2015, the pilot was moved to [[The CW]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/riverdale-archie-tv-series-cw-pilot-1201472831/|title=Archie TV Series Pilot 'Riverdale' Moved To CW β Comic Con - Deadline|author=Lisa de Moraes|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/2015/11/05/riverdale-casting-breakdown-reveals-major-changes-for-archie-and/|title=Riverdale Casting Breakdown Reveals Major Changes for Archie Andrews and Friends|publisher=[[ComicBook.com]]|last=Siegel|first=Lucas|date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> In addition to the series offering a bold, subversive take on the gang, Aguirre-Sacasa has described ''Riverdale'' as "Archie meets ''[[Twin Peaks]]''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/10/26/riverdale-writer-says-the-show-will-be-archie-meets-twin-peaks|title=Riverdale Writer Says the Show Will Be "Archie Meets Twin Peaks"|website=[[IGN]]|last=Paxton-Gillilan|first=Rachel|date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> The pilot was ordered by the network in January 2016 with filming set to begin in the spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiecomics.com/archie-comics-kicks-off-75th-anniversary-celebration-with-major-news-the-cw-officially-picks-up-riverdale-live-action-tv-pilot/|title=Archie Comics kicks off 75th anniversary celebration with major news: The CW officially picks up "RIVERDALE" live-action TV pilot|publisher=Archie Comics|last=C.|first=Ron|date=January 30, 2016}}</ref> Archie is portrayed by actor [[KJ Apa]]. =====''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''===== {{main|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)}} In September 2017, it was reported that a live-action television series was being developed for [[The CW]] by [[Warner Bros. Television]] and [[Berlanti Productions]], with a planned release in the [[2018β19 United States network television schedule|2018β2019 television season]]. Based on the comic series, featuring the Archie Comics character [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]], the series would be a companion series to ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]''. [[Lee Toland Krieger]] will direct the pilot, which will be written by [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]]. Both are executive producers along with [[Greg Berlanti]], Sarah Schechter, and Jon Goldwater.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-sabrina-companion-series-works-at-cw-1041527|title='Riverdale' Companion Series 'The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' In the Works at The CW|last=Stanhope|first=Kate|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> In December 2017, the project had moved to [[Netflix]] under a yet-to-be-announced new title. Two seasons, comprising ten episodes each, have been ordered by the streaming service.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-picked-up-netflix-2-season-order-1202218168/|title=Sabrina The Teenage Witch Series Picked Up By Netflix With 2-Season Order|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Filming for first season will begin on March 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/hollywood-north-magical-time-for-vancouver-tv-production|title=Hollywood North: Magical time for Vancouver TV production|last=Brown|first=Scott|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> It is expected to film back-to-back with the second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-shoot-sabrina-moves-netflix-2-season-order-1060852|title='Riverdale' Offshoot 'Sabrina' Moves to Netflix With 2-Season Order|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> In January 2018, it was announced that [[Kiernan Shipka]] has signed on to play the lead role of [[Sabrina Spellman]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Kiernan Shipka To Star In Netflix's Sabrina The Teenage Witch Series|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/kiernan-shipka-star-netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-1202236650/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 5, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> and CW president Mark Pedowitz noted that, "at the moment, there is no discussion about crossing over" with ''Riverdale''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/07/sabrina-riverdale-cw-netflix/|title=Why the Sabrina the Teenage Witch series went to Netflix over the CW|last=Abrams|first=Natalie|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=January 7, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> Throughout February and mid-March 2018, the remaining starring cast members were cast, including [[Jaz Sinclair]] as Rosalind Walker,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-spinoff-casts-sabrinas-best-friend-1081547 |title='Riverdale' Spinoff Casts Sabrina's Best Friend (Exclusive) |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 5, 2018 |access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> [[Michelle Gomez]] as [[Madam Satan (comics)|Mary Wardell / Madam Satan]], [[Chance Perdomo]] as Ambrose Spellman,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/michelle-gomez-chance-perdomo-netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-1202290637/|title=Michelle Gomez & Chance Perdomo Join Netflix's Sabrina The Teenage Witch Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> [[Lucy Davis]] as [[Hilda Spellman]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-lucy-davis-cast-aunt-hilda-1202291158/|title=Netflix's Sabrina The Teenage Witch Series Casts Lucy Davis As Aunt Hilda|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 16, 2018|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> [[Miranda Otto]] as [[Zelda Spellman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-aunt-zelda-miranda-otto-1202705766/|title=Netflix's 'Sabrina' Series Casts 'Lord of the Rings' Alum Miranda Otto|last=Otterson|first=Joe|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 20, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref> [[Richard Coyle]] as Father Blackwood,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/netflix-sabrina-series-cast-richard-coyle-father-blackwood-1202300127/|title=Netflix's Sabrina Series Casts Richard Coyle As Father Blackwood|last=Petski|first=Denise|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> [[Ross Lynch]] as Harvey Kinkle,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/ross-lynch-star-harvey-kinkle-netflix-sabrina-series-1202337961|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315051633/http://deadline.com/2018/03/ross-lynch-star-harvey-kinkle-netflix-sabrina-series-1202337961/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2018|title=Ross Lynch To Star As Harvey Kinkle In Netflix's Sabrina Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 14, 2018|access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref> and Tati Gabrielle as Prudence.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/tati-gabrielle-prudence-netflix-sabrina-series-1202338647/|title=Tati Gabrielle To Play Prudence In Netflix's Sabrina Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 15, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> [[Salem Saberhagen|Salem Saberhagen does not appear.]] =====''Katy Keene''===== {{Main|Katy Keene (TV series)}} In August 2018, Aguirre-Sacasa revealed that another ''Riverdale'' spin-off was in development at The CW. He said that the series would be "very different from ''Riverdale''" and that it would be produced "in [the 2018β19] development cycle."<ref name="DeadlineTCAAug2018">{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/riverdale-ep-on-season-3-reveals-a-very-different-spinoff-thats-in-the-works-sabrina-tca-1202440759/ |title='Riverdale' EP On Season 3 Reveals, "A Very Different" Spinoff In The Works & 'Sabrina' β TCA |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 6, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018 |archive-date=August 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824220416/https://deadline.com/2018/08/riverdale-ep-on-season-3-reveals-a-very-different-spinoff-thats-in-the-works-sabrina-tca-1202440759/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By January 2019, The CW issued a pilot order for the series stating that the plot will: "[follow] the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters β including fashion legend-to-be [[Katy Keene]] β as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. This musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/riverdale-spinoff-katy-keene-jane-the-novela-spinoffs-nancy-drew-the-lost-boys-the-cw-pilot-orders-1202540608/ |title='Riverdale' & 'Jane' Spinoffs, 'Nancy Drew' & 'The Lost Boys' Get the CW Pilot Orders |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 23, 2019 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330194447/https://deadline.com/2019/01/riverdale-spinoff-katy-keene-jane-the-novela-spinoffs-nancy-drew-the-lost-boys-the-cw-pilot-orders-1202540608/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February of the same year, it was announced that [[Ashleigh Murray]], who portrays [[Josie and the Pussycats (comics)#Josie|Josie McCoy]] in ''Riverdale'', had been cast in a lead role for ''Katy Keene'', leading to her exit from the former.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-spinoff-casts-ashleigh-murray-1182655 |title='Riverdale's' Ashleigh Murray Joins 'Katy Keene' Spinoff |last=Porter |first=Rick |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 4, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-date=February 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205050809/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/riverdale-spinoff-casts-ashleigh-murray-1182655 |url-status=live }}</ref> By August 2019, Michael Grassi announced that there is a crossover between ''Riverdale'' and ''Katy Keene'' being developed.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/katy-keene-riverdale-crossover-the-cw-1202660980/|title='Katy Keene': EP Michael Grassi Confirms 'Riverdale' Crossover Plans β TCA|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Peter|last=White|date=August 4, 2019|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804191925/https://deadline.com/2019/08/katy-keene-riverdale-crossover-the-cw-1202660980/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[List of Riverdale episodes#ep69|crossover episode]] aired on February 5, 2020.<ref name="KatyKeeneCrossover">{{Cite magazine|url=https://tvline.com/2019/12/04/riverdale-katy-keene-crossover-lucy-hale-veronica-season-4/|title=Riverdale: Lucy Hale to Get a Visit From Veronica in Katy Keene Crossover|first1=Dave|last1=Nemetz|magazine=[[TVLine]]|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2021|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228092410/https://tvline.com/2019/12/04/riverdale-katy-keene-crossover-lucy-hale-veronica-season-4/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20200117cw07/|title=Listings - RIVERDALE on The CW | TheFutonCritic.com|website=thefutoncritic.com|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
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