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Riverdale – Season 1, Episode 1 Chapter One: The River's Edge

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Riverdale reels from the tragic death of Jason Blossom, a high school student; new student Veronica Lodge arrives in town; Cheryl Blossom stirs up trouble among the others while keeping a few secrets of her own.
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Riverdale — Season 1, Episode 1

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"Chapter One" starts off with a bang, but who pulled the trigger?

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Ben Philippe Observer 11/03/2017
There are enough pieces for Riverdale to pass the midtown replacement test - even if the pilot perhaps killed the wrong ginger boy. Go to Full Review Angelica Jade Bastién Refinery29 08/16/2017
Riverdale, CW's bold reimagining of the long running Archie comics, brings all the contradictory, lurid aspects of adolescence to the surface with a dark edge. Go to Full Review LaToya Ferguson AV Club 04/20/2017
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Knowledge of previous teen dramas certainly makes Riverdale feel more complete, but outside of that, Riverdale succeeds just by being different from The CW's current programming and even Freeform's or MTV's. Go to Full Review Sydney Bucksbaum Mashable 04/19/2018
The CW's version of the bratty, elitist rich girl from the comics is that [Camila] Mendes has been given the green light to fully humanize Veronica. Where she was once evil and manipulative in the comics, now she's empathetic. Go to Full Review Albert Ching CBR 12/12/2017
"Riverdale" manages to do some surprising things with these characters. Go to Full Review Gavia Baker-Whitelaw The Daily Dot 09/07/2017
It may be a gritty reboot, but it's not actually subverting anything. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Riverdale reels from the tragic death of Jason Blossom, a high school student; new student Veronica Lodge arrives in town; Cheryl Blossom stirs up trouble among the others while keeping a few secrets of her own.
Director
Lee Toland Krieger
Executive Producer
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater
Screenwriter
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (D|L|V)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 26, 2017
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