ARCHIE ANDREWS | A high school sophomore, the redhead is still boyishly handsome but pumped and looking good after working construction for his dad during the summer. Archie is grappling with heavy issues and juggling the interest of several girls while discovering his passion for writing and performing music against his
father
and his football coachs better wishes. Oh, and hes harboring more than one dark, terrible secret.
BETTY COOPER | The blonde and pretty sophomore is described as having some self-esteem issues and affinity for Adderall. Eager-to-please, wholesome and studious, Betty has a super-crush on her longtime best bud, Archie. But tired of being the perfect everything, she turns to her new friend, Veronica, for life advice. Betty has an emotionally brittle mom, a goth-like sister and a coveted spot on the cheerleading squad though with certain conditions
.
VERONICA LODGE | Producers are aiming to ideally cast a Latina as this silver-tongued stunner, who has just returned to Riverdale from New York following a scandal which resulted in her father going to prison. Extremely intelligent, self-confident and immediately popular, Veronica is eager to reinvent herself from Mean Girl to caring friend.
JUGHEAD JONES | A hearing-impaired actor is being sought to play Jughead as an emo-heartthrob. The lanky lad is Archies former best friend, seeing as the two still are smarting from a rift that took place between them. Angry, but with a philosophical bent, Jughead refuses to take the olive branch being proffered by Archie, the hurt goes that deep.
