Riverdale
American teen drama television series
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| 2023 | The television series concluded its run after six seasons. |
| 2023 | Riverdale television series concludes after six seasons, marking the end of the teen drama that began in 2017. |
| August 23 2023 | Riverdale concludes its run after seven seasons, ending the teen drama series based on Archie Comics characters. |
| July 5 2023 | Archie the Musical soundtrack released. |
| May 2023 | The CW officially passes on the Jake Chang series, effectively cancelling the planned spin-off. |
| March 29 2023 | The seventh and final season of Riverdale premiered. |
| March 29 2023 | Seventh and final season premiered. |
| 2022 | In the second season of Riverdale (subtitled Summer School), recurring character Greg Mantzoukas reveals he is the cousin of Kevin Keller, further solidifying the connection between Riverdale and Pretty Little Liars series. |
| 2022 | Riverdale received a Saturn Awards nomination for Best Fantasy Television Series. |
| 2022 | In the sixth episode of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, a character named Eddie Lamb references the Radley Sanitarium and Sisters of Quiet Mercy in Riverdale, further establishing the interconnected narrative universe. |
| 2022 | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed that Riverdale and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin are set in the same shared universe, linking the original series, its two spin-offs, and web series. |
| June 12 2022 | American Psycho: The Musical soundtrack released. |
| May 19 2022 | Announcement made that the seventh season would be the series' final season. |
| March 22 2022 | The CW renewed Riverdale for a seventh season. |
| 2021 | The series received a Saturn Awards nomination for Best Action/Thriller Television Series, with Lili Reinhart nominated for Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Superhero Series. |
| October 7 2021 | Kiernan Shipka was announced to reprise her role as Sabrina in Riverdale's sixth season, appearing in an alternative universe called Rivervale and later in the original series continuity. |
| September 30 2021 | WaterTower released the Next to Normal soundtrack |
| September 8 2021 | WaterTower released The Return of the Pussycats soundtrack |
| August 2021 | The CW officially announces the Jake Chang spin-off series, a noir teen mystery drama focused on the character Jake Chang. |
| August 25 2021 | WaterTower Music released the digital compilation of season 5 songs. |
| February 3 2021 | The series was renewed for a sixth season, which was split into two parts. |
| January 22 2021 | Scoring for seasons 3 and 4 released on separate digital albums. |
| January 22 2021 | Digital albums of scoring for seasons 3 and 4 were released. |
| January 20 2021 | Fifth season of Riverdale began. |
| 2020 | Cole Sprouse wins People's Choice Award for The Male TV Star of 2020, and Riverdale wins Drama Show of 2020. |
| September 2020 | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa begins preparing a spin-off series based on the character Jake Chang, a teen prodigy detective. |
| September 2020 | Erinn Westbrook joined the show as a new regular character named Tabitha Tate, the granddaughter of Pop Tate. |
| July 2020 | Riverdale was canceled, with showrunner Sacasa revealing that a potential renewal would have included a proper crossover event with Sabrina. |
| July 2020 | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was canceled, with Sacasa later noting that a crossover would have happened if the series had been renewed. |
| July 2 2020 | Katy Keene is canceled after one season by The CW. |
| May 15 2020 | WaterTower Music released the digital compilation of season 4 songs. |
| April 15 2020 | WaterTower released the Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack from the Riverdale musical episode |
| April 15 2020 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack released. |
| March 11 2020 | Production was suspended for the fourth season due to the coronavirus pandemic after a crew member was exposed to COVID-19. |
| March 11 2020 | Production was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, affecting the completion of the fourth season. |
| February 23 2020 | Announcement was made that Ulrich and Nichols would be leaving the series, though Nichols later decided to stay for season five. |
| February 5 2020 | The crossover episode between Riverdale and Katy Keene airs. |
| January 7 2020 | The series was renewed for a fifth season, which began on January 20, 2021. |
| 2019 | Riverdale wins Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Drama. Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart continue to win Teen Choice Awards for their performances. |
| October 31 2019 | Halloween episode score soundtrack released digitally. |
| October 9 2019 | Fourth season of Riverdale premiered. |
| August 2019 | Michael Grassi announces a planned crossover between Riverdale and Katy Keene. |
| May 17 2019 | WaterTower Music released the digital compilation of season 3 songs. |
| March 21 2019 | WaterTower released the Heathers: The Musical soundtrack. |
| February 2019 | Ashleigh Murray is announced to be leaving Riverdale to take a lead role in Katy Keene. |
| January 2019 | The CW issues a pilot order for Katy Keene, describing it as a musical dramedy following four Archie Comics characters pursuing their dreams in New York City. |
| January 31 2019 | The CW renewed the series for a fourth season, originally planned for 22 episodes but ultimately shortened to 19 due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
| 2018 | The series continues its award success, winning People's Choice Awards for Drama Show of 2018. Cole Sprouse wins Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama TV Actor. |
| November 2018 | Kelly Ripa was cast for a guest role as Hiram Lodge's mistress, and her son Michael Consuelos was cast to play a younger version of Hiram in a flashback episode. |
| October 2018 | Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa expressed hope for a potential crossover between Riverdale and Sabrina, suggesting a standalone film titled Afterlife with Archie. |
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