History Trivia / Riverdale

* BillingDisplacement:
** Averted - the main cast members are only credited if they're actually ''in'' an episode.
** Played straight with Josie in Season 1, who was credited as a regular but barely appeared/had a plot, whereas Kevin and Valerie were guests with a much bigger plot.

* FakeMixedRace:
** Toni is revealed to be descended from the Native American tribe who were the inspiration for the Serpents, with full-blooded Oneida {{Creator/Graham Greene|Actor}} playing her grandfather. Vanessa Morgan is of Tanzanian and Scottish descent.
** Inverted with KJ Apa, who is half Samoan, playing Archie, who isn't.

** Inverted with KJ Apa, who is part Samoan, playing Archie, who isn't.

** Reaches an apex beyond an apex when ''all'' the characters are returned to high school in Season 7, despite the cast having aged seven years since the show started.

* TorchTheFranchiseAndRun: [[spoiler:The SeriesFinale ends with everyone dead in 2023, though they're shown having milkshakes at Pop's in what's implied to be a "perpetual high school" afterlife]].

** Camila Mendes (Veronica) is dating Charles Melton (Reggie).

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: At [[https://youtu.be/1oUvO9dzEPM?t=172 2017 WonderCon]], creator and showrunner Creator/RobertoAguirreSacasa stated that, in creating the show, they did not want to do the classic Archie/Betty/Veronica LoveTriangle, but instead one between Archie/Betty/Jughead.

** The producers considered also giving Toni and Fangs [[spoiler:powers]] in [[https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2022/07/31/roberto-aguirre-sacasa-on-what-that-major-cliffhanger-means-for-the-final-season-of-riverdale/ Season 6]], but opted to focus their storylines on [[spoiler:their son, Anthony,]] instead. Toni would’ve had [[spoiler:[[AnIcePerson ice powers]]]]; Fangs, [[spoiler:[[BlowYouAway wind powers]]]].

** The producers considered also giving Toni and Fangs [[spoiler: powers]] in [[https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2022/07/31/roberto-aguirre-sacasa-on-what-that-major-cliffhanger-means-for-the-final-season-of-riverdale/ Season 6]], but opted to focus their storylines on [[spoiler: their son, Anthony,]] instead. Toni would’ve had [[spoiler: [[AnIcePerson ice powers]]]]; Fangs[[spoiler:, [[BlowYouAway wind powers]]]].

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: There was a 1997 Creator/CBC series called ''Riverdale''.
* StarMakingRole: For pretty much the entire teenage cast, bar Cole Sprouse was already well-known for his child roles.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: In the Mexican Spanish dub, Archie and Veronica are voiced by Jose Angel Torres and Annie Rojas, who already worked together in many other dubs as a couple or friends, like [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Saito and Louise]], [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm4 Boruto and Sarada]], [[WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor Elena and Skylar]], etc.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: At [[https://youtu.be/1oUvO9dzEPM?t=172 2017 WonderCon]], creator and showrunner Creator/RobertoAguirreSacasa stated that, in creating the show, they did not want to do the classic Archie/Betty/Veronia LoveTriangle, but instead one between Archie/Betty/Jughead.

* NamesTheSame:
** Betty's mother is named Music/AliceCooper.
** The BlandNameProduct replacement for Amazon that Veronica uses in one episode shares its name - Glamazon - with a few pop culture properties, notably the cheerleading squad on the Creator/RyanMurphy WB teen drama ''Series/{{Popular}}''
*** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'', the name is usually given to members of the "popular girls" clique.
*** "Glamazon" is also a nickname of former WWE wrestler and Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.

** Special mention to Cole because people love to point out that he's already played a high schooler ''10 years prior'' to the show existing.

** The BlandNameProduct replacement for Amazon that Veronica uses in one episode shares its name - Glamazon - with a few pop culture properties, notably the cheerleading squad on the Creator/RyanMurphy WB teen drama Series/{{Popular}}

** The BlandNameProduct replacement for Amazon that Veronica uses in one episode shares its name-Glamazon-with the name usually given to members of the "popular girls" clique in ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}''.
** "Glamazon" was also a nickname of former WWE wrestler and Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.

** The producers considered also giving Toni and Fangs [[spoiler: powers]] in [[https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2022/07/31/roberto-aguirre-sacasa-on-what-that-major-cliffhanger-means-for-the-final-season-of-riverdale/ Season 6]], but opted to focus their storylines on [[spoiler: their son, Anthony,]] instead. Toni would’ve had [[spoiler: ice powers]]; Fangs[[spoiler:, wind powers]].

** Un a 2022 Paleyfest interview, KJ Apa confirms that Archie and Betty were each other's [[TheOneThatGotAway long lost loves]] that finally got their chance in Season 6.

** A similar strategy was taken during Season 2 by the writers regarding the identity of the Black Hood, with several [[RedHerring Red Herrings]] being written into the show to keep it ambiguous and avoid fans figuring it out ahead of TheReveal.

* WordOfDante:

* WordOfSaintPaul: In a 2022 Paleyfest interview, KJ Apa confirms that Archie and Betty were each other's [[TheOneThatGotAway long lost loves]] that finally got their chance in Season 6.

** Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse--who play Betty and Jughead, the longest-lasting OfficialCouple of the show--dated in real life until August 2020, where Sprouse confirmed they broke up.

** Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse--who play Betty and Jughead, the longest-lasting OfficialCouple of the show--dated in real life.

* FanNickname:
** Referring to Reggie as "Asian-Dude-Bro Reggie" has become viral thanks to WebVideo/AndreTheBlackNerd referring to him as such in several reviews.
** The entire show itself is sometimes referred to as "[[HotterAndSexier Archie Fucks]]" by both fans and detractors alike to the high amount of sexual content in the series.
** "The Sex Bunker" has made the rounds since Season 3, in which Dilton’s bunker was introduced. Although it’s been used for various things, pretty much every OfficialCouple in the series has slept together in it, giving it its name.
** Cheryl is referred as Cheryl "Firestarter" Blossom now that she can vaporizing people with her mind. The fans were inspired by Stephen King's novel, ''Literature/{{Firestarter}}'', where the main character can ignite fire by thinking of it, which is something Cheryl does it too.