{"id":4542,"date":"2026-07-20T16:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:08:04","slug":"afterlife-with-archie-series-from-riverdale-team-greenlit-at-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4542","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Afterlife With Archie\u2019 Series From \u2018Riverdale\u2019 Team Greenlit at Disney+"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nDisney+ has ordered the series version of the \u201cAfterlife With Archie\u201d comics, <em>Variety<\/em> has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4540\">\u2018A Different World\u2019 Sequel Series Drops First Look at New Generation of Hillman Students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe show was originally reported to be in development at the streamer in 2025 with a script-to-series commitment. Disney is slating the series for a potential launch around Halloween 2027. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs previously reported, the show is based on the comic book series from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla. The logline states, \u201cWhen a supernatural spell from a certain teen-witch backfires, unleashing an army of the possessed dead upon Riverdale, Archie and his friends must fight to stay alive, testing the friendships, romances, and loyalties that have always held them together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAguirre-Sacasa wrote the script and serves as executive producer via Muckle Man Productions. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman of Berlanti Productions also executive produce, along with Jon Goldwater of Archie Comics Studios and Jimmy Gibbons of Muckle Man. Warner Bros. Television, where both Berlanti Productions and Muckle Man are under overall deals, is the studio. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201c\u2018Afterlife With Archie\u2019 has always been about more than just zombies \u2014 it\u2019s about the friendships, loyalty and humanity that make Riverdale worth fighting for,\u201d said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Kids &amp; Family. \u201cRoberto, Greg, Sarah and Jon have such a deep appreciation for these characters, and they\u2019ve built something that\u2019s equal parts thrilling and heartfelt. Fans are going to fall hard for this new version of the gang \u2026 and maybe scream a little too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAguirre-Sacasa is repped by WME and Sloane Offer. Berlanti and Schechter are repped by CAA, as is  Goldwater.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAguirre-Sacasa and Berlanti previously collaborated on the series \u201cRiverdale,\u201d which served as a dark reimagining of the Archie comics rife with murder, mystery, and jingle jangle. The show aired for seven seasons on The CW and remained highly popular throughout its run.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4538\">\u2018The Odyssey\u2019: Ranking Every Performance in Christopher Nolan\u2019s Film From Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe are so happy to reunite with Roberto on this exciting series that takes us back into the Riverdale world that we so love, and we are thankful to Disney+ and WBTV for giving us the opportunity to revisit some of our favorite characters in a unique and thrilling way,\u201d Berlanti and Schechter added. \u201cA special thank you to Jon Goldwater for letting us continue to play within the beloved \u2018Archie\u2019 universe and trusting us to bring Archie\u2019s various stories to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn addition to his work on \u201cRiverdale,\u201d Aguirre-Sacasa serves as chief creative officer for Archie Comics. He and Robert Hack also created the comics \u201cChilling Adventures of Sabrina,\u201d which Aguirre-Sacasa developed into a Netflix series that aired for two seasons. He and Michael Grassi developed the \u201cRiverdale\u201d spinoff Katy Keene as well. Berlanti Productions and WBTV produced all of the shows.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe world of \u2018Archie\u2019 and Riverdale is the gift that keeps on giving. To bring Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa\u2019s incredible story to life with our partners at Berlanti Productions, Archie Comics and Disney+ is a thrill for all of us at WBTVG,\u201d said Channing Dungey, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD US Networks.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThis was the comic book that started it all. Before there was a \u2018Riverdale,\u2019 before there was a \u2018Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,\u2019 there was \u2018Afterlife With Archie,\u2019 which I collaborated on with the best horror artist in the business, Francesco Francavilla,\u201d said Aguirre-Sacasa. \u201cGetting to turn \u2018Afterlife\u2019 into a TV series for the amazing team at Disney+ with our incredible partners at Berlanti Productions, WB and, of course, Jon (Goldwater) and his \u2018Archie\u2019 family is truly a full-circle moment \u2014 and the ultimate dream project for me. Time to say a prayer for Archie, Betty, Veronica and the whole gang, \u2018cause THE ZOMBIES ARE COMING!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI am absolutely thrilled to see the iconic \u2018Afterlife With Archie\u2019 come to life; this is a series that has meant so much to me since the first comic issue came out years ago,\u201d added Goldwater. \u201cThis was a series always destined for live-action and finally getting the chance to make that happen is like a dream come true. Not only that, getting back in the saddle to work once more with Roberto, Greg and Sarah truly feels like a homecoming. 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