‘Afterlife With Archie’ Series From ‘Riverdale’ Team Greenlit at Disney+

Jul 20, 2026 9:00am PT ‘Afterlife With Archie’ Series From ‘Riverdale’ Team Greenlit at Disney+

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Disney+ has ordered the series version of the “Afterlife With Archie” comics, Variety has learned.

The 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.

As previously reported, the show is based on the comic book series from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla. The logline states, “When 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.”