The post-Christmas rush is an interesting period to follow in Hollywood. After the initial craziness of the fall premiere season, and the beginning of the cancellations (why are you not watching Agent Carter, btw?), the networks start to plan out their pilots for the next calendar year.
Today it was announced that the CW had finally (they are the last of the networks) announced the beginning of their initial pilot pickups. In an interesting move, the young adult targeted network has announced that they are ordering a pilot for Riverdale, which is being billed as a live-action, modern day take on the Archie Andrews comic series.
Entertainment website, TVLine reports that the series comes from Executive Producer Greg Berlanti. Berlanti currently reins as the King of the CW, with successful two successful series' (Arrow and The Flash) making up a large percentage of the networks current success. The script comes from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who is currently a consulting producer on the CBS half-hour series Supergirl. He has also worked on long-running dramas Glee and Big Love. Aguirre- Sacasa also has a lengthy string of success working for Marvel comics throughout the early 2000’s.
TVLine has posted a reported breakdown (including the modernized development) of the characters here. The pilot will reportedly feature the four leads we are familiar with: Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica. According to the report, the script will incorporate a certain focus on the once idyllic small-town Riverdale as a town where “secrets, intrigue and scandal abound.” Archie comics meets Twin Peaks, perhaps?
There have been very few live action interpretations of the incredibly long-running comic book series. The series ran for ten years on the radio from 1943-1953, with popular voice actor Bob Hastings playing the titular part for much of the run. In the 75 history of the comic book series, there have been a number of animated series attempts, as well as a few filmed appearances.
Keep in mind, this is simply a pilot pick-up, so there’s no telling if the script will actually be ordered to series. The CW, while a small network manages to have a very high success rate with the consistent stable of shows they have kept on the air for much of the last decade. Shows like Supernatural and Arrow are going no where for the foreseeable future, so the network has plenty of leeway in developing new series.
Alright... looking at the stable of young actors currently in Hollywood. Who would you cast?
Today it was announced that the CW had finally (they are the last of the networks) announced the beginning of their initial pilot pickups. In an interesting move, the young adult targeted network has announced that they are ordering a pilot for Riverdale, which is being billed as a live-action, modern day take on the Archie Andrews comic series.Entertainment website, TVLine reports that the series comes from Executive Producer Greg Berlanti. Berlanti currently reins as the King of the CW, with successful two successful series' (Arrow and The Flash) making up a large percentage of the networks current success. The script comes from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who is currently a consulting producer on the CBS half-hour series Supergirl. He has also worked on long-running dramas Glee and Big Love. Aguirre- Sacasa also has a lengthy string of success working for Marvel comics throughout the early 2000’s.
TVLine has posted a reported breakdown (including the modernized development) of the characters here. The pilot will reportedly feature the four leads we are familiar with: Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica. According to the report, the script will incorporate a certain focus on the once idyllic small-town Riverdale as a town where “secrets, intrigue and scandal abound.” Archie comics meets Twin Peaks, perhaps?
Keep in mind, this is simply a pilot pick-up, so there’s no telling if the script will actually be ordered to series. The CW, while a small network manages to have a very high success rate with the consistent stable of shows they have kept on the air for much of the last decade. Shows like Supernatural and Arrow are going no where for the foreseeable future, so the network has plenty of leeway in developing new series.
Alright... looking at the stable of young actors currently in Hollywood. Who would you cast?
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