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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa addresses whether The CW drama will adapt ‘Afterlife with Archie.’
IsRiverdalepulling a page out ofThe Walking Deads handbook?
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But she accidentally turns Hot Dog into a zombie that bites Jughead, thus starting a zombie plague.
So, what are the hints for this story potentially coming to life on the small screen?
(See above.)
Oh, and theres also the tiny detail thatRiverdaleshowrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa actually wroteAfterlife with Archie.
Theres a chance that happens, says Aguirre-Sacasa, who admits Easter eggs were intentionally includedthis season.
Afterlifeor not, there will definitely be a big genre element to season 2, he says.
Its going to make people go, Theyre not really doing that, are they?
Yes, yes they are.
But will they really do zombies?
Heres our full Q&A with theRiverdaleboss.
That was an idea that everyone was passionate about.
So what youre saying is theres a chance.Theres a chance that happens.
How do you think that would change the show?
I was like, Wait!
Yeah, we can.
In my mind, the mythology is this: Riverdale is a non-magical grounded town with weird stuff happening.
On one side of the river, theres no magic, theres no supernatural thats where Riverdale is.
Were you then planting these clues intentionally?Yeah.
Do you know what I mean?
So definitely we were doing specific nods.
Its an allusion to Lovecraft and those old gods that are inAfterlife with Archie.
The Easter eggs, and the nods, and the allusions to horror andAfterlife with Archiecontinue throughout the season.
But yeah, were trying to keep the door open to anything being possible on the show.
Hopefully sooner rather than later, there will be something to do with Sabrina.
[Laughs] I love that character and obviously I also writeThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrinacomic book.
Thats where I gravitate toward anyway.
Im more horror than sci-fi.
It wont suddenly just be a coming-of-age drama.
There will definitely be a very strong, bold genre statement.
If season 1 is a murder mystery, it wont necessarily be another murder mystery.
It has probably three or four giant set pieces for us.
And thats what Ill say about that.
Riverdaleairs Thursdays at 9 p.m.
ET on The CW.
