Riverdale - KJ Apa Cast as Archie, Ashleigh Murray as Josie & Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom in CW Pilot *Updated*

Update 2: Deadline has announced casting for Cheryl Blossom.

Riverdale, the CW pilot based on the Archie Comics characters, has added a villain to its ranks, casting Madelaine Petsch as ginger bombshell Cheryl Blossom.

Petsch’s Cheryl Blossom is rich, entitled and never accountable. A manipulative mean girl who kills with kindness, she recently lost her twin brother in a mysterious accident.

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Deadline

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Riverdale - Luke Perry Cast as Archie's Father in Co-Starring Role

EXCLUSIVE: After a four-month worldwide talent search, 18-year-old New Zealand-born actor KJ Apa has been cast as Archie Andrews in Riverdale, the CW pilot from producer Greg Berlanti. Also cast in the pilot, based on the Archie Comics characters, is Ashleigh Murray as Josie of Josie and the Pussycats fame.

Apa’s Archie Andrews is an intense, conflicted teen, a boyish high school sophomore who got pumped up over the summer working construction and is now juggling the interest of several girls, as well as trying to balance his passion for writing and performing music — against the wishes of his father and his football coach.

Murray’s Josie is a gorgeous, snooty and ambitious girl who is the lead singer for popular band Josie and the Pussycats. She has zero interest in recording any songs written by fellow teen Archie.

While the search for a young actor to play Archie went on for months, I hear Apa only auditioned on Friday, landing the role just days later. He just wrapped A Dog’s Purpose, directed by Lasse Hallstrom and produced by Steven Spielberg. Apa is repped by WME, Luber Roklin Entertainment and Australia’s Red 11 Management.

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Deadline