Disney+ developing Riverdale zombie show 'Afterlife with Archie'

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa actually developed the original comic book series the show will be based on, which is fairly rare. Only ten issues of the comic were published, so chances are the show goes way beyond what the comics did. Riverdale was a big success for the CW, running for seven seasons. The show started out as a fairly normal “modern” reinvention of classic Archie characters. But by the end of its run, it went in many bizarre directions. But they never did zombies. Although Riverdale only ended in 2023, Afterlife with Archie will almost certainly feature new actors as Archie and friends.

This is the first comic-book-based property Disney+ is developing not based on a comic they own, like their Marvel series. Warner Bros. Television is developing this for Disney+, not HBO Max, which is also unusual. Sabrina Spellman also appeared in the Afterlife with Archie comics. So it’s possible we may get a new version of the iconic teenage witch as well. There was an entire Archie horror line about a decade ago, including Vamperonica, which, as you probably guessed, featured Veronica as a vampire. Could we see that play out as well in Afterlife with Archie? We’ll have to wait and see, when/if Afterlife with Archie makes it to Disney+.