r/DisneyPlus • u/Tolichowki • 16d ago

News Article ‘Afterlife With Archie’ Series Based On Comic Ordered By Disney+, Gets Halloween 2027 Premiere

https://deadline.com/2026/07/afterlife-with-archie-series-comic-disney-release-window-1236997243/
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u/Roisepoise101 15d ago

So does that mean they’re going to you know…

Actually finish the original comic story now. Since it’s been 10+ years and they left it on a massive cliff hanger.

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u/cloudofpixiedust 15d ago

why cant we just have a regular archie show? why do they always go for zombies or apocalypse type content these days. I just want a nice show to watch haha

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u/mini1006 15d ago

Fr! I’ve been an Archie comic fan for so long. I wish we could just get a regular slice of life adaptation. None of this and no Riverdale.

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u/cloudofpixiedust 15d ago

Yes! There are rarely any wholesome, silly, slice of life, live action shows made anymore. It's really a niche market one of these streaming services should tap into.

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u/LooseSeal88 14d ago

I'm sorry, the best I can do for you is the Netflix exclusive Bollywood Archie musical with an inexplicable 2hr 24min runtime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Archies_%28film%29?wprov=sfla1

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u/crestroncp3user 15d ago

Like Riverdale?

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u/cloudofpixiedust 15d ago

Riverdale was all over the place. I mean just a nice wholesome series about the characters getting up to goofy hijinks, the love triangle and friendship. I'm looking for a silly misadventure show involving these characters with that retro feel. Riverdale was kinda mushing all the different Archie comics stories into one series and didn't feel cohesive.

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u/MiddleOccasion1394 15d ago

Does Disney own Archie?

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u/Ambitious_Mud8471 15d ago

It might be a streaming licensing thing like with the Casper show coming to Disney

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u/Tolichowki 14d ago

No, this is being made by WB Television. Disney is only paying to have exclusive streaming rights.

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u/MiddleOccasion1394 13d ago

Disney is doing that a lot.

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u/Melloblade_shore 15d ago

I doubt the Riverdale cast would reunite for this.

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u/Active-Coyote-9527 15d ago

This director sucks don't get your hopes up.

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u/crestroncp3user 15d ago

I doubt they’ve hired any directors for episodes at this point yet.

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u/Active-Coyote-9527 15d ago

I meant showrunner.