Riverdale Season 6 Trailer Teases Spooky ‘Rivervale’ Event, Sabrina’s Arrival… and a Possessed Betty?!
It won’t air in time for Halloween, but the new season of Riverdale looks to be even spookier than usual, if a new teaser is to be believed.
The teaser — which you can watch above — sets up the five-episode event that kicks off Season 6, dubbed “Rivervale” and premiering Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 9/8c. Cheryl is getting even weirder, overseeing a cult of young female followers who all clutch little voodoo dolls and declaring: “We must return to the old ways.” (Remember, she just learned that her ancestor Abigail was burned at the stake and is seeking revenge against Archie, Betty and Jughead.) Toni chases an ornately dressed, Miss Havisham-looking figure out of the high school with an axe, while Veronica faces off with a guy claiming to be the devil… and he looks pretty devilish to us.
But wait, what’s up with Betty? She mounts Archie and tells him, “There’s nothing more that I want than to have your baby” (!!!)… but later, we see her covered in blood and participating in a seance with Cheryl before beckoning Archie to join her on a sacramental altar. Could she be possessed by the spirit of a Blossom ancestor? Oh, and resident witch Sabrina Spellman (played once again by Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Kiernan Shipka) shows up, just to make everything even more supernatural. (“Look what the black cat dragged in,” Cheryl chirps.)
Press PLAY above for a sneak peek at the Riverdale event — warning: it’s a lot — and then drop your thoughts in a comment below… once you pick your jaw up off the ground.
All Hail Sabrina! Enough said.
So is the show finally leading into the supernatural? Maybe I’ll start watching again if so
It should have embraced the Supernatural a long time ago. So glad Sabrina is back. How do you think she’s come back. Any theories?
Maybe it’s an alternate reality / timeline that is colliding with this one.
Sabrina’s timeline has always been years ahead of Riverdales.So her beint on Riverdale would occur before her death .
What an unwatchable mess this has become.
Then don’t watch it.
For tv shows the first season is usually the best or the worst of the series, in this case it’s the former and a roller coaster ride down since.
Any theories on how Sabrina could have come back?
Since they said she’s gonna appear for just one episode I’m guessing she gets summoned by Cheryl as a ghost or something like that. I really hope they wont ruin the show’s legacy by making the plot go on without all the main characters from Sabrima (I’m really hoping this is gonna lead to the rumored HBO Max revival!)
We already know basically. The final scene of Part 4 was going to be Zelda announcing her intention of “rescuing” Sabrina. They planned on a p4 so it’s most likely that part 5 would’ve resolved that in a single episode. When Netflix canceled the show, they removed the final scene.
So this is just sometime after they rescued Sabrina from being dead. We’ll get to see how in Occult World of Sabrina when that comic is released.
*planned on p5
I’m glad the show has finally embraced what it’s been leading up to for the past few seasons. Between the Farm and Griffins & Gargoyles, the show has always veered into cult and supernatural territory. But now they’re going full tilt in that direction, and with Sabrina to boot! I really like the path the show has taken now that the core group are adults and not shackled to their parents or high school drama anymore. Really looking forward to this season!
I’m glad that the show has embraced the supernatural finally, something it should have done from the very first season. Hopefully, this won’t be the last we see of our beloved teen witch Sabrina on “Riverdale” either She’s just too good of a character. Here’s hoping that this is the first of many crossovers to come. I also hope the other characters from Sabrina make guest spots as well.
By the looks of things Sabrina is coming and be damned everything thats come before on her show which is a shame. As I doubt they are going to spend the time explaining how they resurrected a dead witch from Heaven.
It should be dubbed the Chilling Adventures of Riverdale, uh Rivervale!
I’ve never watched Rivervale before, but I’m looking forward to it.
I never liked this version of Sabrina , the actress played her too cocky and full of hersel
This looks very interesting and fun. Definitely in the horror realm. Excited! Also so stoked for Archie and Betty’s (Barchie) relationship. Their chemistry! Been waiting for them for five seasons. It’s their time. Finally! (: