Riverdale boss Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has opened up about his thoughts on the series’ cancellation at the CW and what we can expect from what looks set to be an epic finale.
The popular teen drama was recently cancelled by The CW, with its seventh season confirmed to be the last.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Aguirre-Sacasa – whose new show Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin debuts in the US on Thursday (July 28) – talked about the “bittersweet” feeling of ending Riverdale.
“Honestly, I feel like… you know, we’ll have had seven seasons. Truly, I think it was bittersweet. I think we were all anticipating it, we thought that seven would be it,” he said.
“When the call came, it definitely was bittersweet and there was a sadness. But, I don’t think anyone ever imagined a show based on the Archie comic book characters, that was dark and twisted, would last nearly as long as it did, and resonate with an audience. So I feel good.”
He also teased a little about what we can expect to see in season 7, saying that fans will get a sense of where things will be heading by the end of season 6.
“I feel grateful that we have one more year to kind of wrap up the series the way we want to. We’ve got a very big idea for the last season that will become clear after the season six finale,” he said.
We know that a spin-off centred on new Archie Comics character Jake Chang, a 16-year-old private investigator, is in the works. But what about any other potential spin-offs?
“We’re talking about things!” the showrunner laughed. “We’ve been talking about things… but that’s all I’ll say.”
Elsewhere, Aguirre-Sacasa reflected on what this show has meant for him, saying that it has changed his life and career.
“I think we’re feeling good and we’re feeling grateful and I think for a lot of us, this show changed our lives,” he said.
“It changed my life. It changed my career. I think for some of the actors they’ve been acting for a long time. For some of them, it was their first show. So I think we’ve gone through a huge experience with that show and I’m feeling grateful about it. Very grateful about it.”
Riverdale airs on The CW in the US and will end with season 7. In the UK, you can stream via Netflix.
Source: digitalspy.com