Riverdale is a TV series that aired on The CW from January 26, 2017 to August 23, 2023 for seven seasons. It is based on characters from Archie Comics.
Guest Characters
Characters | From | Date | Episode | Crossover Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Marlin | January 22, 2020 | S04E10: “Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues” | A | |
K.O. Kelly | January 20, 2021 | S05E01: “Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax” | A | |
Bernardo Bixby | March 10, 2021 | S05E07: “Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky” | A | |
Josie McCoy | September 8, 2021 | S05E15: “Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats” | A | |
Sabrina Spellman | December 7, 2021 | S06E04: “Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)” | A* | |
K.O. Kelly | April 17, 2022 | S06E10: “Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes” | A | |
Sabrina Spellman | July 10, 2022 | S06E19: “Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale” | A | |
Josie McCoy | August 2, 2023 | S07E17: “Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat” | A |
(Note: The Sabrina Spellman who appears in “The Witching Hour(s)” is part of a pocket dimension/alternate universe and may not be the same “character” as the one from Chilling Adventures.
It should be noted that before the shows crossed over properly, Chilling Adventures showed Archie Comics merchandise and Riverdale showed a Sabrina comic book, indicating that they were both fictional entities within each other.
I am listing Josie McCoy’s post-Katy Keene appearances as “crossovers” despite the fact that she originated from Riverdale.)
Outgoing Crossovers
Characters | Guest On | Date | Episode | Crossover Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Button | October 26, 2018 | S01E07: “Chapter Seven: Feast of Feasts” | A* | |
Kevin Keller | April 23, 2020 | S01E10: “Chapter Ten: Gloria” | A | |
Hiram Lodge | May 14, 2020 | S01E13: “Chapter Thirteen: Come Together” | A |
(Note: Netflix delineates Chilling Adventures of Sabrina into two seasons that each have two “parts” (likely to avoid paying higher salaries/residuals). I will be using the common parlance used on IMDb, fan wikis, and reviews which calls each part a “season”.
Technically, Ben Button from Riverdale was already dead when he showed up on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina with no explanation. However, in the heightened soap opera world of the various shows connected to Riverdale, people have faked their deaths and returned. Also, resurrections through both super-science and magic are possible.)
Spinoffs & Outgoing Cast
Characters | New Show | Date | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
Josie McCoy, Katy Keene | February 6, 2020 | "Chapter One: Once Upon a Time in New York" |
(Note: Katy Keene first appeared in the Riverdale episode “Men of Honor” the day before the premiere of her own show, which makes it functionally an early crossover rather than a backdoor pilot. However, from a technical standpoint I will call her a Riverdale character who spun off.
The Ginger Lopez who appears in Katy Keene is unrelated to the Ginger Lopez who appears in Riverdale outside of being named after the same comic character.)