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Riverdale Season 7 Eps. 17/18 Preview: Ashleigh Murray & A New Mystery

Ashleigh Murray returns and a new mystery arises in the following preview images for The CW's Riverdale Season 7 Episodes 17 & 18.


Even though the long-running The CW series inches closer to its finale, there are still a ton of things to look forward to (and some serious questions that need to be answered) as Riverdale nears the end of its run. With next week's S07E17: "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat" (Kevin Rodney Sullivan directed the episode written by Ariana Jackson & Evan Kyle), we see that Ashleigh Murray's Josie McCoy is set to return. Well, 1950s version, at least… And following that, we have S07E18: "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For A Better Tomorrow," which brings a new mystery to Riverdale – but could it lead to an even bigger reveal that even Jughead (Cole Sprouse) realizes…

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Riverdale Season 7 Eps 17 & 18 Previews: Images, Overviews & Trailers

Riverdale Season 7 Episode 17 "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat": TAKING THE TOWN BY STORM — Betty (Lili Reinhart) enlists help from Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) and Toni (Vanessa Morgan) after deciding she's going to publish her own book. Veronica (Camila Mendes), Kevin (Casey Cott), and Clay (guest star Karl Walcott) host Hollywood movie star Josie McCoy (guest star Ashleigh Murray), who is in town to screen her latest film. Finally, Archie's (KJ Apa) attempt to take his poetry to the next level doesn't go as planned. Kevin Rodney Sullivan directed the episode written by Ariana Jackson & Evan Kyle.

Riverdale Season 7 Episode 18 "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For A Better Tomorrow": COLD WAR PARANOIA – As the gang gets swept up in Cold War paranoia, a new mystery brewing in Riverdale leads Jughead (Cole Sprouse) to suspect it may have ties to a string of suspicious murders in town. Archie (KJ Apa) reconsiders his future after Uncle Frank (guest star Ryan Robbins) gives him a hard time about his poetry writing, and a shocking discovery involving her family shakes Betty (Lili Reinhart) to her core. Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch, Madchen Amick, Casey Cott, Charles Melton, Vanessa Morgan, and Drew Ray Tanner also star. Greg Smith directed the episode written by Ted Sullivan & Greg Murray.

What You Need to Know About Season 7

The seventh season of Riverdale goes where no season has dared to go before — the 1950s! Picking up where last season ended, Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse) finds himself trapped in the 1950s. He has no idea how he got there nor how to get back to the present. His friends are no help, as they are living seemingly authentic lives, similar to their classic Archie Comics counterparts, unaware that they've ever been anywhere but the 1950s.

Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) is the classic all-American teen, coming of age, getting into trouble, and learning life lessons; Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) is the girl next door, starting to question everything about her perfect life—including her controlling mother Alice (Madchen Amick); Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) is a Hollywood starlet who moved to Riverdale under mysterious circumstances; Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) is the Queen Bee with a withering wit and a secret longing; Toni Topaz (Vanessa Morgan) is an activist fighting for the Black students of recently integrated Riverdale High; Kevin Keller (Casey Cott) is a "square" crooner wrestling with his sexual identity; Reggie Mantle (Charles Melton) is a basketball star from farm country; and Fangs Fogarty (Drew Ray Tanner) is a greaser who's destined to be an Elvis-type star.

It isn't until Jughead is visited by Tabitha Tate (Erinn Westbrook) — Riverdale's Guardian Angel — that he learns the cosmic truth about their predicament. Will Jughead and the gang be able to return to the present? Or will our characters be trapped in the 1950's forever? And, if so…is that such a bad thing?


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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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