Looks like Riverdale will soon have bigger problems than just Jingle-Jangle and the Gargoyle King. Disney+ is developing a new hour-long horror series based on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla ‘s zombie comic Afterlife With Archie.
According to Deadline , which first reported the news, the project has received a script-to-series commitment and comes from Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti ‘s Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television, where both Aguirre-Sacasa and Berlanti are under overall deals.
First published in 2013, Afterlife with Archie reimagines the classic comic book as Riverdale is suddenly overrun by the living dead. The chaos begins after Sabrina the Teenage Witch attempts to resurrect Jughead Jones’ dog, Hotdog, who returns as a zombie and bites