‘Afterlife with Archie’ Will Rise From the Grave on Disney+

The Archie gang has at all times had their points, however now, they’ll battle the undead on Disney+. The streamer has simply given a script-to-series dedication to Afterlife With Archie, a one-hour drama sequence based mostly on the comedian books by author Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Francesco Francavilla.

Deadline broke the information, which was heavily rumored earlier this summer season. The comedian, which debuted in 2013, reimagines the city of Riverdale as the center of a zombie apocalypse. So, you get all of the traditional Riverdale characters—Archie, Veronica, Betty, Jughead—as you understand them, however they must kill zombies. Back when it was released, we referred to as it “extra Strolling Lifeless than Scooby Doo, however with out Strolling Lifeless‘s ugly have to continuously outdo its personal violence.” Which is what offers it simply the appropriate edge for Disney+.

And, in fact, it’s coming from the appropriate group. Although Aguirre-Sacasa helped create the comedian, he’s additionally recognized for showrunning Riverdale, the hit angsty model of Archie that ran for a number of seasons and created stars out of its younger solid. He’s additionally joined as a producer by Greg Berlanti and his group, who’re additionally very acquainted with mixing comics and teenage drama because of their work on Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, DC reveals within the Arrowverse, and a lot extra.

The information comes on the heels of one other gifted group, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, working on this planet of Archie Comics on the big screen over at Common. Which means we would get a conventional Archie film in theaters, and the identical characters swinging baseball bats at heads on Disney+. Which sounds enjoyable, but additionally, are audiences this occupied with Archie? Certain, it’s recognizable and half of popular culture, however is it nonetheless that related and thrilling? I suppose we’ll discover out.

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