Riverdale started in 2017. It is based on Archie Comics. Picture a small town full of high school drama. Love, friendship and a sprinkle of mystery. KJ Apa, Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart star in it. The show is a cultural sensation. Fans everywhere love it. It has dark plots and trendy fashion. Who knew teenage angst could look so good?

Meet the characters from Riverdale

Veronica Lodge

Veronica is the kind of polished, take-no-nonsense powerhouse who always looks like she stepped out of a glossy magazine but will absolutely kick you under the boardroom table if needed. Business-savvy, fiercely loyal to her chosen circle, and secretly a sucker for melodrama even though she pretends not to be — she’s slick, strategic, and somehow warm if you’re allowed in. She obsesses over details (lipstick shades catalogued like tax records) yet will randomly buy a neon diner burger at 2 a.m. and claim it’s “research” — honestly, she collects vintage napkins? I think? Doesn’t matter, she’s utterly uncompromising and endlessly fascinating. Confident, complicated, a little mysterious, and occasionally chaotic in the best possible way.

Cheryl Blossom

Cheryl is pure, delicious, dramatic fire — rich, thorny, and impossible to look away from, like a rose with a snarl. She’s theatrical and rule-breaking, dresses like she’s staging a permanent coronation, and also has this bruised, wildly loyal core that sneaks out when you least expect it. She hoards red scarves and talks to her plants (seriously, the orchids have names) and will eat maple syrup straight from the bottle if no one’s watching, which is both charming and alarming. Equal parts vengeful and tender, she can torch a room with a look and then show up with a ridiculous, heartfelt apology cake the next day. Basically a high-drama hurricane with soft edges — unpredictable, glamorous, and deeply, stubbornly real.