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Disney+ has officially handed out a green light to “Afterlife with Archie,” a live-action hourlong drama series based on the best-selling Archie comic book series by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla.

HomeBreaking NewsAfterlife with Archie Series Ordered at Disney+ From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Disney+ has greenlit a television adaptation of AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, the horror comic book series created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Francesco Francavilla, with the series set to debut in October 2027. Produced by Warner Bros. Television, the show will be executive produced by Aguirre-Sacasa and Greg Berlanti, along with Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman,…

Here’s what Afterlife with Archie creators Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla had to share about the Disney+ series news.

July 21 (UPI) — Former Riverdale show-runner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is working on a new live-action series called Afterlife with Archie.

Afterlife with Archie has been given the green light to be made into a series that will stream on Disney+. The popular comic book series from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle) will be adapted for television and released by Halloween 2027. Along with announcing this new live-action series, a…

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Disney+ is officially bringing Archie Andrews back to life: the streamer has given a series order to “Afterlife with Archie,” a live-action show based on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla’s comic book series of the same name, TVLine has learned. “Afterlife with Archie” will premiere around Halloween 2027.

Disney+ has given a green light for a series adaptation of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla’s Afterlife with Archie.

The Archie franchise has lasted more than eight decades by doing what many companies struggle with: evolving for new audiences without losing the identity that made it successful.