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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.

If you didn’t already know that the Archie comics have numerous horror spinoffs, includingAfterlife with Archie, you do now, because Deadline reports that Disney+ has ordered a series based on the zombified comic!

Disney+ is officially set to take us back to Riverdale! Nearly a year after reports surfaced that an Afterlife with Archie television series was in development, the project has now received an official series greenlight. Disney+ has announced that the zombie horror adaptation, based on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla’s bestselling Archie Comics series, will…

Official artwork for Afterlife with Archie, the bestselling horror comic heading to Disney+ as a television series in time for Halloween 2027. Photo courtesy of Disney+/Archie Comics. All Rights Reserved.

The epic highs and lows of high school football aren’t the only triumphs and defeats Archie Andrews will face.