The Archie Comic Book Storyline We Could Get In Riverdale Season 5

Afterlife With Archie is a post-apocalyptic comic book series that started back in 2013. It all begins when Jughead asks Sabrina Spellman to bring his beloved dog back from the dead. While she's successful, something's wrong, and the dog ends up biting Jughead, turning him into a zombie. It's not long until most of the population of Riverdale transforms into the undead, with Archie, Betty, and Veronica forced to defend themselves from the onslaught. The title holds several distinctions, including being the first Archie comic to have a TEEN+ rating (via NPR). And as it just so happens, the writer of the series, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, is also the creator and executive producer for Riverdale. 

Here's where things get interesting: Back in November of 2020, Aguirre-Sacasa tweeted a promotion for Riverdale season 5, which includes an image of a decrepit hand rising from the earth. Considering his connection to the comic series, this definitely seems to indicate that zombies could soon be making their way onto The CW. 

Given the fact 68 people have died on the show so far, creating a zombie apocalypse would certainly be an interesting way to bring back some familiar faces. Can you imagine the emotional turmoil that would happen if Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) had to confront her brother Jason, back from the dead? That's the kind of zombie plot line that could easily give The Walking Dead a run for its money.  Plus, there have been persistent rumblings that characters from Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which is set in the same universe, could one day crossover into Riverdale. Chilling Adventures may have been canceled after its fourth season, but certain aspects of it could appropriately rise from the dead on another network. 

Riverdale has been pretty crazy so far, but zombies would take it to another level. We'll just have to see how this all transpires as season 5 gets rolling.