Given the cliffhanger in the mid-season finale of “Riverdale” (in other words: what has Betty done), many fans have been left wondering about the future of the series.
Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes in their recent interview with ET discussed what was in store for “Riverdale” and whether the show would end after four seasons.
“I don’t know! I mean, this is senior year. When season four wraps, I’m pretty sure the kids will have graduated, so as far as where it goes from here, I don’t know. I think there’s opportunities for the kids to leave Riverdale, but there’s also opportunities for them to stay and I think there’s a lot of unfinished business for a lot of them,” says Lili. “It seems like they might all feel the need to stay and take care of things with their family or their businesses. You know, obviously, Veronica has, like, 12 businesses that she’s running. I think Betty probably wants to stay close to her mom, at least for a little while. They’ve got some stuff to figure out. I feel like they’re all gonna take a break year – a gap year – and just chill for a minute.”
“I don’t want the kids to be in high school forever. I think Riverdale is very much a show about the cycle of life, and things growing up, and all of that. So I think it’d be really cool to see them go off to college and grow up and see what they make out of their lives,” admits Camila. “And maybe the show ends with someone having a kid. You know, who knows? I’m just pitching things. I’m just hoping our showrunner will… I get the craziest fan fiction!”
There seems to be a lot of stories to be told for “Riverdale” after the fourth season. However, the CW has not yet greenlighted (i.e. ordered) the fifth season.