Veronica are paired. The two use the opportunity to ask questions about each other's lives before giving in to their physical attraction and kissing. When they emerge from the closet, Betty has vanished. Archie finds her in front of her house, and explains that while he does love her, he does not think he is (and will be) good enough for her since he views her as "so perfect". A heartbroken Betty tearfully retreats inside as Archie watches, also heartbroken. Later that night, Kevin Keller and Moose Mason have come to the river to hook up, when Kevin discovers Jason's body, with a gunshot wound in his head. Archie's ex-best friend, Jughead Jones, begins to write a book detailing the events of the summer. Cast and characters Starring KJ Apa as Archibald "Archie" Andrews Lili Reinhart as Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge Cole Sprouse as "Jughead" Jones III Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper Luke Perry as Frederick "Fred" Andrews Guest starring Ross Butler as Reggie Mantle Casey Cott as Kevin Keller Sarah Habel as Miss Grundy Lochlyn Munro as Hal Cooper Asha Bromfield as Melody Valentine Hayley Law as Valerie Brown Co-starring Nathalie Boltt as Penelope Blossom Barclay Hope as Clifford "Cliff" Blossom Cody Kearsley as Marmaduke "Moose" Mason Colin Lawrence as Coach Clayton Tom McBeath as Smithers Caitlin Mitchell-Markovitch as Ginger Lopez Olivia Ryan Stern as Tina Patel Alvin Sanders as Pop Tate Trevor Stines as Jason Blossom Daniel Yang as Dilton Doiley Production Development In 2013, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the chief creative officer of Archie Comics, collaborated with Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore for a live-action coming-of-age film based on the Archie Comics universe. In their pitch to Warner Bros., studio executives suggested a more "high concept" project, creating a time travel plot in which Louis C.K. portrayed an older Archie. After the film deal fell through, Warner Bros. producer Sarah Schechter took a job working with Greg Berlanti, and asked Aguirre-Sacasa if he would be interested in making an Archie television series. On October 23, 2014, Deadline Hollywood reported that Fox had landed the project, with Berlanti producing. In July 2015, the project moved to The CW, who gave the series a pilot order on January 29, 2016. The project was pitched as a "subversive take" on the characters of