how many episodes does riverdale season 2 have
22
title: Riverdale (2017 TV series) text: Consuelos as Hermione and Hiram Lodge, and Skeet Ulrich as FP Jones. The series debuted on January 26, 2017 to positive reviews. A 22-episode second season premiered on October 11, 2017, and concluded on May 16, 2018. On April 2, 2018, The CW renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on October 10, 2018. The series follows Archie Andrews' life in the small town of Riverdale and explores the darkness hidden behind its seemingly perfect image. Warner Bros. began development on an "Archie" feature film in 2013, after a pitch from writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and director Jason Moore title: Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember text: Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the American television series "Riverdale" and the thirty-first episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Jason Stone and written by Arabella Anderson and Tessa Leigh Williams. It centered around "" by Lawrence D. Cohen, which is based on the book of the same name by Stephen King. It originally aired on The CW on April 18, 2018 and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 1.10 million viewers. Kevin asks Jughead to make a behind title: Riverdale (2017 TV series) text: did not go forward with the project. In 2015, the show's development was moved to The CW, which officially ordered a pilot on January 29, 2016. On March 7, 2017, The CW announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. On April 2, 2018, The CW renewed the series for a third season, which premiered October 10, 2018. Casting Archie was a difficult process, with Aguirre-Sacasa stating "I think we literally saw every redheaded young guy in L.A. It certainly felt that way." The production team found KJ Apa just three days before they had to present title: Riverdale (2017 TV series) text: It was also announced that Casey Cott, who played Kevin Keller, was promoted to a series regular. In July 2017, it was announced that "True Blood" star Brit Morgan had been cast in the recurring role of Penny Peabody, an attorney the Southside Serpents call in case of any run-ins with the law. In August 2017, it was announced Graham Phillips had been cast to play Nick St. Clair, Veronica's ex-boyfriend from New York. In March 2018, Andy Cohen appeared in the sixteenth episode of the second season as himself. In the series, he and Hermione are friends. He previously title: Riverdale (2017 TV series) text: screen tests to the network, which created tension in the last few days leading up to the studio presentation. In April 2017, it was announced Mark Consuelos had signed on for the second season to play Veronica Lodge's father, Hiram Lodge. The role was in second position to his existing role on "Pitch" but the cancellation of that series was announced on May 1, 2017. The next month, it was announced Charles Melton was cast to take over the role of Reggie from Ross Butler in season 2 due to his status as a series regular on "13 Reasons Why".