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REOPENING: Prom, Graduation & Beyond? RIVERDALE Season 5 Ramps Up For Mid-September Start in Vancouver

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Riverdale cast begins returning to Vancouver in a few days to do their 14-day quarantines before cameras start rolling on season 5.

We’re about to go back in a couple of days. Well I have to quarantine for two weeks but then we’re starting our season 5. — Lili Reinhart to Jimmy Fallon last night.

Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa is headed to Vancouver, too.

Riverdale re-opened its production office in Vancouver Monday and is ramping up to start filming with new Covid-19 safety protocols.

I have no idea what to expect in this Covid world of shooting. I hope it doesn’t take the fun away from a day on set, — Lili Reinhart to Jimmy Fallon.

Target filming dates: September 14th to May 1st, 2021.

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The show managed to complete 19 out of 22 episodes in season 4 before the pandemic shut down production in mid-March.

But not prom, graduation and the time jump, so we’ll get to see those at the start of season 5 instead of the end of season 4.

Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa gave us a sneak peek of Cheryl and Toni at Prom yesterday.

The time jump;

We’re doing a seven-year time jump into the future. We’re not going to be teenagers anymore.I’m psyched about it. It’ll be nice to play an adult. But I also appreciate our showrunner Roberto..yeah let’s revamp so we’re not stuck in high school for seven seasons. 30-year-olds in high school. – Lili Reinhart.

Cast: KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch, Vanessa Morgan, Casey Cott, Charles Melton and Madchen Amick.

Skeet Ulrich and Marisol Nichols will  exit early in Season 5.

Pop’s is waiting.

What has the cast been doing in the long hiatus?

Lili Reinhart, who split with co-star Cole Sprouse in March, bought her own house in L.A. and is promoting her Amazon film Chemical Hearts which she starred in and executive-produced.

Cole Sprouse, who quarantined with KJ Apa in Los Angeles, confirmed the split from Lili Reinhart yesterday.

He took a social media break earlier this summer.

 

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Thinking back on Tulum. Know I’ve been off of social media for a while. Decided to take a much needed mental health break. I’ve never been the most active user of social media, but even the minor amount I had been engaging during quarantine had become a bit too taxing. Work is slowly beginning to pick back up within a new normal. And as someone who has only ever really known work their entire life, I found that I’m best on a schedule. Knowing when to step away like I did in college, and when to re-engage is a fundamental skill for any young performer. Take your breaks. Mental and physical health always come first. In time we’ll all be able to see more clearly what this pandemic actually is- a massive global trauma. The effects of which have, in no small way, been encouraged tremendously by the failings of the US. We’re in the midst of a huge election, and I encourage everyone here in the United States to deeply consider our “modern” medical health care system. I’ll be more active soon my sweet little babies~

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After he’d joined the Black Lives Matter protests in L.A. and been arrested.

Related: Riverdale’s Cole Sprouse Arrested at Peaceful George Floyd Protest in Santa Monica

 

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A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about me, there’s a clear need to speak about the circumstances: Black Lives Matter. Peace, riots, looting, are an absolutely legitimate form of protest. the media is by nature only going to show the most sensational, which only proves a long standing racist agenda. I was detained when standing in solidarity, as were many of the final vanguard within Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and were informed that if we did not retreat, we would be arrested. When many did turn to leave, we found another line of police officers blocking our route, at which point, they started zip tying us. It needs to be stated that as a straight white man, and a public figure, the institutional consequences of my detainment are nothing in comparison to others within the movement. This is ABSOLUTELY not a narrative about me, and I hope the media doesn’t make it such. This is, and will be, a time about standing ground near others as a situation escalates, providing educated support, demonstrating and doing the right thing. This is precisely the time to contemplate what it means to stand as an ally. I hope others in my position do as well. I noticed that there are cameras that roll within the police cruisers during the entirety of our detainment, hope it helps. I’ll speak no more on the subject, as I’m (1) not well versed enough to do so, (2) not the subject of the movement, and (3) uninterested in drawing attention away from the leaders of the #BLM movement. I will be, again, posting the link in my story to a comprehensive document for donations and support.

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KJ Apa split his head open while filming the Michael Bay-produced pandemic movie Songbird with Sofia Carson in L.A. The movie wrapped in mid-August.

 

KJ Apa- shut the lid.

 

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see ya in a coupla years. shut the lid

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Camila Mendes spoke out about Black Lives Matter and she and Madelaine Petsch were Outdoorsy Partners.

 

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early bday getaway w @camimendes & @outdoorsy #outdoorsypartner

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Vanessa Morgan announced her pregnancy in July.

 

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Exciting news… I am overjoyed to be welcoming my baby boy into the world this January 💙. This little guy has already brought me so much happiness and a feeling of such a greater purpose. I cannot wait to meet you!! On a personal note, I have had the blessing of growing up in the public eye having started my acting career at age 6. While this has been incredible for me, I am very much looking forward to giving this little guy some room to grow up outside of the public eye, until he tells me otherwise 🙂. Lil one you were made with so much love & already exude a light so strong it warms my belly. Thank you God for this blessing ☺️ I’m just so happy & can’t wait to dedicate everyday to being the best mommy I can be ♥️ “I’ll love you forever I’ll like you for always as long as I’m living my baby you’ll be 🎶 “- if you know you know #preggers 🤰🏽 #quarantine🎁 👶🏼

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And spoke up about Black Lives Matter in late May.

Related: Riverdale’s Vanessa Morgan Wants Black Lives To Matter on Screen Too.

And Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa responded.

 

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#hearvanessamorgan #blmla #riverdale ❤️

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Riverdale returns Wednesday nights this Winter.

Season 5 premieres in January 2021 on The CW.