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REOPENING: Archie in Steam Room? RIVERDALE Starts Filming Season 5 in Vancouver After 14 Days Self-Quarantining

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Riverdale starts filming season 5 today in Vancouver, after fourteen days of quarantining for cast and showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

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

After fourteen days of quarantining 🇨🇦 and months of prep, #Riverdale Season 5 starts shooting tomorrow. Spent the night in the bubble, reminiscing with these lovely people and celebrating @lilireinhart24th birthday 🎂 How time flies. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the gang this week. Here we go….🚀🔥👩‍👦‍👦👀🚢🌊🐍💋👠💍🕸🍔🧗🏻‍♂️🏆🎰🎲🚑🚧🎢☠️

KJ Apa’s Archie is featured in season 5’s first filmed scene.

Annnnnd #Riverdale is back. First scene up of Season 5: Archie in a steam room. Even in a Covid world, some things never change… – Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

Masked up Casey Cott on set today.

Casey Cott had checked on KJ Apa in quarantine a week ago.

 

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Because he thought they needed to get him out of quarantine.

KJ App seemed to be living in his bathtub.

Madelaine Petsch shared a photo on Instagram of their first day back on set.

Vanessa Morgan shared a photo on set, too.

With almost everyone in quarantine two weeks ago, cast zoomed into their first table read.

Table Read Cast: KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch, Vanessa Morgan, Casey Cott, Charles Melton, Tiera Skovbye, Skeet Ulrich, Marisol Nichols, Mark Conseulos, Molly Ringwald and Mädchen Amick.

Our Riverdale first table read selfie tradition is a lil different this year 🤷🏼‍♀️ Grateful & excited to be back and can’t wait to squeeze these faces in person!!!! (bummed you can’t see everyone in the gallery grid but they’re there!) — Madchen Amick.

Where do they start?

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, newly-written episode The Preppy Murders, Graduation and the 7-year Time Jump.

Riverdale cast did virtual table reads of season five’s first two episodes on Wednesday.

Related: Prom & Preppy Murders? Cast Table Reads Riverdale 5×01 & 5×02 From Their Vancouver Quarantines.

Prom:

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

The Preppy Murders.

Gang gets ready to say goodbye to high school in episode 5×02.

Veronica and Archie break up?

Riverdale cast did virtual table reads of season five’s third and fourth episodes on Thursday.

Related: Prom & Preppy Murders? Cast Table Reads Riverdale 5×01 & 5×02 From Their Vancouver Quarantines.

Graduation.

The 7-year time jump:

What happens to Archie?

Is that Jughead, Betty and Veronica mourning at a  grave?

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 told Jimmy Fallon in August.

Pop’s is waiting. But 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.

What did the cast do during the long hiatus?

Lili Reinhart, who split with co-star Cole Sprouse in March, bought her own house in L.A. and promoted 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.

Cole Sprouaw joined the Black Lives Matter protests in L.A. and was 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. but wrapped the movie in mid-August.

Camila Mendes had to leave her boyfriend behind when she returned to Vancouver.

 

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that long distance kind of love 🤍

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Earlier she 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.

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.