1. Madelaine Petsch is afraid of Water
In season 1 of Riverdale, Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) had many scenes at Sweetwater River. Petsch, due to her fear of water even had a panic attack before filming, but was fine once shooting started. She told Glamor : “Yeah, I’m afraid of open bodies of water. I was in a glass-bottomed boat that broke a long time ago, so I’ve always been kind of freaked out.”
2. Kj Apa is not a natural RedHead
Kj Apa dyes his hair red to play Archie Andrews on the show, he has to go to the salon every two weeks to maintain his hair for the role. He even mentioned that his eyebrows are bleached to Color them to match his hair which is a painful process.
3. Madelaine Petsch is a natural RedHead
Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart have to dye their hair to suit their role, but Madelaine Petsch is a natural Red Head and a perfect match for Cheryl Blossom.
4.Cole Sprouse originally auditioned for The Role of Archie Andrews
Cole Sprouse auditioned for the role of Archie Andrews, but Sprouse was more Gravitated towards the Role of Jughead Jones.
5. ‘Veronica Cecelia Lodge’ is Camila Mendes’ first ever major acting Job
Camila Mendes graduated from new York university before getting her first major acting Role as ‘Veronica Cecelia Lodge’ on Riverdale.
6. Madelaine Petsch was originally brought in to audition for the role of ‘Betty Cooper’
Though Madelaine Petsch was asked to audition for the role of Betty Cooper, it became very clear that the writers were actually considering her for the role of Cheryl Blossom. Evidently, she was told that the role of Betty Cooper was given to someone else, and Petsch was called 4 months later to audition for the role of Cheryl Blossom.
7. The Role of ‘Reggie Mantle was recast after season 1
The 13 reason why star Ross Butler played Reggie in Riverdale Season 1 but the role was recast to Charles Melton who has been playing ‘Reggie Mantle’ from season 2 onwards. This was because Ross Butler was not available as he was engaged with his other projects.
8. Kj Apa actually broke his hand while filming this scene
In the season 1 finale, Archie punched through thick ice to save Cheryl. Though it wasn’t really ice, Kj Apa got a little too excited and broke his hand. I wasn’t really punching the ice, but I got a little bit too excited. I was punching a foam mat … [that was] sitting on the ice … It was cold, so I didn’t really feel it. It wasn’t until 20 minutes after that I realized I broke my hand. I didn’t tell anyone.” He told TVline
9.Casey Cott auditioned for both roles of Archie and Jughead before landing the part of Kevin Keller
In a Facebook video, Casey Cott revealed that he had auditioned for the parts of Jughead and Archie before Landing the role of Kevin.
10. ’13 reasons Why’ star Katherine Langford auditioned for the role of Betty Cooper
Recalling her Journey into the Riverdale cast, Camila Mendes revealed to Entertainment Weekly that Katherine Langford also auditioned for the Role of Betty Copper.
