Riverdale Season 5 will kick off with the planned last three episodes of Season 4

Entertainment Weekly

"Yeah, we had written episodes 20, 21 and 22 and when we talked about season 5 and some of the big events like prom and graduation, it would feel like a cheat if we somehow didn't do those," says Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa of the coronavirus-shortened Season 4. "So we're essentially starting the season with the last three episodes of season 4, and partly because they're dynamite episodes. I mean big, big, big changes happen. We are continuing the mystery and the relationship drama straight into season 5." ALSO: Skeet Ulrich and Marisol Nichols will return next season for a proper sendoff.