New 'Riverdale' Trailer Teases Dark Underbelly of Archie's World (Video)

A new trailer for The CW’s highly-anticipated “Riverdale” dives deeper into the underbelly of a seemingly perfect small town.

The new 90-second promo begins with a dead body washing up on the shores of Riverdale, where Archie (KJ Apa), Betty (Lili Reinhart), Veronica (Camila Mendes), Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and their friends live.

“Riverdale” is set in the present day and is based on the iconic Archie Comics characters, exploring the surrealism of small-town life — the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome façade.

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The new footage teases the comics’ famous love triangle, but also Archie romancing someone else — which Jughead is not happy about.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa writes and executive produces along with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater.

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“Riverdale” premieres Thursday, Jan. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.

21 Best-Rated Broadcast Entertainment Series of 2016 (Photos)

TheWrap's compiled and ranked the 21 best-rated broadcast entertainment series of 2016 (not including sports or news). All numbers in this slideshow come from the key 18-49 demo in Nielsen's "most current" metric, which includes a week of delayed viewing where available.

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Rank: 1
Series: Big Bang Theory
Network: CBS
Rating: 5.4

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CBS
Rank: 2
Series: Empire
Network: Fox
Rating: 5.1

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Fox
Rank: 3
Series: The X-Files
Network: Fox
Rating: 4.8

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Fox
Rank: 4
Series: This Is Us
Network: NBC
Rating: 4.4

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NBC
Rank: 5
Series: Grey's Anatomy
Network: ABC
Rating: 3.7

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ABC
Rank: 6
Series: America's Got Talent (Tuesday)
Network: NBC
Rating: 3.2

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NBC
Rank: 7
Series: The Voice
Network: NBC
Rating: 3.1

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NBC
Rank: 8 (tie)
Series: The Bachelor
Network: ABC
Rating: 3.0

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ABC
Rank: 8 (tie)
Series: Designated Survivor
Network: ABC
Rating: 3.0

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ABC
Rank: 8 (tie)
Series: Scandal
Network: ABC
Rating: 3.0

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ABC
Rank: 8 (tie)
Series: American Idol (Wednesday)
Network: Fox
Rating: 3.0

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Fox
Rank: 12 (tie)
Series: The Voice
Network: NBC
Rating: 2.9

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NBC
Rank: 12 (tie)
Series: NCIS
Network: CBS
Rating: 2.9

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CBS
Rank: 12 (tie)
Series: Modern Family
Network: ABC
Rating: 2.9

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ABC
Rank: 15 (tie)
Series: The Bachelorette
Network: ABC
Rating: 2.8

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ABC
Rank: 15 (tie)
Series: How to Get Away With Murder
Network: ABC
Rating: 2.8

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ABC
Rank: 15 (tie)
Series: American Idol (Thursday)
Network: Fox
Rating: 2.8

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Fox
Rank: 18
Series: America's Got Talent (Wednesday)
Network: NBC
Rating: 2.7

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NBC
Rank: 19 (tie)
Series: The Blacklist
Network: NBC
Rating: 2.6

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NBC
Rank: 19 (tie)
Series: Chicago Fire
Network: NBC
Rating: 2.6

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NBC
Rank: 19 (tie)
Series: Survivor
Network: CBS
Rating: 2.6

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CBS
So there's the Top 21 (with ties) -- sorry, "Blindspot," "Big Brother" and "Lethal Weapon" -- you guys just missed the cut by one-tenth of a TV ratings point. Maybe 2017, but probably not.

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Two CBS series bookend the Top 21 shows of the year — and they couldn’t be more different

TheWrap's compiled and ranked the 21 best-rated broadcast entertainment series of 2016 (not including sports or news). All numbers in this slideshow come from the key 18-49 demo in Nielsen's "most current" metric, which includes a week of delayed viewing where available.

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