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On the premiere of Season 6 of 'Riverdale,' Archie Andrews was once stabbed to death by way of Cheryl Blossom. Will KJ Apa go back to the show now that he is dead?

Spoiler Alert: This article comprises spoilers for Season 6, Episode 1 of Riverdale.

When Season 6 of the CW’s hit drama Riverdale premiered on Nov. 17, enthusiasts had been thrown a major plot twist. Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) dies, however now not by the hands of the bomb left underneath his bed. Following the Season Five finale of Riverdale, Archie was left a fairly fatal parting reward, however thankfully, he and Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) survived the explosion (we think). That’s because when Archie wakes up (now in Rivervale), it seems the bomb was nothing but a dream.

Ahead of the forthcoming season, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa took to his Instagram page, and along a drawing of Riverdale with one facet vibrant and sunny and the opposite darkish and dismal, he wrote, “I LOVE our first 5 episodes, leading up to Chapter 100. They’re in reality special and bonkers in the best imaginable means. And they're completely ‘in canon,’ starting our season-long tale. Lots of questions responded, even more asked, as the ultimate struggle for the city’s soul starts.”

Viewers had been thrown for an enormous loop at the end of Episode 1 when Archie, who was tied to an altar dressed in a crown, was once about to be sacrificed. Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) stabbed Archie dead after which pulled out his heart. After the gruesome act, fanatics have been questioning if KJ Apa’s persona may ever go back to the collection. Is Archie really, really dead? Luckily, we've got answers, so stay reading to find out the fate of Archie.

Is KJ Apa coming again to 'Riverdale' anytime quickly?

In a recent interview with Decider, Roberto set the report instantly on whether or not or no longer Archie used to be dead. He shared, "At the end of Season 6, Episode 1, Archie is dead. It's taken five and a half years, or over five years to finally kill Archie, but it has happened." He used to be then requested if Episode 2 would pick up proper after the loss of life or if there could be a "hard reset," meaning that Archie could be alive again.

The showrunner said, "No, there's no hard reset between episodes, which means that in Episode 2, Archie is dead, Betty is pregnant with Archie's baby, and Cheryl and Nana Blossom are toasting the sacrifice Archie made, which allowed their maple trees to resume producing maple syrup. It's completely serialized, and I'll stress again, it's serialized into the rest of Season 6."

Now, just because he is dead does not imply that KJ would possibly not be returning to the collection. According to Roberto, "Archie will be off-screen until the 100th episode. Let me reiterate: He's dead. So he will be off-screen." The one centesimal episode of Riverdale is set to air someday on Dec. 14 and be part of the five-episode particular event. Roberto didn't go into element in what state Archie can be in when enthusiasts see him again on Riverdale.

While the fate of Archie looks a little bit grim in a couple of universe, since that bomb explosion could motive him harm when he will get back to Riverdale, we do have just a little of encouraging data for KJ Apa stans. In March of 2020, whilst discussing a brand new film role and his occupation with the Los Angeles Times, the actor did not go into specifics about his television contract but did say that he would be on for the next three years.

Catch Riverdale every Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST on the CW.

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