KJ Apa Asked ‘Riverdale’ Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa For ‘Afterlife with Archie’ Cameo: “I Don’t Know Who I’d Play”
KJ Apa has asked Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa whether he could appear in the upcoming Afterlife with Archie adaptation. Apa, who played Archie for all seven seasons of Riverdale, said he would enjoy making a cameo, though he does not know which character he might play.
The series is due to premiere on Disney+ at Halloween 2027, following a script-to-series order last October. Written by Aguirre-Sacasa and based on his comics with artist Francesco Francavilla, it depicts a zombie apocalypse in Riverdale after a spell backfires, forcing Archie and his friends to fight for survival.
- KJ Apa has asked about a cameo in Afterlife with Archie.
- He has not decided which character he might play.
- The Disney+ series is due at Halloween 2027.
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Archie Andrews is the central character in the long-running Archie Comics stories, which follow him and his friends in the fictional town of Riverdale. KJ Apa played Archie in the television series Riverdale, whose showrunner was Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
Afterlife with Archie is a comic series by Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Francesco Francavilla. It reimagines Riverdale as a zombie-apocalypse story, beginning when a spell goes wrong and Archie and his friends must try to survive.
The planned television adaptation brings that horror story to a new format. Its connection to Riverdale and Archie Comics links it to an established cast of characters, while giving the story a darker setting.