There’s going to be a big break in the middle of Riverdale season 5

Bughead fans are about to be hit with bad Riverdale season 5 news for the second time in two weeks.

Riverdale season 5 is currently set to take a big break in the middle of the season, according to Decider’s Alex Zalben. The CW confirmed the “pre-planned hiatus” in a press release.

This is tough news for fans, obviously. We waited so much longer than usual for the premiere of Riverdale season 5 because of the pandemic and production delays. Now, there’s going to be another long break in the middle of the season.

When will that break be? How long will it be? We shared everything we know below.

When is Riverdale season 5 midseason break?

The good news is that Riverdale season 5 still has several episodes to air before that big break starts.

The CW did not announce the official date for that break to begin, but we’re expecting it to be a little more or less than halfway through the season. So, we’re six episodes into Riverdale season 5 right now. We can expect another four episodes, at least, before the midseason break starts, and it could be more like five or six episodes.

The CW confirmed a new show, Kung Fu, premieres on Wednesday, April 7, in the Riverdale timeslot. So, we know that the break will start before that point.

I’m assuming that means the last episode of Riverdale season 5 before the midseason break will air on March 31.

We’ll let you know if that’s the date that Riverdale season 5 officially starts the hiatus.

When is Riverdale season 5 coming back?

While we don’t know the official date that Riverdale season 5 starts the midseason break, we do know the date of the Riverdale season 5 midseason premiere.

According to the press release, Riverdale season 5 will be back with a new episode on July 7.

So, if we’re right about the Riverdale season 5 midseason finale, we’re going to be without new episodes of the series for, gulp, April, May, and June. In other words, no Riverdale for three full months.

When is Riverdale season 5 coming out on Netflix?

This big break in the middle of Riverdale season 5 obviously has some big implications for when the new season will be available on Netflix.

Non-US viewers will be able to watch season 5 the day after new episodes air during the summer of 2021.

Viewers in the US will have to wait until eight days after the season finale airs on The CW. When will the season 5 finale air?

Well, depending on how many episodes are in the season, if it’s 20 or 22, we will likely see Riverdale season 5 end sometime in September, which is quite a bit later than we were expecting it to be released when the season premiered. And, that’s if you all 8-11 episodes air in consecutive weeks. If there are any breaks, it’ll be even later in the year.

So, for now, we’ll have to expect Riverdale season 5 to come out on Netflix sometime in September or October 2021.

We also have to wonder how this big break will affect Riverdale season 6. The CW recently renewed the series for a new season. Will this push the new season back to January 2022? We’ll have to wait and see.

Stay tuned for what this all means for Barchie, Varchie, Bughead, Choni, and all the other ships.