Riverdale season 5 is coming to Netflix in October 2021
By Sabrina Reed
It’s been a long wait for Riverdale season 5 on Netflix, but we’re almost out of the woods!
The fifth season of this bonkers teen drama turned twentysomethings trauma fest will be making its land on the streamer in October.
Fans will be able to binge all 19 episodes of this next leg of Archie and the gang’s journey starting with a wrap up of their high school arc.
When we left off with the teens in season 4, they were still on the hunt for the person responsible for the snuff films circulating around town and Jughead’s assailant who’d nearly killed him. Not to mention there was a Barchie elephant in the room that had yet to be revealed to their significant others, so drama was on the horizon.
Season 5 launches viewers back into those storylines immediately before skipping ahead seven years ahead to who these characters are in their twenties.
Let us tell you, if you thought the teen versions of Archie and the gang were traumatized, it’s child’s play compared to what happens to them after they go off on their separate journeys before returning to town.
Here’s when you can start watching season 5 on Netflix!
Riverdale season 5 release date on Netflix
Update – Thursday, October 14, 2021: Riverdale season 5’s release on Netflix has been delayed. We’ll keep you posted on when the season will land on the streamer.
Update – Monday, October 18, 2021: According to TVLine, Riverdale season 5 is expected to land on Netflix sometime today. A specific time was not shared.
As is typical of CW shows, the fifth season of Riverdale will drop on the streamer eight days after the season finale airs.
Barring a preemption, the season 5 finale is scheduled to air on Wednesday, Oct. 6 which means Netflix fans of the series can start bingeing the fifth season on Thursday, Oct. 14. That leaves a little over a month for Riverdale watchers to catch up on the show before season 6 makes its premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 16 right after The Flash.
Though season 5 hasn’t finished airing yet, we’ve already begun speculating on what the next season has in store for viewers. Click through to the next page for a look at season 6’s key art and how it could tie back to Cheryl Blossom.
Stay tuned to Netflix Life for more Riverdale news and coverage!