Riverdale Season Four Premiere Is “A Tribute to Our Fallen Friend” Luke Perry
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While we’re still months away from the Riverdale Season Four premiere, it’s safe to say it will go down in the Archie Comics adaptation’s history books.
Creator and showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has revealed that the premiere will be a tribute to Luke Perry, who died at age 52 earlier this year after suffering a stroke.
Perry played Fred Andrews, Archie Andrews’ chill, supportive father.
Titled “In Memoriam,” the Oct. 9 premiere is “probably the most important episode of Riverdale we’ll do this year, if not ever,” Aguirre-Sacasa said.
“A tribute to our fallen friend,” he wrote on Instagram. “Thankful for this opportunity to honor Luke & Fred.”