Afterlife With Archie Horror Series Ordered by Disney+
Disney+ is adapting the horror comic Afterlife With Archie for a Halloween 2027 premiere.
The Riverdale universe is going dark. Disney+ has ordered a series adaptation of Afterlife With Archie, the horror-themed comic that reimagines Archie Comics' most iconic characters in a genuinely unsettling register. The show is set to premiere on Halloween 2027.
Afterlife With Archie originated as a comic series by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla, and Aguirre-Sacasa is attached to write the Disney+ adaptation while serving as an executive producer. The original comic run is also being revived by Archie Comics, with new issues in development—so fans will have both the source material and the screen adaptation to dig into.
For anyone who's been waiting on something that takes the Archie property into genuinely unsettling territory, this is the move. The 2027 launch date is specific and intentional—a Halloween premiere for a horror series is the kind of brand alignment that suggests Disney+ is treating this as a full commitment to the tone, not a half-measure.
Source: CBR
