‘Riverdale’ Season 5 Episode 3 Photos: Preview of “Graduation”

The last day of high school arrives for Archie and the gang on The CW’s Riverdale season five episode three. “Graduation” was directed by Gabriel Correa from a script by series creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and will air on February 3, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.

The cast of season five includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Madelaine Petsch is Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols is Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick is Alice Cooper, Casey Cott is Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos is Hiram Lodge, Skeet Ulrich is FP Jones, Charles Melton is Reggie Mantle, Drew Ray Tanner is Fangs Fogarty, and Vanessa Morgan plays Toni Topaz.

“Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation” Plot: STAY INNOCENT — With Graduation Day around the corner, the gang consider their next steps beyond Riverdale High. Archie (Apa) learns whether he will be able to graduate with his classmates. FP (Ulrich) makes a difficult decision about his and Jellybean’s (guest star Trinity Likins) future.

Season 5 Description, Courtesy of The CW:

The fourth season of Riverdale began with a funeral and tribute to Archie’s late father, the beloved Fred Andrews (Luke Perry). Throughout the season, Archie (KJ Apa) tried to live up to his father’s memory by mentoring youths at his Community Center with the help of his pals Reggie and Munroe Moore. But the shadow of that tragedy loomed over Archie—and only darkened when Fred’s brother Frank arrived, bringing unforeseen complications with him, much to the chagrin of Archie’s mother (Molly Ringwald).

Meanwhile, after Betty saved her mom and sister from the Farm cult, she joined her brother Charles’s Junior F.B.I. Training Program. Veronica found herself locked in a season-long battle with her father Hiram and half-sister Hermosa over her burgeoning maple rum business. And, at the urging on FP, Jughead enrolled in a new school, Stonewall Prep, only to be caught up in a mystery that involved his grandfather, the secret author of a series of teen detective novels called “The Baxter Brothers.” His classmates turned out to be killers—and it was up to Betty and Jughead (pretending to be dead) to solve the murder of…Jughead Jones!

At Thistlehouse, Cheryl was trapped in a gothic nightmare, fighting her demons, literal and metaphoric, with the loving support of her girlfriend Toni. She finally put her brother Jason to rest while maintaining her control over the Vixens as resident HBIC against Principal Honey (Kerr Smith). Kevin got dragged into an illicit tickle scheme, but still found time to put on a Variety Show with hit songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

And throughout the season, disturbing unmarked videotapes kept appearing on our characters’ doorsteps, ensuring that there would be one more mystery to solve.

Season five of Riverdale will begin with our characters’ final days as students at Riverdale High. From an epic Senior Prom to a bittersweet Graduation, there are a lot of emotional moments and goodbyes yet to come — with some couples breaking up, as everyone goes their separate ways to college — or elsewhere. Then, we will redock with our gang as young adults, all returning to Riverdale to escape their troubled pasts. And life — and romance — will only be more complicated now that they’re in their twenties…

Riverdale Season 5 Episode 3
Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper and Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge in ‘Riverdale’ season 5 episode 3 (Photo © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
Riverdale Season 5 Episode 3
Casey Cott as Kevin Keller and Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle in season 5 episode 3 (Photo © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
Riverdale Season 5 Episode 3
Madelaine Patsch as Cheryl Blossom in season 5 episode 3 (Photo © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
Riverdale Season 5 Episode 3
KJ Apa as Archie Andrews in season 5 episode 3 (Photo © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
Riverdale Season 5 Episode 3
Mӓdchen Amick as Alice Cooper, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones in season 5 episode 3 (Photo © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
Riverdale Season 5 Episode 3
Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Madelaine Patsch as Cheryl Blossom, Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz, and Jordan Connor as Sweet Pea in the “Graduation” episode (Photo © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
Riverdale Season 5 Episode 3
KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Jordan Connor as Sweet Pea and Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle in season 5 episode 3 (Photo © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)