Take a deep breath. We can FINALLY see Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead celebrate their graduation from Riverdale High, after coronavirus postponed filming of season 4’s final three episodes. Read on as we explain how to watch Riverdale season 5 online and stream every new episode of the hit drama as soon as it's released each week.
Season 5 promises to ramp things up a notch by jumping forward seven years into our protagonists’ young adult lives. What new romances and evil schemes will have bloomed in Riverdale then? We're currently in the process of finding out!
Air date: Wednesdays from January 20
TV channel: The CW
Time: 8pm ET/PT
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While don’t know exactly what the future holds and won't spoil anything that's gone down so far, you can generally expect season 5 to be bittersweet. It marks the departure of Jughead’s Dad, FP Jones (played by Skeet Ulrich), while after prom we’ll see this tight-knit group of friends disband as they leave for college.
Actors KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, and Camila Mendes will return, in addition to Casey Cole as Kevin and Drew Ray Tanner as his boyfriend Fang. Plus, there’ll be fresh blood on set as Insatiable's Erinn Westbrook and Katy Keene’s Chris Mason join the cast.
Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa teased that viewers will be dropped “in the middle of something crazy” this season: part of which involves a time jump that propels us into the characters equally tumultuous adult lives, and Jughead and Betty being warned that “something’s coming…and it’s going to hit you like a Mack Truck” – one with a skeleton strapped to it that prowls the highways at night, it seems.
So, prepare yourselves for more steamy teen drama and Lynchian mystery as we explain how to watch Riverdale season 5 online from anywhere - including on the 100% FREE and open CW website the day after it airs on US TV!
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How to watch Riverdale season 5 from outside your country
Should you find yourself abroad for whatever reason, you'll likely discover you're unable to watch Riverdale season 5 like you would at home due to regional restrictions.
Luckily for you, there’s a simple solution. Downloading a VPN will let you watch every episode of Riverdale season 5 no matter where you are. All that’s required is this simple bit of software, which changes your IP address and so allows you to access your favorite television live or on demand just like you would from home.
Is Riverdale season 5 on Netflix?
Yes - but only in certain countries.
As we explain below, Netflix UK, Netflix Canada and Netflix Australia are among the regions that will be getting new Riverdale season 5 episodes every Thursday, less than 24 hours after they first air in the US.
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