List of television series and films based on Archie Comics publications explained

This is a list of television series and films based on Archie Comics publications. This list includes live action and animated series and films.

Television

Live-action

TitleSeasonsEpisodesOriginal runningProduction companyNetworkNotes
Sabrina the Teenage Witch 7 163 1996–2003 ABC (seasons 1–4)
The WB (seasons 5–7)
Riverdale 7 137 2017–2023 Part of the Archieverse
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 4 36 2018–2020 Netflix
Katy Keene 1 13 2020 The CW
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Pilots

Title Year Network Notes
Archie 1964 Not ordered to series
Archie 1978 ABC

Animated series

Title SeasonsEpisodesOriginal running Production company(s) Network Notes
The Archie Show 1171968–1969 Part of The Archie Show franchise
The Archie Comedy Hour align=center align=center 1969–1970
Archie's Funhouse align=center align=center 1970–1971
Josie and the Pussycats 2321970–1971
Archie's TV Funnies 1161971–1973 Part of The Archie Show franchise
The Sabrina the Teenage Witch Show 1311971–1974
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space 1161972 Sequel to Josie and the Pussycats
The U.S. of Archie 1161974–1976 FilmationPart of The Archie Show franchise
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour 1131977
The New Archies 1131987
1651999
Archie's Weird Mysteries 1401999–2000 Ion Television
Sabrina's Secret Life1262003–2004
1262013–2014 MoonScoop Group
Superhero Kindergarten 1262021

Film

Live-action

YearTitleProduction studio(s)Notes
2001Josie and the PussycatsUniversal Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
2023The ArchiesNetflix/Tiger Baby Productions/Graphic IndiaHindi film[1]

Television films

YearTitleNotes
1990Aired on NBC, pilot for an unproduced TV series.
1996Sabrina the Teenage WitchAired on Showtime, pilot for TV series.
1998Sabrina Goes to RomeAired on ABC, connected to TV series.
1999Sabrina Down UnderAired on ABC, connected to TV series.

Animated films

YearTitleNotes
2002The Archies in JugManRelated to Archie's Weird Mysteries.
Related to .
2014Stan Lee's Mighty 7: BeginningsLoosely based on the comic of the same name.

Reception

Critical and public reception

FilmRotten TomatoesMetacriticCinemaScore
Josie and the Pussycats53% (123 reviews)[4] 47 (29 reviews)[5] B[6]
The Archies64% (25 reviews)[7] 66 (6 reviews)[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Keshri . Shweta . May 14, 2022 . Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Agastya Nanda's The Archies first-look poster and teaser is out . . . February 11, 2023 . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220514051015/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/suhana-khan-khushi-kapoor-agastya-nanda-s-the-archies-teaser-and-poster-is-out-1949336-2022-05-14 . live .
  2. Web site: Josie and the Pussycats (2001) . 2009-10-14 . . . November 25, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091125184109/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=josieandthepussycats.htm . live .
  3. Web site: Josie and the Pussycats (2001) . . December 28, 2020 . February 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220214235029/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Josie-and-the-Pussycats#tab=summary . live .
  4. Web site: Josie and the Pussycats . . . November 13, 2019 . May 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190523221759/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/josie_and_the_pussycats/ . live .
  5. Web site: Josie and the Pussycats . . . November 13, 2019 . January 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210103083214/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/josie-and-the-pussycats . live .
  6. Web site: CinemaScore . December 28, 2020 . January 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180102130540/https://www.cinemascore.com/ . live .
  7. Web site: The Archies . December 7, 2023 . Fandango . Rotten Tomatoes . December 12, 2023 . December 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231222223704/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_archies . live .
  8. Web site: The Archies . Metacritic . CBS Interactive.