Riverdale is pitting Skeet Ulrich against Luke Perry.
The CW’s Archie Comics-inspired midseason drama has tapped the Jericho actor to guest star as the leader of the Southside Serpents gang of criminals, E! Online reports.
Ulrich’s character — who debuts in Episode 4 — holds a grudge against Archie’s dad, Fred Andrews (played by Perry), and has a mysterious connection to Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse).
Ulrich’s other TV credits include Law & Order: LA, CSI: NY and Miracles.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* A&E has renewed the docuseries Born This Way for Season 3.
* TNT has handed a pilot order to Hinges, a drama about two middle-class families of different races living in suburban America from writer Janine Sherman Barrois (Criminal Minds) and producer John Wells (Shameless), Deadline reports.
* Amazon has greenlit the marijuana-themed, 1980s-set comedy pilot Budding Prospect, starring Will Sasso (MADtv), per Deadline.
* Netflix has dropped new trailers for its Queen Elizabeth II drama series The Crown (premiering Nov. 4) and Marvel’s Luke Cage (premiering Sept. 30). Both can be found below.
