Screen Rant

Riverdale's season 4 premiere paid tribute to the late Luke Perry, who played Fred Andrews. 1 / 9

Perry passed away in March 2019, at the age of 52. 2 / 9

Archie gets the news that his father was killed in a hit-and-run. 3 / 9

Perry's 90210 co-star Shannen Doherty plays a woman that Fred saved from being hit by the car. 4 / 9

Fred gets a hero's welcome as his body is returned to Riverdale. 5 / 9

Archie gives a speech about his father at the funeral... 6 / 9

And Jughead writes his obituary for The Riverdale Register. 7 / 9

Hiram Lodge pays the funeral costs, as a tribute to his old high school friend. 8 / 9

And the gang say goodbye with a July 4th fireworks display in Fred's honor. 9 / 9