Lili Reinhart says that if Riverdale gets picked up for a seventh season, it will probably be its last. The teen drama debuted at the beginning of 2017 and has gone on for six seasons so far, with the most recent coming out earlier this month. Adapted from the Archie Comicsthe story follows Archie Andrews (K.J. Apa) and his gang of friends, Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart), Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse), and Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes), as they build lasting relationships, fight (the occasionally supernatural) crime, and navigate the "epic highs and lows of high school football."

Season 1 of the CW show was overall well-received by viewers, with an audience score of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes. This score drops significantly throughout the show's 4-year run, however, with season 5's score siting at a mere 43% from audiences. While it's been criticized for plot holes, corny dialogue, and the overall randomness that comes out of the writer's room, these traits simultaneously are the draw for an entire demographic of people who are self-proclaimed "hate-watchers" or refer to the neo-noir drama as a guilty pleasure. With the season 6 premiere losing 45% of viewers it had the previous season, some are left speculating if the show's volatility is losing its charm, and what this means for the fate of Riverdale.

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Even the cast of the popular series has shared their theories on where the show is headed and now, when it will come to an end. Reinhart recently shared on Instagram Live (via Decider) with around 28,000 viewers that the cast is "hoping for a season seven" and that, if it were to be picked up for that additional season, "it would probably be the last one." While Reinhart, playing Betty Cooper, has a very significant role on the show, this is not an official confirmation of anything. Neither The CW, nor creator of the show, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, have shared any plans for the show's conclusion as of yet.

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Though viewership for Riverdale has steadily decreased, the show has not slowed down the introduction of new twists and turns for the fictional teens in the town. The showrunner, who is also known for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, announced a crossover between the two supernatural shows this season. Even with this exciting mash-up, the amount of people tuning in to watch new episodes this season has been dwindling each week. Additionally, Apa's 2020 interview with The Los Angeles Times gave way for rumors that the main cast's contracts with the show would be ending by 2023. If that is the case, Reinhart's claim that season seven could serve as the show's finale doesn't seem that far-fetched.

Regardless of when it ends, Riverdale is still very much alive today. With the introduction of a seven year time-jump, alternate universes, and a long-awaited crossover featuring Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman, audiences still have plenty left to discover before the series wraps. While the decline in numbers isn't promising, it is also not the first time the show has experienced this in its history, seeing similar trends between seasons 4 and 5. Critics speculate that Sacasa and his team of writers can still hold on to loyal audience members' attention by leaning into the absurdity of the show, hopefully long enough for them to see the conclusion Reinhart predicted in a seventh season.

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Source: Lili Reinhart (via Decider)