Ladies of The CW's Riverdale

Lili Reinhart plays Betty Cooper, the long time best friend and potential love interest of Archie Andrews. Betty is sweet, studious, eager-to-please and wholesome with a huge crush on her longtime best friend, Archie. Tired of being the perfect daughter, student, sister, etc., she turns to her new friend, Veronica, for life advice — much to the consternation of her emotionally brittle mother.

Cami Mendes plays Veronica Lodge, the new girl in town. Veronica is an intelligent, confident, silver-tongued high school sophomore. Veronica returns to Riverdale from New York, eager to reinvent herself after a scandal involving her father.

Ashleigh Murray plays Josie Mcoy, a snooty and ambitious teen who is the lead singer of Josie and the Pussycats.

Madelaine Petsch plays Cheryl Blossom, the Queen Bee of Riverdale High School. Cheryl is a manipulative mean girl who kills with kindness. She is rich, entitled and never accountable. Her twin brother dies in a mysterious accident in the pilot episode.

Mädchen Amick plays Alice Cooper, mother of Betty Cooper and the editor of the local newspaper. Alice is a steely perfectionist who places exceedingly high expectations on Betty.

Marisol Nichols plays Hermione Lodge, the mother of Veronica Lodge. Hermione has returned to Riverdale, eager to start afresh with her daughter following the scandalous incarceration of her husband in New York.

Hayley Law plays Valerie Brown, the songwriter, bassist, and backup vocalist for Josie and the Pussycats.

Ahsa Bromfield plays Melody Valentine, the drummer for Josie and the Pussycats.

Nathalie Boltt plays Penelope Blossom, the mother of Cheryl Blossom.

Robin Givens plays Sierra McCoy, the Mayor of Riverdale and mother of Josie McCoy.

Caitlin Mitchell-Markovitch plays Ginger Lopez, a cheerleader who is best friends with Cheryl Blossom.

Olivia Ryan Stern plays Tina Patel, a student at Riverdale High School. Tina is incredibly smart but also a minion of Cheryl Blossom.

Tiera Skovbye plays Polly Cooper, the older sister of Betty Cooper.

Sarah Habel play Ms. Grundy, Riverdale High's young music teacher who is having a forbidden relationship with Archie.

Vanessa Morgan plays a bisexual student named Toni Topaz from Southside High. Toni will be Jughead’s guide into the serpent world and his father’s legacy.