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The Treatment

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa: Riverdale

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, creator of the CW's Riverdale, joins Elvis Mitchell to discuss pushing the limits of the deeply loved, classic "Archie" comic characters.

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By Elvis Mitchell • Mar 29, 2017 • 28m Listen

Comic book writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has been a lifelong fan of the "Archie" comic. After writing a play in college taking the innocence of the "Archie" teens and skewing them in a darker light, he realized his niche and developed his own spin on this classic series. In the CW's Riverdale, Aguirre–Sacasa created a dark, teen melodrama bringing the characters into a modern world with racial diversity and sex. Today, Aguirre-Sacasa discusses pushing the envelope of character development while staying true to "Archie" roots as well as his love for the dark works of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft.

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    Elvis Mitchell

    host of KCRW’s The Treatment

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    Blake Veit

    Producer, 'The Treatment'

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    Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

    playwright, screenwriter and comic book writer

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