Calling all Riverdale fans: Though the books may be closed on the second season of your favorite dark, teen drama, we have a bit of season 3 news to brighten your day.
If you haven’t heard yet, the new season is set to feature a flashback episode centered on the Riverdale parents. The talented creator behind Riverdale, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, told Teen Vogue that this anticipated episode will be serving major ‘80s and Breakfast Club vibes. In fact, the episode will even be titled, “Midnight Club.” We haven’t even watched it yet, but we’re already obsessed.
In the episode, many of the Riverdale teens will portray their respective parents. As a result, Riverdale will be getting a new face with the arrival of Consuelos’ real-life son, Michael Consuelos. Honestly, we’re seeing double because they look so much alike!
#Riverdale – Season 3 – Michael Consuelos Cast as Young Hiram Lodge https://t.co/NGLeCMRJ5d pic.twitter.com/uqeKuDZ4NJ
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During a red-carpet appearance at the 2018 Teen Choice Awards, the father-son duo confirmed that they are basically twins, flashing identical smiles as they posed side-by-side. The Riverdale cast may be in for a little bit of who’s-who confusion come October. As for us, we simply can’t wait to meet the new Hiram!
Elite Daily notes that the third season of the show will feature the adults in their younger years, which means we get to see Lili Reinhart (Betty Cooper) portray her on-screen mom, Alice Cooper, in her younger years. We’re already living for Alice’s cringey younger years, which are somehow probably riddled with mysteries.
The “Midnight Club” episode will feature a flashback from Hiram’s childhood, which could ~finally~ tell us that secret his parents have been hiding from him. After all, secrets are everything in Riverdale, and we already have a spreadsheet full of fan theories about young Hiram.