List of television series and films based on Archie Comics publications

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This is a list of television series and films based on Archie Comics publications. This list includes live action and animated series and films.

Contents

Television

Live-action

TitleSeasonsEpisodesOriginal runningProduction companyNetworkNotes
Sabrina the Teenage Witch 71631996–2003 Viacom Productions / CBS Television Distribution ABC (seasons 1–4)
The WB (seasons 5–7)
Riverdale 71372017–2023 Berlanti Productions / Warner Bros. Television Studios / CBS Studios The CW Part of the Archieverse
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 4362018–2020Berlanti Productions / Warner Bros. Television Netflix
Katy Keene 1132020Berlanti Productions / Warner Bros. Television / CBS Television Studios The CW

Pilots

TitleYearNetworkNotes
Archie 1964 NBC Not ordered to series
Archie 1978 ABC

Animated series

TitleSeasonsEpisodesOriginal runningProduction company(s)NetworkNotes
The Archie Show 1171968–1969 Filmation CBS Part of The Archie Show franchise
The Archie Comedy Hour 1969–1970
Archie's Funhouse 1970–1971
Josie and the Pussycats 2321970–1971 Hanna-Barbera
Archie's TV Funnies 1161971–1973 Filmation Part of The Archie Show franchise
The Sabrina the Teenage Witch Show 1311971–1974
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space 1161972 Hanna-Barbera Sequel to Josie and the Pussycats
The U.S. of Archie 1161974–1976 Filmation Part of The Archie Show franchise
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour 1131977
The New Archies 1131987 DIC Entertainment NBC
Sabrina: The Animated Series 1651999 UPN / ABC
Archie's Weird Mysteries 1401999–2000 Ion Television
Sabrina's Secret Life 1262003–2004 Syndication
Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch 1262013–2014 MoonScoop Group Hub Network
Superhero Kindergarten 1262021 Genius Brands Kartoon Channel

Film

Live-action

YearTitleProduction studio(s)Notes
2001 Josie and the Pussycats Universal Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
2023 The Archies Netflix/Tiger Baby Productions/Graphic IndiaHindi film [1]

Television films

YearTitleNotes
1990 Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again Aired on NBC, pilot for an unproduced TV series.
1996 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Aired on Showtime, pilot for TV series.
1998 Sabrina Goes to Rome Aired on ABC, connected to TV series.
1999 Sabrina Down Under Aired on ABC, connected to TV series.

Animated films

YearTitleNotes
2002 The Archies in JugMan Related to Archie's Weird Mysteries .
Sabrina: Friends Forever Related to Sabrina: The Animated Series .
2014 Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings Loosely based on the comic of the same name.

Reception

Box office

FilmRelease dateBox office revenueBudgetReference
DomesticForeignWorldwide
Josie and the PussycatsApril 11, 2001$14,271,015$595,000$14,866,015$57 million [2] [3]

Critical and public reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Josie and the Pussycats53% (123 reviews) [4] 47 (29 reviews) [5] B [6]
The Archies64% (25 reviews) [7] 66 (6 reviews) [8]

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