32 Riverdale Facts More Shocking Than the Black Hood's True Identity

Cole Sprouse confirmed that Riverdale doesn't take place in an exact time period after fans expressed their confusion of the show having both a 1950s vibe and modern technology. "Riverdale has no formal or announced time period as of now," he wrote during a Reddit AMA. "And with the amount of money we dedicate to atmospheric fog, the setting is supposed to feel dream-like."