Netflix releases new Archies trailer at Tudum event in Brazil; here's a first look

Fans got a sneak peek of the Zoya Akhtar-directed "The Archies", a live-action musical based on the characters of the popular American comics of the same name on Sunday night. The trailer was unveiled at the Tudum event in Brazil and the 60s have never looked this good.

According to Netflix, the upcoming film is billed as a coming-of-age story that will introduce the teenagers of Riverdale, the fictional hill station, to a new generation in India.

The teaser introduces us to the world of Riverdale, with a twist. We see it from the eyes of its stellar cast, comprised of Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Agastya Nanda, Mihir Ahuja, Dot, Yuvraj Menda and Vedang Raina.


The teaser follows the caste to the Riverdale Hill station, in the year 1964 and are invited into the world of The Archies gang, and their lives. The storyline is a tale of friendships full of heartbreaks, protests and parties among many other things.

The teaser was shared by Suhana Khan with a caption that read, "Are you ready to go back in time? Welcome to The Archies." Within minutes, the Bollywood fraternity flocked to her comment section to heap praises.

Navya Nanda simply wrote, "Woohooo," while Karan Johar and Bhavan Pandey gushed, "Love." Koel Purie wrote, "What's not to LOVE about this," and yes we totally agree with it.

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While social media is going gaga over the teaser, proud sister Janhvi Kapoor gave the sweetest shout out to her sister Khushi Kapoor and the entire team. Sharing the teaser on her Instagram, she wrote, "This looks so exciting. I can't wait. What a fun world you guys have created. It's going to be magic. And my baby Khushi Kapoor, I love you. Can I bite your cheeks, I miss you."

Ahead of the Tudum event, pictures of the film's cast were shared by the official account of the film on Instagram on Saturday afternoon.

The caption on the post read, "We went from saying Hi to Haaye after seeing these adorable pictures of our favourite gang. Catch their first performance ever at 2:00 AM IST, only at the Tudum global fan fest, streaming live from Brazil on June 18 on Netflix India's YouTube channel. #TheArchiesOnNetflix."

The cast, including Dot (Ethel Muggs), Agastya Nanda (Archie Andrews), Khushi Kapoor (Betty Cooper), Mihir Ahuja (Jughead Jones), Suhana Khan (Veronica Lodge), Vedang Raina (Reggie Mantle) and Yuvraj Menda (Dilton Doiley) took to the stage of Tudum to perform the song "Sunoh".

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The Hindi adaptation of The Archie comics has been directed by Zoya Akhtar and it has been co-produced by Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Sharad Devarajan under their production houses Tiger Baby and Graphic India. It will release on streaming giant Netflix. The film marks the debut of Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana alongside Khushi Kapoor and Agastya Nanda. The streaming giant has yet to announce the release date of "The Archies".