Wow, Riverdale Is Losing Both Skeet Ulrich And Marisol Nichols In Season 4
Riverdale fans are still mourning the loss of the late Luke Perry, who played Archie's father Fred Andrews. Now they will have to live without both Skeet Ulrich and Marisol Nichols on their screens. Both stars confirmed they are leaving Riverdale in Season 4 and won't be part of the recently renewed Season 5. The CW is currently airing Season 4, so the clock is ticking for how they write out Jughead Jones' (Cole Sprouse) father F.P. Jones and Veronica Lodge's (Camila Mendes) mother Hermione Lodge.
Will Riverdale kill off F.P. Jones and/or Hermione Lodge? Riverdale is a dangerous place, and F.P. is at the center of everything with the Southside Serpents and a job as town sheriff.
Skeet Ulrich shared a statement with TVLine on his departure:
Marisol Nichols shared a separate statement with TVLine:
Why are these two stars leaving? Maybe it's just time for a change and their contracts were up. Riverdale boss Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa commented on both departures to TVLine:
Welcome back? That suggests maybe the characters won't be killed off. Or maybe they will but come back as ghosts or in flashbacks. It's Riverdale, they could make it work.
Skeet Ulrich and Marison Nicholas were -- well, still are for the moment -- part of Riverdale since Season 1. Ulrich was a series regular (and fan favorite) since Season 2.
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But four seasons of a show is a big commitment, especially a show that has 22 episodes a year. Riverdale Season 4 just aired Episode 13 on February 12. The next episode airs Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Here's the synopsis from The CW for "Chapter Seventy-One: How to Get Away with Murder":
Riverdale's titles tend to be foreboding, and the episode after that is called "To Die For," so there's a lot to worry about. It's especially sad to think Riverdale is losing F.P. since he's been a father figure to Archie after the death of Fred Andrews. And poor Veronica. Life with her parents has never been easy, but without her mom?
It's possible F.P. Jones will just disappear after Season 4. Maybe Jughead's estranged dad will be estranged again. They don't necessarily have to kill him, but it wouldn't exactly be a shock for F.P. to end up in that situation.
Fans will definitely feel the losses of these two key cast members, but good for Skeet Ulrich and Marisol Nichols for following other opportunities. We'll see Ulrich on the big screen later this year in the sci-fi drama Bios starring Tom Hanks, Samira Wiley, and Caleb Landry Jones. That opens October 2. He co-stars in the Quibi series #FreeRayShawn, and he's also reportedly in pre-production for the horror movie The Mystery of Casa Matusita, per IMDb. Marisol Nichols' horror/crime film Spiral is set to open May 15.
Riverdale Season 4 airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. Keep up with everything premiering in early 2020 with our handy TV schedule.
Gina grew up in Massachusetts and California in her own version of The Parent Trap. She went to three different middle schools, four high schools, and three universities -- including half a year in Perth, Western Australia. She currently lives in a small town in Maine, the kind Stephen King regularly sets terrible things in, so this may be the last you hear from her.