According to Comicbook, recently actor Charles Melton (Bad Boys for Life) stated that the intense production schedule in CW’s Riverdale provided him with a type of acting school experience that helped him prepare for other roles. With the year coming to an end the Oscars is right around the corner Melton was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Todd Haynes’ (The Velvet Underground) May December. Melton spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the experience of the series portraying the frenemy  Reggie Mantle, and how it had a vast impact on him but also prepared him for the role of Joe Yoo in May December. 

Meltdown said, “Ten months out of the year, 22 episodes, eight to 10 days to film one episode.… That’s a lot of work in a short amount of time, and it really took everybody on set to come together to execute this process. That experience alone, and working with nearly 100 directors on that show, really gave me this confidence and this foundation — as, like, my acting school in a way — to really be able to come to a set like Todd Haynes’ and just completely let go.”

Below is an Instagram post from Melton’s account counting down one of the last few times he would be playing Reggie on Riverdale.

 

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Riverdale follows the adventures of Archie Andrews and his best friends as they navigate through high school and the town’s mysteries with the weight of the world on their shoulders. From murder to magic powers, the dramatic mystery has kept many fans on their toes for the entire series. The series started on January 26th, 2017, and recently aired its episode on August 23rd, 2023. Based on the very popular Archie Comics, the series included more than 100 episodes of drama and mystery and many different plot lines. 

Both Riverdale and May December are available to stream on Netflix.