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The Archies (2023)
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Synopsis
The Archies: a musical journey of self-discovery in 1960s India
The Archies is a story set in India during the 1960s and follows a group of young musicians who band together to play their favourite kind of music. Against the vibrant and surreal culture of the psychedelic ‘60s, these aspiring performers must first discover themselves before they can perform on stage. The Archies embody the hopefulness of their era, exemplifying the influence of youth culture and the vision of a world overflowing with music.
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What to know
Indian film adaptation of the popular fictional rock band finds home at Netflix
The Archies is an Indian live-action musical film adaptation directed by Zoya Akhtar for Netflix. It is based on the fictional rock band of the same name which originally appeared in the Archie Comics series. Akhtar is a Bollywood filmmaker having previously directed such works as Ghost Stories, Dil Dhadakne Do and Gully Boy. Akhtar wrote the screenplay for The Archies alongside Ayesha DeVitre and Reema Kagti. The Darjeeling Limited and Life of Pi’s costume designer Poornamrita Singh handles the costume design for The Archies.
The main cast for The Archies contains a number of offspring from some of Bollywood's most prominent names including the daughter of Shah Rukh Khan, Suhana Khan as Veronica Lodge. The daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor as Betty Cooper and the grandson of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Agastya Nanda as Archie Andrews. Vedang Raina as Reggie Mantle, Mihir Ahuja as Jughead Jones, Delnaaz Irani, Jamie Alter, Pulkit Varshney, Yuvraj Menda and Abhinandan Tejaswi round out the cast.
Production News
- March 7, 2018
- Archie Comics and Graphic India have declared their joint venture to create a live-action film version of The Archies. (Source: Variety)
- November 10, 2021
- The film’s director, Zoya Akhtar, was officially announced. Furthermore, Netflix acquired the distribution rights for the film. (Source: Variety)
- May 15, 2022
- A teaser for the cast announcement was released showcasing the group of promising young actors donning fashionable 1960s attire. (Source: The Indian Express)
- December 19, 2022
- Production on The Archies was confirmed to be complete. (Source: Variety)
- August 31, 2023
- The Archies' streaming release date is confirmed to be December 7, 2023. (Source: Netflix)
- October 20, 2023
- An official music video promoting the upcoming film titled "Sunoh" is released. The video introduces audiences to the Riverdale gang as The Archies sing about friendship. (Source: YouTube)
- November 14, 2023
- The official trailer for The Archies teases the vibrant musical numbers featured in the film along with the beloved crew coming together to stop the sinister real estate moguls from taking over their park. (Source: YouTube)
- December 7, 2023
- The Archies premiered on Netflix.
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