Shannen Doherty to Appear in Luke Perry's "Riverdale" Tribute Episode
by Ryan Schwartz
July 21, 2019


"Riverdale‘s" tribute to the late Luke Perry will include his longtime friend and co-star, Shannen Doherty.

The "Beverly Hills, 90210" alumna has been cast in the CW drama’s Season 4 premiere, it was announced at Sunday’s San Diego Comic-Con panel. The episode, titled “Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam,” will “reflect Luke Perry’s enduring legacy and the indelible imprint his character, Fred Andrews, had on Riverdale,” according to the official logline.

Details regarding Doherty’s “special role” are being kept under wraps.

https://tvline.com/2019/07/21/riverdale-shannen-doherty-cast-luke-perry-tribute-season-4-premiere/

Shannen Doherty says she "bawled my eyes out" reading Riverdale's Luke Perry tribute script (http://www.justjared.com/2019/08/05/shannen-doherty-on-riverdale-season-4-luke-perry-tribute-i-bawled-my-eyes-out/)

“I can tell you that I read the script and I bawled my eyes out,” Doherty said this morning on Good Morning America, discussing her guest role on Riverdale's season premiere. “I’m so beyond honored that they asked me to do this and Luke had been wanting me to join Riverdale for a really long time. It’s a beautiful episode that is nothing but a tribute to his character and to Luke himself.”

Here's the first look at Shannen Doherty on Riverdale's Luke Perry tribute episode (https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/12/riverdale-first-look-shannen-doherty/)

“Shannen plays the person who tells us what happened to Fred,” says showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. “She was there and she’s an unexpected source of comfort to Archie. A big piece of what happened to Fred comes to Archie through Shannen’s character. The scene is so heartbreaking because you really feel Shannen’s love for Luke.”