In the original Archie comics that inspired the CW television series Riverdale, Betty Cooper has two older siblings – sister Polly, who we’ve seen on the show, and “Chick,” who seemed to be missing from the show’s canon until word came out near the end of Season 1 that Alice Cooper gave up a child for adoption.
Now, we’re going to meet that brother — whose name is spelled “Chic” — in Riverdale Season 2, and TV Line has broken the news that actor Hart Denton has gotten the role.
Our own casting choice may have been Trevor Stines, who has already played Jason Blossom on the series, which would have made sense in its own twistsed way as they are something like fifth cousins twice removed — that also would’ve been another Twin Peaks nod as that show’s famous dead person Laura Palmer was played by Sheryl Lee who played cousin “Maddie” on that show. Either way, it looks like the Riverdale casting team had another good find in Hart Denton, whose Instagram page shows off the actor posing with some rough edges that might come in handy if the character hails from the South Side this time.
Riverdale Season 2 premieres Wednesday, October 11 on The CW; photos from the first two episodes of the second season can be found here.
