Detention vs Riverdale
Riverdale has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.5/10 for Detention). Riverdale is the older of the two (2017 against 2020). Both are drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Detention
Riverdale| Detention | Riverdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2017 |
| Seasons | 1 | 7 |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | – | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa |
| Main cast | Na Kwang-hoon, Jack Yao, Han Ning, Lee Ling-wei, Akira Huang | K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch |
Synopsis
Detention
During the period of martial law in 1960s Taiwan, some teachers and students from Cui Hua High School were arrested for possessing banned books. A female student fell to her death and rumors spread of a ghost haunting the campus. Thirty years later, the draconian culture of the school remains unchanged as a new transfer student uncovers the dark secrets behind the school’s haunting.
Riverdale
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
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