IT: Welcome to Derry vs Riverdale
Riverdale has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.9/10 for IT: Welcome to Derry). Riverdale is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.
IT: Welcome to Derry
Riverdale| IT: Welcome to Derry | Riverdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2017 |
| Seasons | 1 | 7 |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa |
| Main cast | James Remar, Jovan Adepo, Peter Outerbridge, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk | K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch |
Synopsis
IT: Welcome to Derry
In 1962, a couple with their son move to Derry, Maine just as a young boy disappears. With their arrival, very bad things begin to happen in the town.
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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