Murder Most Puzzling vs Riverdale
Riverdale has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.6/10 for Murder Most Puzzling). Riverdale is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Murder Most Puzzling
Riverdale| Murder Most Puzzling | Riverdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2017 |
| Seasons | 1 | 7 |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Tom Dalton | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa |
| Main cast | Phyllis Logan, Alistair Brammer, Charlotte Hope, Nick Danan, Adam Best | K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch |
Synopsis
Murder Most Puzzling
Based on the books by Parnell Hall, The series sees Cora, who recently moved to the sleepy English town of Bakerbury with her niece, asked to help the local police with a strange murder where a crossword puzzle is left on the body.
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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