The Archies

The Archies

(2023)

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Streaming charts last updated: 5:17:56 p.m., 2024-04-27

The Archies is 5190 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 2966 places since yesterday. In Canada, it is currently more popular than How Do You Measure a Year? but less popular than Jolt.

Synopsis

The Archies: a musical journey of self-discovery in 1960s India

The Archies is a story set in India during the 1960s and follows a group of young musicians who band together to play their favourite kind of music. Against the vibrant and surreal culture of the psychedelic ‘60s, these aspiring performers must first discover themselves before they can perform on stage. The Archies embody the hopefulness of their era, exemplifying the influence of youth culture and the vision of a world overflowing with music.

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What to know

Indian film adaptation of the popular fictional rock band finds home at Netflix

The Archies is an Indian live-action musical film adaptation directed by Zoya Akhtar for Netflix. It is based on the fictional rock band of the same name which originally appeared in the Archie Comics series. Akhtar is a Bollywood filmmaker having previously directed such works as Ghost Stories, Dil Dhadakne Do and Gully Boy. Akhtar wrote the screenplay for The Archies alongside Ayesha DeVitre and Reema Kagti. The Darjeeling Limited and Life of Pi’s costume designer Poornamrita Singh handles the costume design for The Archies. 

The main cast for The Archies contains a number of offspring from some of Bollywood's most prominent names including the daughter of Shah Rukh Khan, Suhana Khan as Veronica Lodge. The daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor as Betty Cooper and the grandson of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Agastya Nanda as Archie Andrews. Vedang Raina as Reggie Mantle, Mihir Ahuja as Jughead Jones, Delnaaz Irani, Jamie Alter, Pulkit Varshney, Yuvraj Menda and Abhinandan Tejaswi round out the cast.

Production News

  • March 7, 2018
    • Archie Comics and Graphic India have declared their joint venture to create a live-action film version of The Archies. (Source: Variety)
  • November 10, 2021
    • The film’s director, Zoya Akhtar, was officially announced. Furthermore, Netflix acquired the distribution rights for the film. (Source: Variety)
  • May 15, 2022
    • A teaser for the cast announcement was released showcasing the group of promising young actors donning fashionable 1960s attire. (Source: The Indian Express)
  • December 19, 2022
    • Production on The Archies was confirmed to be complete. (Source: Variety)
  • August 31, 2023
    • The Archies' streaming release date is confirmed to be December 7, 2023. (Source: Netflix)
  • October 20, 2023
    • An official music video promoting the upcoming film titled "Sunoh" is released. The video introduces audiences to the Riverdale gang as The Archies sing about friendship. (Source: YouTube)
  • November 14, 2023
    • The official trailer for The Archies teases the vibrant musical numbers featured in the film along with the beloved crew coming together to stop the sinister real estate moguls from taking over their park. (Source: YouTube)
  • December 7, 2023
    • The Archies premiered on Netflix.

Streaming Charts

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Rating

IMDB 4.5 (52k)

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Music & Musical, Romance

Runtime

2h 24min

Production country

United States, India

Director

Zoya Akhtar

Cast

Agastya Nanda
Archie Andrews
Khushi Kapoor
Betty Cooper
Suhana Khan
Veronica Lodge
Mihir Ahuja
Jughead Jones
Vedang Raina
Reggie Mantle
Dot.
Ethel Muggs
Yuvraj Menda
Dilton Doiley
Vinay Pathak
Mr. Dawson
Alyy Khan
Hiram Lodge (Veronica’s Father)
Kamal Sidhu
Hermione Lodge (Veronica's Mother)
Suhaas Ahuja
Fred Andrews (Archie’s Father)
Tara Sharma
Mary Andrews (Archie’s Mother)
Satyajit Sharma
Hal Cooper (Betty’s Father)
Koel Purie
Alice Cooper (Betty’s Mother)
Luke Kenny
Ricky Mantle (Reggie’s Father)
Sheena Khalid
New Salon Owner
Jamie Alter
Mike Gomes (Council Member)
Puja Sarup
Mrs. Otters (Council Member)
Avan Contractor
Miss Mathias (Council Member)
Delnaaz Irani
Pam
Deven Khote
Mr. Weatherbee
Nikhil Kapoor
Pops
Asif Ali Beg
Smithers
Vikram Kapadia
Johnny
Ashok Banthia
Uncle Benny
Ankur Tewari
Michael
Prerana Poddar
Sitara
Dimpy Fadhya
Mrs. Mantle
Lovely Sharma
Classmate
Sahil Patel
Classmate
Farhan Akhtar
Archie's Uncle Ben (voice) (uncredited)