where is the show riverdale based out of
Riverdale (2017 TV series) Filming of the pilot began on March 14, 2016, and ended on April 1 in Vancouver, British Columbia.[34][35] Production on the remaining 12 episodes of season one began on September 7, 2016, in Vancouver.[36] Sets include Pop Tate's Chock'lit Shoppe, a copy of the functioning diner used in the pilot that is so realistic a truck driver parked his 18-wheeler there, believing that it was open.[37] Season two was also filmed in Vancouver and the nearby Fraser Valley.[38] The aerial view of Riverdale is actually drawn from stock footage used in the series Pretty Little Liars, Gilmore Girls, and the landmark setting are the same utilized in both of the aforementioned series as well as in Hart of Dixie.[39] Filming for the second season started on June 22, 2017,[40] and concluded on March 27, 2018.[41] Filming for the third season started on July 6, 2018.[42]