Various media franchises continue to try out different digital mediums as an attempt to stay current in a society dominated by technology and the latest hopeful looking to make the transition is Archie Comics. “Riverdale,” based off of the Archie Comics franchise, premiered on The CW on Jan. 26.

Archie Comics follows the everyday adventures of high school students Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge and a wide variety of their colorful classmates. Although the stories told by Archie Comics are relatable, the majority of twenty-first century teenagers do not relate to the comic book format. What is the best way to attract millennials these days? Obviously, it is to turn a comic into the type of dark and sultry drama that today’s youth eat up like candy.

“Riverdale,” taking the name of the perfect little town where the show is set, starts its journey on the first day of school after a very eventful summer vacation.

On the Fourth of July, the atrociously extravagant Blossom twins, Jason and Cheryl, took a rowboat out on the lake. However, only one returned. Supposedly, when the water got rough, Cheryl’s glove fell off and Jason fell off the boat trying to find it. At the beginning of the episode, his body is nowhere to be found.

As the town recovers from the loss, our main characters get ready to begin their sophomore year. Warning – in typical CW fashion, the characters are too beautiful, fashionable and articulate to be sophomores in high school, but as the viewer, you just to have to go with it.

Betty Cooper and Kevin Klein admire the fact that Archie Andrews got super sexy over the summer while working for his father’s construction company and they plan how Betty will finally confess her love for him. Meanwhile, Archie struggles with choosing between football and music (think Troy Bolton from “High School Musical”), while having a secret romance with the school’s music teacher, Ms. Grundy.

Veronica Lodge moves to her mother’s hometown after the police arrested her tycoon father for fraud and embezzlement in New York. Ever the charmer, she sparks immediate chemistry with Archie and a super close friendship with Betty.

The first episode plays out as any regular teen drama would: cheerleading tryouts, late night talks at diners, vague conversations with parents and a steamy game of seven minutes in heaven instigated by Cheryl. However, when Jason Blossom’s body washes up on the shore with a bullet hole in his forehead, it is clear that “Riverdale” is not your average coming-of-age story.

Overall, this new take on Archie and his friends is a solid addition to the CW’s line up of dramas. The show is in an intriguing blend of “Gossip Girl” and “Pretty Little Liars.” It’s the typical story of a small town filled with gorgeous people and ugly secrets.

“Riverdale” is not necessarily groundbreaking television, but it does not need to be. It provides for a fun drama that viewers can indulge in as their new guilty pleasure.