Until recently, the Archie Comics company’s most progressive moment likely happened in late 1969, when creators collaborated with Hanna-Barbera animation studios to relaunch the character Josie as the head of a rock band, the Pussycats, with bassist Valerie as the first significant black female character in the comic.įast-forward to the 21st century, and Archie Comics has become a bastion of diversity.
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Reportedly inspired by the Andy Hardy movies, the comic-book series maintained its harmless identity for decades, mixing low-key teen high jinks with the never-ending Archie-Betty-Veronica triangle. Archie Comics is repped by WME and Richard Thompson at Brecheen Feldman Breimer.Launched way back in 1941, Archie Andrews and his gang from Riverdale have a longevity matched by very few comic-book characters (all of them superheroes). Nguyen, who also worked on Crush the Skull, Let the Right One In and Midnight Club, is repped by Rain Management Group and UTA. Ly, whose credits also include Sweet Tooth, is repped by Industry Entertainment and CAA. Kim is repped by UTA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Gang Tyre Ramer.
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It is under a first-look TV deal with Amazon Studios. 3AD, which produces the hit ABC series The Good Doctor, is led by Daniel and Head of Development Cheng. Kim launched 3AD to produce premier content for TV, film and digital media with a commitment to storytelling featuring traditionally underrepresented characters and cultures. “Jon, Matt, WBTV and the team at CW have been great shepherds of these beloved characters and we hope to continue their tradition of success.” “3AD is so excited to join the Archie universe, especially with writers like Oanh and Viet at the helm,” Kim said. The company also produces Riverdale, which is headed into its seventh and final season. We’ve had such a great relationship with the whole CW team, and we look forward to having more great success together with Jake Chang.“Īrchie Comics worked with Ly and Nguyen on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which ran on Netflix for four seasons. “Oanh and Viet have crafted a unique vision that will be unlike anything you’ve seen from the Archie universe before. “We are so excited to be working with Daniel and the team at 3AD to bring a treasured classic to life for modern audiences,” Goldwater said. Archie’s Head of Development Matt Lottman also is expected to serve in a producing capacity on the series from WBTV. The two are executive producing alongside Jon Goldwater, through Archie Studios and its overall deal with WBTV, as well as Kim and John Cheng through 3AD.
Ly will co-write the script with Nguyen who is set to direct. It is unclear how Jake and Fu are related but there is clearly some lineage here. And just like our rascally teen detective, we’re going to lean into the ‘F U’ of the original ‘Fu Chang’ IP and delightfully destroy all familiar tropes and tell a unique Asian-American story.”Īrchie Comics’ Fu Chang is an American-educated international private detective living in the Chinatown district of San Francisco during the 1940s. “The world of Jake Chang is vast, compelling, and a whole lot of fun. “We are so proud and honored to be a part of this new wave of Asian-American content created by and starring Asian-Americans,” Ly and Nguyen said.
The TV adaptation is being developed as a stand-alone series there are no current plans to introduce the character on Riverdale’s final season. In April, it was announced that Jake Chang will make his comic debut July 27 in the “Mystery of the Missing Mermaid” Betty and Veronica story.
His existence first came to light in February when Archie Comics filed paperwork to trademark it. Jake Chang is brand new character in the Archie Comics universe. The show will blend soapy teen drama with the neon noir aesthetic, all while flipping nearly every Asian stereotype-honor, martial arts, destiny, lineage, parental sacrifice-on its head. Jake Chang is an Asian-American–led mystery following a 16-year-old private investigator as he navigates the racially and socioeconomically diverse worlds of his ever-gentrifying home of Chinatown, and the elite private high school he attends.
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