Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar

Zoya Akhtar to direct Indian adaptation of Archie comics

Archie Andrews and his friends travel across continents to have a rebirth in India

Zoya Akhtar will direct a live-action Indian adaptation of Archie comics. Set in India in the 1960s, the musical will introduce Archie Andrews and the teenagers of Riverdale to a new generation. It is titled The Archies and will be produced by Tiger Baby and Graphic India. It will premiere exclusively on Netflix.

Talking about the collaboration, Zoya said, “I am super excited to have the chance to bring The  Archies to life. It was a large part of my childhood and teenage years. The characters are iconic and globally loved, which is also why I am a little nervous. I have to make sure the film stokes the nostalgia of a generation that grew  up on the comic and yet resonates with the young adults today.” 

“It's a huge source of pride that the Archie Comics characters and stories resonate with fans globally, and especially in India, for more than 50 years,” said Archie Comics CEO/Publisher Jon Goldwater. “We are thrilled to partner with  Netflix and trust Zoya Akhtar and her creative team to deliver a truly unique and exciting take on Archie and friends through the lens of Indian cinema. We know that these characters have global appeal and translating them into  other settings and cultures is just the start of what we have planned for future multimedia adaptations.”

Pratiksha Rao, Director, Films and Licensing, Netflix India, added, “The characters, adventures, and friendships in Archies have found fans across the world for generations. With Archie Comics, Graphic India, and Tiger Baby,  we have an extraordinary opportunity to recreate the world of Archie comics, this time as a live-action musical. Zoya has an incredible and unique ability to make stories and the characters in them relatable, making them feel like they are an extension of our own self. We are thrilled to partner with her in bringing to life the world of Archies to fans  and our members in India and around the world.”

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