In 2023, Cole Sprouse is set to part ways with his most recent major role: Jughead Jones on The CW's "Riverdale," which is ending after seven seasons. Over the years, the show's narrator and best friend of Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) has become a fan-favorite character — something Sprouse never anticipated when he took on the role.
In an interview with Wired, Sprouse said, "I didn't think Jughead was gonna be too strong of a presence on the show. The pilot was kind of a story between the love triangle characters — Betty [Lili Reinhart], Archie, and Veronica [Camila Mendes] — and Jughead was a silent observer. But he was also the narrator, and I thought that was gonna be a bit more of the role. But as the show got picked up, my character's presence increased, and now it's like the four amigos."
Beginning in 2017, the on-screen romance between Jughead and Betty, known as "Bughead," carried over into the real world when Sprouse and Reinhart got together. But in 2020, they called it quits. On the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, Sprouse explained how difficult it was to go through the breakup while still seeing her every day on set. However, he said they're now good friends and were able to work well together to complete the series.
