While Cole Sprouse played this darker, more pessimistic version of Jughead Jones through six Seasons of "Riverdale," the first choice for the role was actually actor Chance Perdomo, a main cast member from Netflix's "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina."
Another live action "Archie Comics" adaptation, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" is a supernatural teen drama that centers around the high school life of half-witch Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka). Many members of Sabrina's extended family have ties to supernatural forces and witchcraft, including her English warlock cousin, Ambrose Spellman (Perdomo), who has charge over the Spellman mortuary and is confined to house arrest as punishment for an attempted bombing.
Prior to being cast as Ambrose, Perdomo submitted an audition tape for the role of Jughead Jones on "Riverdale," which so impressed series creator Robert Aguirre-Sarcasa that he actually wrote the "Riverdale" version of Jughead with Perdomo in mind. Though the role ultimately went to Cole Sprouse, the fact that Aguirre-Sarcasa actually wrote the part for Perdomo speaks volumes about his audition — and makes it clear why he eventually secured a major part in "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina."
