The Riverdale High gang, Archie Comics that is, are making their way from comics and animation to TV. Archie and the gang are finally getting the TV time they deserve, but this version will not be a comedy like "Friends." It is coming in the form of a drama.

The live-action TV version of Archie Comics titled "Riverdale" was revealed over a week ago. The show has landed on Fox. "Riverdale" -- a drama, not a comedy -- will feature all of the Archie gang from the red-headed star to Josie and the Pussycats. This TV drama is expected to be a darker version of the Archie Comics.

When "Arrow," "The Flash" and "Glee" collide, you get "Riverdale" -- well sort of. The producer behind the aforementioned superhero shows, Greg Berlanti, is behind bringing yet another pop-culture iconic character like Archie to TV. Also behind "Riverdale" is playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who is wearing two hats, Deadline reported. Warner Bros TV and Berlanti Productions will be producing.

Aguirre-Sacasa is the chief creative officer of Archie Comics, so he knows about Archie. And, he has worked on Marvel comics, as well as the hit TV show "Glee," Deadline reported.

With Berlanti and Aguirre-Sacasa's combination, the show could go something like "Desperate Housewives" or "Blue Velvet," The Vulture reported.

The premise of "Riverdale" sounds dark. The live-action drama will be set in the present, and it is expected to have a "bold and subversive" take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the rest of the gang, Deadline reported. The show will also be exploring the small town life and its related darkness and weirdness. And, it will have the usual love-triangle between Archie, Betty and Veronica.  

Other characters include Reggie Mantle, Archie's rival and Moose, the jock. The show will also feature the popular gay character Kevin Keller. He will play a pivotal role, Deadline reported. The Archie Comics has a large library of characters to choose from that will be featured in the show.

The dark version of the Archie Comics is coming from Aguirre-Sacasa. He wrote "Afterlife With Archie" and the "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina." "Afterlife With Archie" was about a zombie apocalypse that took over the Riverdale town; the first four issues sold out. And, the "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" is an ongoing witch series about "Sabrina and Teenage Witch."  

The Archie Comics TV show is something that has been on the books for a while.

"This is something we've been working on for a while now, figuring out the best way to bring these characters to life for what will be, essentially, the first time," Aguirre-Sacasa said in a press statement, Hero Complex reported. "It feels like the stars have finally aligned for Archie and the rest of the gang."

Besides the live-action Archie TV series, Aguirre-Sacasa and Archie Comics publisher and co-CEO Jon Goldwater are working on an Archie movie project.

"It's going to be a straight-up teen movie," Aguirre-Sacasa told Hero Complex last year. "It's Archie's coming-of-age story. Hopefully, it will be the 'Archie' movie people have been anticipating for 70-plus years."