Why isn’t Ross Butler (who played Reggie) in Riverdale anymore? :(

We don’t mean to be dramatic, but yesterday was one of the best days of our lives (slight exaggeration), the sole reason being – RIVERDALE CAME BACK.

The second series of the CW show returned to Netflix yesterday, and it was SO LIT.

One thing you may have noticed, however, is that Reggie is now a completely different person to last series. Confusing.

He used to be played by Ross Butler, but he was forced to quit the show because of filming clashes with his other role in 13 Reasons Why.

The part of Reggie is now played by Charles Melton, who’s just as much of a fitlord as Ross. So we can all relax.

The show’s creator, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, told TVLine: “We love what Ross did with the role of Reggie [this season], but because of his commitments to other projects, we couldn’t use him nearly as much as we would have liked.

“[Next season], we want more Reggie on our show—he’s Archie’s rival!—and because Ross is unavailable to come back to Riverdale, we’re looking for a new Reggie.”

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Ross has previously said of his role as Reggie: “Reggie [his Riverdale character] was important to me because he isn’t seen as an Asian character, because he wasn’t. He’s just known as one of the guys, and in a comic that was based in American culture. The show is no different. I’m not the Asian kid of Riverdale; I’m Reggie and I just happen to be Chinese.

“It’s important because it’s telling the story that Asian-Americans are in American culture. They’re a big part of our population. It’s a stepping stone to helping find our Asian-American leading movie stars. That’s the next step.”

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