Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Kiernan Shipka almost played Betty Cooper in 'Riverdale'
The 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' premieres on October 26 with actress Kiernan Shipka as the lead. But did you know she was originally set to play Lili Reinhart's 'Riverdale' character Betty Cooper?
According to 'Riverdale' and 'Sabrina' showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, he did consider casting Kiernan in the role of Betty, Entertainment Weekly reports.
"Kiernan was iconic in Mad Men, and I had even thought about her, I was like, 'Oh I wonder if she'd ever do Betty'," Aguirre-Sacasa said in the interview.
Although Reinhart ended up taking the 'Riverdale' role, Kiernan was still in Aguirre-Sacasa's mind. "When [Sabrina] moved from CW to Netflix, our casting director David Rapaport said, 'By the way this is something Kiernan might be interested in'," he elaborated.
