Jughead’s going to have even less parental guidance on Riverdale soon enough: Skeet Ulrich will not return to the CW teen drama next season, TVLine has exclusively confirmed.
“I’m incredibly grateful for the friendships I’ve made on Riverdale, and I will miss seeing everyone on a daily basis,” Ulrich said in a statement provided to TVLine. “I’m proud to have been part of such a talented group of people, in front of the camera and behind. But I’ve decided that it’s time for me to move on to explore other creative opportunities.” (The actor is set to co-star in the upcoming Tom Hanks film Bios and the Quibi series #FreeRayShawn.)
Ulrich plays Jughead’s dad F.P. Jones, and has been a series regular since Season 2. (There’s no word yet on how F.P. will be written out of the show.) F.P. has been Jughead’s sole parent for most of Riverdale‘s run; Gina Gershon guest-starred last season as Jughead’s absentee mom Gladys, but she left town again before Season 3 ended.
Marisol Nichols, who plays Veronica’s mom Hermione Lodge, is also exiting the show at season’s end. Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed the two departures in a statement to TVLine: “Part of life in Riverdale — and part of growing up — is saying goodbye to people. I’m grateful to Skeet and Marisol for their incredible work on the show these last four years, and we all wish them well on their future endeavors. F.P. and Hermione will never be far from our hearts. And, of course, they’re always welcome back in Riverdale.”
Season 4 of Riverdale is currently airing Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW; it was renewed for Season 5 back in January. This season, F.P. has stepped up to act as a father figure to Archie following Fred’s death while balancing his duties as town sheriff with his loyalties to the Southside Serpents.
Will you miss seeing F.P. around Riverdale? Drop your thoughts on the news below.
Boo! He’s hot.
So Jughead’s dead, and his dad is leaving. I hope he doesn’t die either.
They’re not killing off Jughead. It’s a faked death.
Agreed. All Part of his Perfect Murder Novel scenario.
I really hoped they would / would have explored the relationship between FP, Alice and Charles .. What a shame .
If they are going away to college it might be easy to write him out, especially if he is willing to come back for the occasional guest spot.
I’ll miss him. Hope he can work to bring down Bret, AKA Mr. Preppy.
That’s upsetting for jughead
The parents were the most interesting part of this show tbh.
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But I hope this leads to more stuff for Skeet. He’s owed a bigger career than Hollywood gave him.
That’s too bad. I wish he could stay on as F.P. it is only a small, but integral part. Many other actors work in multiple venues at the same time.
Apparently, Skeet has been rediscovered since Riverdale.
He’ll be back.
Yes hes the reason I watch riverdale
Now I dont have to watch this trash show anymore thank goodness!
It’s not a trash show
Yay, maybe now we’ll finally get that Jericho reboot.
(Kidding. It’s a joke.)
Cancel this horrible show ASAP! Writing is horrible!
Wish it could happen. I love Jericho, one of my all time favorite shows.
I would love a Jericho Renoir!
Yes! Jericho rocked!!
I really liked the character of FP. I wish they would incorporate a little more of the adult actors in the show. This season seems like the least they have been on. I also like Mark Consuelos. Give his character more airtime and bring Kelly Ripa back again since Mrs. Lodge is leaving!
I really enjoyed Jericho, bring it back!
I would be beyond thrilled if they did a Jericho revival. One of my all time favorites! That’s the show that made me love Skeet in the first place.
Where do I send my peanuts?
Sim. Pois para mim o FP é um dos melhores na série. Torço por ele em novas empreitadas. Ele tem muito talento. Amo essa série, fico ansiosa pela continuidade.
Ops: escrevi : continuidade e não hereditariedade. Kkkkk
Continuidade
I’m going to miss him on the show😢
I don’t know if Riverdale would be interesting when Skeet and Marisol leave. But I know hey will find other amazing acting jobs.
So, the one person I absolutely did not want to leave is leaving???!!! It seems my time with this missed opportunity of a show is almost over.
Two of the parents leaving seems to indicate that the narrative will change quite a bit once they graduate them at the end of this season. Presumably graduate them again. I hope they don’t try and do the Glee method of splitting the story among multiple locations though. I don;t trust the Riverdale writers any more than I did the Glee ones, and it was a big part of what sank the show way back when. It also could just be that Skeet and Marisol are woefully underused and don’t want to be tied contractually to a show that isn’t giving them much to work with and being stymied from other opportunities.
Skeet Ulrich is the only reason I watch Riverdale.
I will miss seeing him on the show, he is such a super actor, he will be greatly missed. Good Luck in his new adventure.
I’m so annoyed about this. I love FP. I love his scenes with Jughead and I’m a big Falice fan. This is some bull!! However, if Skeet wants to move on and go back to film then I support his decision and wish him the best.
As for Marisol, pleaseeee no! I really don’t want to be stuck with Veronica and Hiram going through Daddy/daughter wars for the rest of the season!! I can’t take them! Hermione was a breath of fresh air when that needed to be balanced out. Ughhh! I’d rather Hiram leaveeeee and Hermione stay.
Oh, yes! I’d much, much rather see Hiram leave! I think that character is one of the worst things to happen to Riverdale. His storylines bring the show down soooo much. (I like Mark Consuelos, but Hiram is a drag.)
Skeet and Marsiol will be greatly missed on Riverdale They’re wonderful actors It won’t be the same Good luck to both actors
His role as jugheads dad was a major part of the series and he will be missed for sure. I enjoyed him.
Yes he will be greatly missed and the show will be lacking the greatness of his character!!!
He’s the hottest guy on the show. Of course he’ll be missed!
Sad to see him go he was one of my favorite parents
Skeet is OG.
Maybe they’ll replace him with another actor?
Still, I don’t have high hopes for next season.
Yes now with no Jughead. What will the show focus on? Amazing things to come :-)