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Netflix and Archie Comics Partner for the Live-Action Musical Film, The Archies, to be Directed By Zoya Akhtar

The Indian Adaptation of the iconic comics will be produced by Tiger Baby and Graphic India


Mumbai – WEBWIRE

Archie Andrews and his friends travel across continents to have a rebirth in India! 

Netflix, in collaboration with Archie comics, brings a coming-of-age story that will introduce the teenagers of Riverdale to a new generation in India.  

The Archies, a feature film adaptation of the comics will be produced by Tiger Baby and Graphic India and will  premiere exclusively on Netflix. A live action musical set in 1960’s India, the film will be directed by Zoya Akhtar.    

Talking about this collaboration, director Zoya Akhtar said, “I am super excited to have the chance to bring The  Archies to life. It was a large part of my childhood and teenage years. The characters are iconic and globally loved, which is also why I am a little nervous. I have to make sure the film stokes the nostalgia of a generation that grew  up on the comic and yet resonates with the young adults today.” 

“It’s a huge source of pride that the Archie Comics characters and stories resonate with fans globally, and especially  in India, for more than 50 years,” said Archie Comics CEO/Publisher Jon Goldwater. “We are thrilled to partner with  Netflix and trust Zoya Akhtar and her creative team to deliver a truly unique and exciting take on Archie and friends  through the lens of Indian cinema. We know that these characters have global appeal and translating them into  other settings and cultures is just the start of what we have planned for future multimedia adaptations.” 

Pratiksha Rao, Director, Films and Licensing, Netflix India, added, “The characters, adventures and friendships in Archies have found fans across the world for generations. With Archie Comics, Graphic India and Tiger Baby,  we have an extraordinary opportunity to recreate the world of Archie comics, this time as a live action musical. Zoya has an incredible and unique ability to make stories and the characters in them relatable, making them feel like they are an extension of our own self. We are thrilled to partner with her in bringing to life the world of Archies to fans  and our members in India and around the world.” 

Producers: 

Tiger Baby/Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti 

Graphic India/Sharad Devarajan 

Archie Comics 

Director: 

Zoya Akhtar 

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About Netflix: 

Netflix is the world’s leading streaming entertainment service with 214 million paid memberships in over 190  countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages.  Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can  play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. 

About Archie Comics: 

Archie Comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world and the home to a wide array of the  most popular humor, action-adventure and superhero characters in entertainment, including Archie, Jughead, Betty  and Veronica, Reggie, Kevin Keller, Josie and the Pussycats, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Afterlife With Archie, the  Dark Circle Comics superhero characters (The Black Hood, The Fox, The Shield, Sam Hill and more), Li’l Jinx and many  more. Archie Comics have sold over 2 billion comics worldwide and are published around the world in a number of  languages. In addition to comics, the Archie Comics characters are spotlighted weekly on The CW’s Riverdale and  Katy Keene TV series and the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and have been featured in animation, 

television, film and music. Follow Archie Comics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and the Archie Comics  Store. 

About Tiger Baby: 

Helmed by filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, Tiger Baby is a film and web studio that aims to tell stories that  can shape social narratives and inspire viewers to a new reality.  

Tiger Baby believes that stories have the power to shift consciousness while they entertain.  

With the goal of impactful engaging storytelling guiding the studio’s vision and acclaimed projects like Gully Boy,  Made in Heaven, Lust Stories and Ghost Stories already in its kitty, Tiger Baby has emerged into a leading launch  platform for a diverse pool of artists who have something fresh to say. 

About Graphic India: 

GRAPHIC INDIA is a leading character entertainment company focused on creating superheroes, comics and stories  through mobile and digital platforms. Led by media entrepreneur Sharad Devarajan, Graphic has produced over 200  episodes of animation and developed over a dozen live action film and TV projects across Hollywood, and Bollywood.  The Company’s characters and animated shows include, “The Legend of Hanuman” which became the number one  most watched streaming show in India upon launch; “Chakra The Invincible” created with Stan Lee (co-creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man and Avengers); “Astra Force,” an award winning animated series created with iconic actor,  Amitabh Bachchan; and “Baahubali The Lost Legends” a 70-episode animated series, created with Arka Mediaworks  and based the most successful film franchise in Indian history. Graphic believes that India is home to some of the  most creative talent in the world, with more than 600 million people under the age of 25 and more than 850 million  mobile phone users in the country. The Company’s mission is to create new enduring stories and heroes that connect  global audiences and ideas through the power of story. www.GraphicIndia.com 


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