Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor's 'The Archies' Gets Its Release Date

Zoya Akhtar's upcoming Netflix film The Archies has been nudging the audience frequently with its poster releases, trailers, and teasers. Now, finally, The Archies release date has been announced.

The release date for Zoya Akhtar's highly anticipated film, The Archies, has been revealed by the cast themselves through an innovative live billboard on Mumbai's Western Express Highway. The Archies Indian adaptation is set to premiere on Netflix in December 7.

This billboard includes a countdown timer, indicating the days remaining until the film's premiere. As the release date was unveiled, they engaged in conversations, posed for pictures, leaped in excitement, applauded, and exchanged hugs, showcasing their joy and camaraderie. The cast members took to Instagram to share videos about this exciting announcement.

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More About The Archies

The Archies is based on the novel revolving around Archie Andrews and his band of friends living in Riverdale and going to Riverdale High School. The trailer titled 'Welcome To The World Of Archies' was released on Sunday, June 18. The trailer looks promising, it first establishes the vibe of the 60s and then dives into the lives of Riverdale high schoolers. The trailer shows glimpses of places that give a retro vibe and can make viewers fall in love with its dreamy vintage theme. The trailer introduces the audience to the era of Rock & Roll, Skates & Shakes, Love, and Heartbreak. Zoya Akhtar’s directorial The Archies trailer is musical and talks about dreams and a full fledge drama of coming to age students.

The Archies have a young cast and is a debut film for Aditi Dot, Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Mihir Ahuja, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, and Yuvraj Menda. The release date is yet not released, although the film will be released on Netflix. The film went on the floor last year in April.

The Archies Trailer

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Along with the ">trailer, the one-minute video showing glimpses of The Archies team at the Netflix TUDUM event was released on Sunday. The Archies star cast performed at the event. Earlier, a few days ago, The Archies cast will be heading to Brazil for the Netflix TUDUM event was in news. The video shows the star cast dancing to the hook song of the film dolled up in outfits that give retro vibes.

The trailer within a 24-hours has crossed 1.5 million views. The viewers also started pouring in comments mostly praising director Zoya Akhtar. A user commented, "Zoya Akhtar always rocks! All her films are awesome, and this one too I feel will be very good, the trailer is good, I have just watched Jubilee, a wonderful journey in the past n was too good now looking forward to watching this one and hopefully will appreciate it, all of them looks talented and no overacting, I like all the actors, let's wait to see them in action."

Another user, "Keeping Nepotism aside, I have immense trust in Zoya as a filmmaker. She has provided the perfect blend of entertainment and storytelling and this will be no different."

Zoya Akhtar in her interviews frequently expressed her love for Archies comics and how it has been part of her childhood and growing years. She also expressed recreation of The Archies must give the nostalgia of a generation that grew up on the comic. Looking at comments on the trailer seems Zoya Akhtar has somewhat reached near that. However, the rest lies within how the audience receives the film when released.