Riverdale looks set to get another spin-off series, this time focused on brand new Archie Comics character Jake Chang.

The main show, which is set to come to an end with its seventh season, has already spawned two sister shows with Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Katy Keene.

Deadline now reports that Jake Chang is now in the pipeline, which is described as an Asian American led mystery that follows a 16-year-old private investigator.

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Chang must navigate between the racially and socioeconomically diverse worlds of his increasingly gentrified home in Chinatown and the elite private school he goes to.

It is being touted as a mix between soapy teen drama and neo noir, and looks set to subvert every Asian stereotype on its head. However, it appears to be a standalone show, with no plans to debut Chang on Riverdale.

The CW series is set to come from Sabrina's Oanh Ly and writer-director Viet Nguyen, with both set to write and the latter directing, alongside Daniel Dae Kim's (Hawaii Five-0) company 3AD.

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Jake Chang is set to make his comics debut later in July as part of the Mystery of the Missing Mermaid story focused on Riverdale's Betty and Veronica.

"We are so proud and honored to be a part of this new wave of Asian American content created by and starring Asian Americans," Ly and Nguyen said.

"The world of Jake Chang is vast, compelling, and a whole lot of fun. And just like our rascally teen detective, we're going to lean into the 'F U' of the original 'Fu Chang' IP and delightfully destroy all familiar tropes and tell a unique Asian American story."

Meanwhile, Riverdale's boss Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa recently teased the show's final season, admitting it will be "bittersweet".

Riverdale airs on The CW in the US and will end with season 7. In the UK, you can stream via Netflix.

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