Set in the same universe as Riverdale and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and will air alongside Riverdale on The CW.
Josie describes her hometown Riverdale as the murder capital of the world, alluding to the murder of Jason Blossom, Black Hood massacres, Griffins & Gargoyles killings and The Farm organ-harvesting operations, which all took place in Riverdale during Josie's high school years.
The names of the dancers invited to stay at Jorge's Broadway audition, Sheila, Bobby, and Paul, are all the names of characters from A Chorus Line.