Riverdale's New Resident, Hermosa Lodge, Is 'More Dangerous' Than Hiram

Get ready, Riverdale fans! The hit CW series will be back for its fourth season on Wednesday (October 9), and much like the show's previous seasons, there definitely won't be any shortage of drama. Executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed this himself at New York Comic Con over the weekend, where he shared the news that Veronica Lodge's older sister, Hermosa, will officially be making her debut.


Per TV Guide's report, Aguirre-Sacasa mentioned that Hermosa — whose character is described as a "Miami-born private investigator" — will be played by Mishel Prada and is "just as scheming" as her father. And while that might be hard to believe considering all the awful things Hiram Lodge has done in the past, including however not limited to) his involvement in the drug dealing corporation and framing Archie for murder, Aguirre-Sacasa planned that Hermosa might be even worse. "She's just like daddy yet a woman so more dangerous," he said.


Unfortunately, Aguirre-Sacasa didn't share any added specifics about the character, although it seems like Prada is super stoked to join the cast. As well as a Instagram photo posted on September 24 of international cash and La Bonne Nuit matches, the Vida star wrote, "So... I've Been spending some time in Riverdale lately ... Can't wait for you to meet Hermosa Lodge." Uh, same.


And while Hermosa was needless to say a big topic of conversation at NYCC, the cast members in attendance — including Mädchen Amick, Marisol Nichols, Mark Consuelos, Molly Ringwald and Skeet Ulrich — also opened up about Luke Perry and the Season 4 premiere episode, which will serve as a tribute to the late actor. "I didn't get to go to Luke's memorial in Los Angeles, so it was really my goodbye to him," Ringwald mentioned. "It was sort of what I required. Luke was my guy. All of my scenes were with him. It felt like a really nice tribute."


Still, Ulrich told Deadine that filming that specific episode was really rough. "To me, in some ways, it meant reliving something incredibly painful," he mentioned. "We felt the need and the want [to pay him tribute]. Although I don't think any of us wanted to reside in that again—[the first episode of the season was] a cute episode, although incredibly hard to perform." And as for Nichols, well, she's still feels Perry's presence on set. "It's so hard expect to be able to see him in Pop's or turning the corner," she mentioned. "You feel him all around. His spirit is still there, still with us."


Riverdale returns to The CW on Wednesday, October 9 at 8 PM ET.