Casey Cott Joins the Pilot of ‘Riverdale’

The cast of Riverdale grew this weekend as it was announced that Casey Cott has been cast in the series.

Casey will play Kevin Keller, the first openly gay character in the series. Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, who is the executive producer of the series, announced the casting on his Twitter.

And last but certainly not least–KEVIN KELLER (@CaseyCott) joins the ever-expanding “Riverdale” universe!! pic.twitter.com/GfKENlZpGu

— RobertoAguirreSacasa (@WriterRAS) March 12, 2016

Casey joins a cast with already includes KJ Apa, Camila Mendes, Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, Marisol Nichols, and Madchen Amik.