Mark Consuelos Exits 'Riverdale' as Series Regular After Four Seasons

etonline.com:

, for now. Wednesday night marked the final episode of the CW teen drama for actor Mark Consuelos.The season 5 finale, «Riverdale: RIP,» saw Archie (KJ Apa) and Veronica (Camila Mendes) haul Hiram out of his jail cell and order him to leave town.

Though there was no finality in his exit, Riverdale creator, executive producer and showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed to that Consuelos has left the show as a series regular. “So tonight’s episode is Mark’s swan song playing our hunky villain Hiram Lodge on Riverdale after four insane, glorious years," Aguirre-Sacasa said in a statement to the outlet. «From the moment Mark joined us, he was up for literally anything, a hundred percent committed to making Archie’s life a living hell.