'Riverdale' season 2 plot, cast news: First look at rumored Bughead splitter Toni Topaz

Betty and Jughead kiss in a promotional photo for "Riverdale" season 1. Facebook/CWRiverdale

Don't tell the Bugheads, but "Riverdale" fans' first look at Toni Topaz has finally arrived.

"Riverdale" season 2 is coming to TV screens this October and the South Side Serpents have made their social media debut.

A tweet from the official Archie Comics account shows the South Side Serpents in full, fierce black leather regalia. The South Side students are seen sitting on top of what looks like a graffiti-decorated, dilapidated sofa.

Vanessa Morgan plays Toni Topaz, the rumored third party to the Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Jughead (Cole Sprouse) love team called "Bughead."

Beside her is Jordan Connor, who sports an overgrown haircut and a leather jacket, while Drew Ray Tanner completes the trio with his stone-faced charm.

Of the three, Morgan has received the most public attention — in the form of death threats. Overexcited fans have previously bullied the actress following the revelation that Toni might stir trouble between Betty and Jughead.

"She's a Southside Serpent, a gang member, and Jughead's first friend," Morgan told Glamour in August. "So I might stir up the pot a bit with the Bughead relationship. There might be a little love triangle."

"I've already had some death threats," Morgan added. "But the thing is, it's half death threats because they don't want that [actually] happening, and there's half that's just all love. Who knows if [my character coming between Bughead] is even going to happen. People are just jumping to conclusions."

Jughead will be transferring to South Side following his dad landing in jail, which means less time with his girlfriend Betty.

As for on-screen tension, Morgan said that working with Reinhart and Sprouse has been nothing but smooth sailing. The two have been welcoming and Morgan admitted that it is "great doing scenes with them."

Whether or not that means Jughead, Betty and Toni will be confronting each other in one scene will be up for viewers to watch out.

"Riverdale" season 2 premieres on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. EDT on The CW.

Newsletter Stay up to date with Christian Today
News
Christian aid organisations mobilise emergency Ebola response in Democratic Republic of Congo
Christian aid organisations mobilise emergency Ebola response in Democratic Republic of Congo

Christian aid organisations are mobilising emergency health responses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a deadly Ebola outbreak in the country’s north-east that has prompted international concern.

Three Baptist pastors killed in Manipur ambush after peace conference
Three Baptist pastors killed in Manipur ambush after peace conference

The victims were senior leaders of the Thadou Baptist Association India (TBAI), a Baptist denomination rooted in the Thadou-Kuki community of Manipur.

Over 1,000 gather in Blackpool for Diocese of Blackburn centenary celebration
Over 1,000 gather in Blackpool for Diocese of Blackburn centenary celebration

Over 1,000 Christians from across Lancashire gathered in the heart of Blackpool over the weekend for a large-scale public celebration marking the centenary year of the Church of England’s Diocese of Blackburn.

Christian group has mixed feelings about new trans guidance
Christian group has mixed feelings about new trans guidance

The NHS can no longer hide behind the "waiting for guidance" excuse, but a Christian group fears that inaction will still be the order of the day as the guidance does not extend to workplaces.