Barb From 'Stranger Things' Heading to Live-Action 'Archie' TV Show

Shannon Purser is on fire, graduating from Stranger Things—her first-ever acting role, as the wonderfully concerned Barb—to The CW's much-anticipated live-action Archie TV show, Riverdale. The show is set for the 2016-'17 mid-season lineup.

Purser, who's been burning up the internet as the cult favorite from Netflix's amazingly successful '80s-set series, will play Ethel Muggs. Entertainment Weekly reports that she'll "be drawn into a friendship with Veronica (Camila Mendes) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) after they team up for a revenge plot on Reggie Mantle, a bully and Archie’s rival." In the comics, Ethel crushes on Jughead; in the show, she'll make heart-eyes at another.