Lili Reinhart Drops Bombshell Announcement: What’s Next After ‘Riverdale’?

Lili Reinhart is trending once again after a whirlwind week that put her mental-health advocacy, new acting projects, and a worrying social-media moment all under the spotlight. The candid confession that started the buzz On 20 May, the Riverdale alum stood before a packed audience at Hearst Magazines’ 2025 Women’s Health Lab in New York City and spoke bluntly about living with interstitial cystitis and an undiagnosed autoimmune disorder, calling 2024 “the hardest year of my life”. Joined by Chrissy Teigen and Christie Brinkley, Reinhart urged fans to “be loud about invisible illnesses” while stressing the importance of therapy and daily meditation. A TikTok that worried fans Hours after the event, Reinhart posted a seven-second TikTok filmed inside an Uber, captioned only with a broken-heart emoji. The clip—showing the 28-year-old wiping away tears—sparked thousands of comments from followers pleading for updates on her well-being. Reinhart has not addressed the video directly, but insiders tell us her team is “monitoring social and appreciative of the concern.” New roles signal a post-Riverdale pivot While fans rally around her health journey, Reinhart is quietly cementing her next career chapter: • American Sweatshop: The dark tech satire—fresh off its buzzy SXSW premiere—casts Reinhart as Daisy Moriarty, a traumatized content moderator. The feature is slated for a late-2025 theatrical release. • The Very Best People: Deadline reports that Reinhart will lead the forthcoming comedy-thriller opposite Oscar-winner Paul Walter Hauser, with production set to begin this summer. Why the conversation matters Hollywood has long romanticized the grind, but Reinhart’s openness about physical pain, anxiety, and social-media fatigue adds a real-time human layer to her professional renaissance. Health experts note that interstitial cystitis disproportionately affects women in their 20s and 30s, an audience that also makes up a major slice of Reinhart’s 35 million-strong social following. By tying her personal narrative to upcoming on-screen projects, the actress is shaping a brand that resonates beyond Riverdale. What’s next Expect Reinhart to continue the dialogue: she teased a forthcoming podcast episode devoted entirely to chronic-illness coping strategies and hinted at partnering with a major women’s-health nonprofit for a fall awareness campaign. For now, fans will keep refreshing her socials—proof that, even during difficult times, Lili Reinhart remains one of the most relatable voices in young Hollywood.