[4][5] He was also cast as Reggie Mantle in the Netflix/The CW show Riverdale, but left the role after one season due to filming commitments to 13 Reasons Why.
[5][15] He would reprise Mantle in Riverdale's 100th episode "The Jughead Paradox" in a scene alongside his successor Charles Melton's portrayal.
[17] In 2020, it was announced that Butler would star alongside Kiernan Shipka in the Quibi series Swimming with Sharks.
[18] The project remained unreleased after the demise of Quibi's platform, but was released by Roku in the spring of 2022.
[19][20] Butler also starred in Claudia Tan's Perfect Addiction alongside Kiana Madeira and Matthew Notzka,[21] which was released internationally on Amazon Prime on March 24, 2023, and received a limited theatrical release in the USA.