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Based on | Nancy Drew by Edward Stratemeyer |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 62 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 40–44 minutes |
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Network | The CW |
Release | October 9, 2019 – August 23, 2023 |
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Nancy Drew is an American mystery drama television series based on the series of mystery novels about the titular character. The series was adapted for the CW by Noga Landau, Josh Schwartz, and Stephanie Savage and is produced by CBS Studios, in association with Fake Empire.
It is the third Nancy Drew television series, following The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979) and a 1995 Canadian-American version. Development for a new television series started in 2015 at CBS, then later at NBC. In 2018, the project moved to the CW, where the series was ordered for a pilot.
The series is narrated and led by the amateur sleuth Nancy Drew, played by Kennedy McMann, and features an ensemble cast with reimagined versions of the characters from the books: Leah Lewis as George Fan, Maddison Jaizani as Bess Marvin, Tunji Kasim as Ned Nickerson, and Alex Saxon as Ace. It also stars Scott Wolf as Carson Drew and Alvina August and Riley Smith as new characters invented for the series. [1]
The series debuted on October 9, 2019, to mixed reviews. In March 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season which premiered on May 31, 2023. The series finale aired on August 23, 2023. [2] [3] [4]
After putting off applying to Columbia University to deal with the loss of her mother, eighteen-year-old Nancy Drew gets entangled in the investigation of town socialite Tiffany Hudson's murder. She and the employees of the Claw, the restaurant at which she works — prickly manager George Fan, worldly and polished waitress Bess Marvin, laidback dishwasher Ace, and mechanic Ned "Nick" Nickerson, whom she is having a no-strings-attached fling with — reluctantly ally to clear their names of suspicion. With secrets they're all determined to keep hidden, not only is Nancy determined to unveil them in order to trust them, she unearths a connection to Tiffany's homicide to a decade-long cold case turned urban legend. [5]
In September 2018, the CW announced that Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage were developing a new Nancy Drew series. [15] The CW announced that the project was picked up for series on May 7, 2019. [5] [16] On May 16, 2019, the CW released the first official trailer for the series. [17] [18] On October 25, 2019, the series was picked up for a full season of 22 episodes. [19] On January 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. [20] On February 3, 2021, the CW renewed the series for a third season. [21] On March 22, 2022, the CW renewed the series for a fourth season. [2] It announced later in October 2022 that the fourth season would be the final season of the show. [3]
In early 2019, the pilot was cast with Kennedy McMann as the title character, [6] [8] Tunji Kasim as Ned "Nick" Nickerson, [9] Alex Saxon as Ace, [8] Leah Lewis as George, [8] Maddison Jaizani as Bess, [8] and Freddie Prinze Jr. as Nancy's father, Carson Drew. [22] Pamela Sue Martin, who played Nancy Drew in the 1970s series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries , was cast as Harriet Grosset for the pilot in April 2019. [14] On May 9, 2019, it was announced that Scott Wolf had replaced Prinze in the role of Carson Drew. [12] [23] Riley Smith joined cast as Ryan Hudson on May 16, 2019. [10] On October 28, 2019, Miles Gaston Villanueva was cast in a recurring role. [13]
In December 2020, Aadila Dosani was cast in a recurring role for the second season as Amanda Bobbsey. [24] Her twin brother, Gil Bobbsey, is portrayed by Praneet Akilla. [25]
Principal photography for the first season began on July 22, 2019, and was expected to end on April 7, 2020, in Vancouver, British Columbia. [26] On March 12, 2020, production was halted until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [27] However, on April 14, 2020, it was revealed that episode 18 would serve as the season one finale. [28] The second season began filming on September 29, 2020. [29] However, due to COVID-19 testing, filming was stopped shortly after and resumed a week later. [30] [31] Production of the second season ended on April 29, 2021. [29] The third season began production on July 13, 2021, and concluded on December 9, 2021. [32] Filming for the fourth season began on July 19, 2022, and concluded on December 15, 2022. [33]
Nancy Drew premiered on The CW in the United States on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, with the season 4 premiere of Riverdale as its lead-in. [34] The second season premiered on January 20, 2021. [35] The third season premiered on October 8, 2021. [36] The fourth and final season premiered on May 31, 2023, and the series finale aired on August 23, 2023. [4] In Canada, Nancy Drew was televised on the W Network [37] and in Malaysia, Nancy Drew was televised on the PRIMEtime.[ citation needed ]
HBO Max and CBS All Access acquired the streaming rights to the series in the United States, with seasons available on their platforms several days after the season finale airs. [38] [39]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Nancy Drew holds an approval rating of 53% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "An appealing aesthetic and promising ensemble can't quite manage to liven up Nancy Drew, an overly broody and unfortunately bland mystery that follows too closely in the footsteps of the shows it aspires to be." [40] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [41]
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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1 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 18 | October 9, 2019 | 1.18 [42] | April 15, 2020 | 0.49 [43] | 2019–20 | 126 | 1.25 [44] |
2 | 18 | January 20, 2021 | 0.50 [45] | June 2, 2021 | 0.49 [46] | 2020–21 | 148 | 0.86 [47] | |
3 | Friday 9:00 p.m. | 13 | October 8, 2021 | 0.42 [48] | January 28, 2022 | 0.35 [49] | 2021–22 | 131 | 0.74 [50] |
4 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 13 | May 31, 2023 | 0.39 [51] | August 23, 2023 | 0.35 [52] | 2022–23 | TBD | 0.38 [53] |
On March 31, 2020, the first tie-in novel for the show was published. Entitled Nancy Drew: The Curse it was written by Micol Ostow and served as a prequel to the show's events. [54]
On October 28, 2020, it was announced that The CW was developing a spin-off titled Tom Swift. The series was based on the book series of the same name and was created by Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau, and Cameron Johnson. [55] On January 26, 2021, Tian Richards was cast in the titular role. [56] On February 8, 2021, it was announced that Ruben Garcia would be directing the pilot episode. [57] On May 11, 2021, LeVar Burton joined the main cast to voice an AI named Barclay. [58] On August 30, 2021, Tom Swift was ordered straight-to-series and was expected to debut during the 2021–22 television season. [59] In February 2022, Ashleigh Murray joined the cast as Zenzi Fullington. [60] Later that month, Marquise Vilsón, April Parker Jones, and Albert Mwangi joined the regular cast in the roles of Isaac Vega, Lorraine Swift, and Rowan, respectively. [61] In March 2022, Ward Horton was cast in a recurring role. [62] Tom Swift premiered on May 31, 2022 and was cancelled after one season. [63]
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