At San Diego Comic-Con 2019 this weekend, the cast of Nancy Drew talked about what their show is about and revealed a new trailer.
The new CW mystery show, Nancy Drew, gives fans a new look at the iconic young detective. The show takes cues from some of the other CW shows such as Riverdale which are apparent in the trailers and it’s even schedule to air right after Riverdale in October.
The series creative team has revealed that the main character, Nancy Drew, is a high school graduate who lives in the apparently haunted town of Horseshoe Bay. As you may recall, the name of the town in the book series is River Heights, but the creators were concerned that the name was too similar to Riverdale, hence the change. They’ve also revealed that Nancy will be working in a local diner named The Claw, while taking a year off before college.
The plot of the first season revolves around a prominent resident of the town who is discovered dead outside the restaurant and it sees Nancy and some other young townies become suspects. Nancy attempts to solve the crime and finds herself investigating alongside ex-con Nick (who is the TV counterpart of Nancy’s boyfriend Ned in the books). Other characters such as Bess and George are also going to feature.
The main character is going to be played by Kennedy McMann who says she’s been a fan of the detective since childhood. She told EW, “I think there’s a sense of her character that comes from the games and comes from the books that you only know intimately if you’ve really gotten to know them. There’s this cunning but this sense of humor mixed into it, and this sense of [how] she never doubts herself, that I really wanted to make sure stayed true [in] this representation of her.”
The executive producer of Nancy Drew, Stephanie Savage explained some more about the series saying, “We started from the idea of everything that we loved about Nancy Drew, that she was brave and smart and fearless and stood up for herself, but there was also something else to Nancy Drew. She also had a darkness in her, so when we first sat down, [we asked ourselves], ‘Why is Nancy following these people into these dark alleys? And getting hit over the head with a candlestick and tied to a chair?’
The cast also revealed that while the show is based on the Nancy Drew books, that fans shouldn’t expect complete recreations of classic Nancy Drew stories. However, they have said that there will be mentions of older mysteries as well as slight nods to the books in the form of character appearances, clothing and other objects.
Despite not getting a whole lot of information on the new series, Nancy Drew promises to be a fresh twist on the classic mystery series complete with darker and supernatural elements.
Nancy Drew premieres on October 9, 2019 at 9 PM ET on the CW.
This isnt Nancy Drew…… Its NANCY ….WHO? From the books i have read Nancy was not into sex…. They should have made Nancy be a Grandmother by now… Hello….. and her grandchild should have been the new detective… and followed in her footsteps…. That would have made a better story…. So its for kids 14 and up???? So its ok for 14 year olds to have sex? Well if Nancy Drew can do it why not! Will not watch