That’s right? Nancy Drew will be sleuthing up a storm on the CW network starting this month. It should be premiering Wednesday, October 9 (2019). The show will feature Nancy Drew – a fictional character created by author “Carolyn Keene” (aka Mildred Wirt Benson). A lot of us can remember reading Nancy Drew when we were a bit younger.
Nancy will be played by Kennedy McMann and Scott Wolf will be playing Nancy’s father. From what I read in the promotional information, Pamela Sue Martin will be guest starring in the pilot this coming Wednesday night. (Pamela Sue played the intrepid sleuth back in the 1970s TV series.)
There should be plenty of suspects, witnesses, culprits, and mysteries coming our way very soon! However, according to Stephanie Savage, the show’s executive producer, this will not be a show aimed at young girls and boys. Nancy will not be the 1930s Nancy that “Carolyn Keene” wrote about. This will be a more “adult version” of the Nancy Drew character.
I wasn’t sure if I had the CW network, but found out that I do. It’s a very simple process to find out if you do too: Go to cwtv .com and once on their main page, there is a “Find Your Channel” box in the upper right corner. Click on that box and then enter your zip code – and your local affiliate should pop up.
P.S. My husband and I haven’t gone to a movie theater in years. We prefer watching movies at home, so I’m usually very late finding out what movies are out at theaters. When I told my husband about this new Nancy Drew TV show he told me about the Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase movie which came out in March of this year. So, of course, I’m adding this to my movies-to-watch list!
Karen M. says
Unfortunately the CW has turned good into inappropriate. The Riverdale (Archie) and Sabrina are very very adult and the only thing close to original are the names. Unfortunately I will not be watching?
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Karen, I’m sorry to hear that – I hope it’s better than what you’re expecting!
Rita Ingersoll says
Thank you. I had seen a commercial for the show and wanted to set my DVR but couldn’t remember what station and time. Losing more of those gray cells than I want too! LOL
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Rita, you’re welcome! I hope it’s good. I’ve heard some mixed things about the CW network’s programming.
thetarotman says
Sorry to hear you have received mixed reports regarding the CW’s network programming.
Although I watch less shows on the CW Network than I once did, the few shows I do watch on that network I enjoy very much.
My personal favorite is “The 100,” but I also watched “Supernatural,” and a few others that are currently no longer on air, but I digress.
Sharon in MD says
Thank you for the Nancy Drew info, Danna. I wasn’t aware of that. And I’m so glad I do get the CW network. I’m looking forward to watching.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Sharon, I hope it’s good!
Paula Catherine says
Danna,
Thanks for the tip about the new Nancy Drew! I have it scheduled to be recorded. Honestly I would have never known about the series.
Hopefully it will be a option from some of the new shows with so much violence.
Thanks for all your work!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Paula, hopefully it will be good!
Teresa M Rios says
I love mystery shows!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Teresa, I certainly love mystery shows as well!
PamB says
Yahoo…. I checked and have the CW channel. I’m putting a sticky note on side of TV so I won’t miss watching. Nancy Drew was a favorite years ago. Thank you much, Danna, for letting us know.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
PamB, please be sure to let me know if it’s good!
thetarotman says
When I was in grammar school (I want to say fifth or sixth grade or so), there was such a lovely teacher’s assistant. I want to say her name was Mrs. Marino.
Offhand, I do not recall how the conversation began, but I do recall her asking me if I loved reading, and I told her I did. She then told me she would give me some books that belonged to one of her daughters, and she gave me not one, not two, but THREE Nancy Drew Mysteries.
I treasured them immensely, and I devoured them so much I do not even recall their titles (smile). Mrs. Marino was also a lovely mother figure at a time in my life when I deeply needed strong and genuine maternal nourishment.
Since then, I have read a few more Nancy Drew Mysteries written by THE Carolyn Keene, but read one of the more modern Nancy Drew Mysteries, and I certainly watched the “Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries,” which starred Pamela Sue Martin, and watched the Nancy Drew Mystery Series that was on the air about ten years ago or so.
And yes, I AM very excited about this new incarnation of the Nancy Drew Mysteries. T-minus four days!!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Tarot, that’s a generous thing for your teacher to do! It sounds like it lead to a lot of positive things in your life. I hope that the new incarnation lives up to your personal memories, though it sounds somewhat iffy from what other people have posted about recent CW shows.
thetarotman says
Indeed, Mrs. Marino was a lovely teacher’s assistant, and truly, felt like another mother to me. I AM forever thankful to her, because she certainly introduced me to a wonderful genre of literature.
Also, as I previously stated, I have only had positive experiences with shows on the CW Network. Specifically, “The 100,” which I love!
I have no doubt I shall enjoy this new incarnation of “Nancy Drew” very much.
Karen Tulloch Caldwell says
Danna, as a teacher I had to take classes to renew my teaching license. I chose junior high and young adult literature because of my love for reading. I learned that Carolyn Keene was not a real person and there were many writers of Nancy Drew. The organization would have a general plot or storyline that ghost writes would follow and create a book. There were several series that were created this way including the Hardy Boys and the Boxcar Children. I took the class by correspondence and the professor and I always had several pages of personal comments and ideas. One of my favorite graduate level classes.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Karen, yes, it’s definitely interesting how series like this maintain the illusion of a single author despite having multiple people through the years.
thetarotman says
Karen, I had forgotten about that, regarding the Nancy Drew Mysteries and the Hardy Boys Mysteries.
I think the same applied for the novels written by V. C. Andrews, if memory serves.
This correspondence class sounds wonderful.
Jeffrey C says
Hi everyone. Love your blog, but have never posted. I wanted to give you a heads up about Nancy Drew. This is by the same guy who is behind the “Archie” remake, Riverdale. Also the reboot of Sabrina the teenage Witch. These are NOT light and fluffy shows, quite the contrary. They are very, very dark and definitely R rated material. Just wanted everyone to have a bit of warning before watching. Thanks again for your blog.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Jeffrey, thanks for the heads up! Well, hopefully there’s still something there for the site’s audience, though it seems increasingly unlikely.
thetarotman says
Jeffrey C., thanks for the info.
As much as I love Cozy Mysteries, when I watch TV (which, these days, I only watch online) I do tend to prefer dark themes.
Now that I think about it, when I think back to the trailer for this new “Nancy Drew” incarnation, the cinematography does give one an indication that it is dark in theme.
Paula Catherine says
Jeffery, you were spot on!
I recorded the pilot, watched about 10 minutes and realized this series is not for me, very dark, and I can’t believe it is suitable for age 14.
Antoinette Gipson says
Thank you for sharing, will be watching for sure.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Antoinette, I hope it’s good!
Jane says
Sweet! I get the CW so I’m excited. I don’t go to movies either but I’ll look for the Hidden Staircase in my on demand movie list. Thanks for all you do to keep us informed, Danna!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Jane, you’re welcome! I hope it’s good.
Gerri B. says
I happened to see the Nancy Drew movie on my flight home. I thought it was fantastic. They updated Nancy Drew to make her more relevant to today’s audience. I am so looking forward to the series.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Gerri, thanks for letting us know! Was it this upcoming CW series, or the 2007 movie?
thetarotman says
I had no idea there was a 2007 Nancy Drew movie. I shall look for that today.
Thanks, Danna!
GerriB says
There is a 2019 Nancy Drew movie called Nancy Drew and the Hidden staircase. It is the one I saw.
thetarotman says
Thanks for the info; I found it on Amazon Prime, and already added it to my Watchlist.
R.s. says
I was wondering if there’s a way to contact the nancy drew series creator to give ideas for future episodes.
thetarotman says
I did a little bit of Internet searching (as opposed to sleuthing! HA!!), and found the official Twitter accounts for both the Nancy Drew show (@cw_nancydrew) and the writers for this TV series (@DrewCrewWriters).
If you use Twitter, you may wish to send a Tweet to @DrewCrewWRiters, and see if that gets you in contact with the right people on how to submit story ideas for future episodes.
Incidentally, when I looked up this Nancy Drew TV series on Wikipedia, I found no one listed as the series creator, but it did list the developers; two of the three of them also have Wikipedia entries.
R.s. says
Ok thanks I’ll give it a try
Gerri Balter says
I thought it was a 2019 movie, but I am not sure about that. After seeing the first episode of the CW version, it was nothing like the movie I saw.
Cuppa Cozy says
I am bored by the trend of turning everything into a darker version of the original. I’d love to see a well-done Nancy Drew tv show set in the 1930’s like the original series. Family friendly would be nice but at a minimum, let it be smart, stylish and filled with challenging mysteries. Is anyone else interested in that? Anyone with pull in Hollywood? Lol.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Cuppa, there certainly would be an audience for a more traditional mood for this sort of throwback programming!
thetarotman says
I just finished watching the pilot episode for the new “Nancy Drew” show, and I love it!
I must admit, I did not initially like the storyline of a ghost, as the Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene were not written as a paranormal/sic-fi type of literature, but soon warmed up to the “Dead Lucy”/Lucy Sable storylline.
Also, I can watch the series on the CW’s Website, and the episodes stream on Thursdays. So, YAY!
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Tarot, I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed it!
Sharon in MD says
I am very disappointed with CWTV’s Nancy Drew. They have taken wholesome entertainment and turned it into very adult situations. I will stick with the 1930’s Nancy Drew, as the author intended.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Sharon, it wasn’t to my taste either, unfortunately.
Lydia M says
Feel free to call me old, but I’m not liking the new series. I’ve watched two episodes, and I guess they wanted to make Nancy a “badass”. I don’t like the character. She seems like she’s almost a bully and she definitely commits some illegal acts, like breaking into the morgue and stealing. And I really don’t like the supernatural aspect of the storyline. I was hoping for a more amateur detective series, with solid mysteries. Oh, well. Guess this is geared more for the CW young audience, like most of their programming.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Lydia, it wasn’t really to my taste either.