For starters, the world of this Nancy Drew is incredibly diverse. I, a Black woman in my mid-20s, finally saw myself in the world (and the girl) the literary canon had been forcing upon me since I was old enough to realize fiction can look a lot like the world you live in.īut this is by design.

Even more importantly, I finally saw myself in it. It was just the world I wanted to get lost in while the real one was falling apart, and it still is-both because I love the show and because, in my (and Nancy’s) most cynical moments, I believe the world is still, and might always be, falling apart. Ask your older friends and relatives about Scott Wolf and his dimples.And yet, despite all of the above, the new Nancy Drew had me hooked. You'll recognize a few from recent shows like The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and The Fosters.

But some of her co-stars are long-time vets of the stage and screen. Kennedy McMann, the actress playing Nancy Drew, is a TV rookie, and in some ways that makes us even more eager to see what she'll do with this huge role. (But let's be real, that's where this is going.) It remains to be seen whether this new group of beautiful people portraying troubled people (who also happen to be beautiful) will soon dominate our Instagram feeds and make headlines as we ship them in real life. Nancy Drew executive producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz gave us Gossip Girl and The O.C., after all. the people bringing us this grown up and spookier tale of the girl detective, are yet another batch of talented and super attractive actors. If the show is as good as we all hope, we might also soon become as obsessed with its cast the way we are with the Riverdale cast, or once were with the Vampire Diaries stars. After all, the network has a pretty good track record when it comes to bringing beloved characters from YA and comics to life. The excitement around the CW's new adaptation of Nancy Drew is high.

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