In the events following the global pandemic, episode 18 served as the season finale, four episodes earlier than intended. However, due to ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, production shut down three weeks before. Principal photography for season 1 began on July 22, 2019, and was to expected to end on December 9, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia before more episodes were ordered pushing it back to April 7, 2020. The first trailer was released the following week on May 16, 2019. On May 7, 2019, The CW announced that the project was picked up for series. The pilot was filmed in Vancouver, Canada from March 25 to April 9 under the working title The Haunting of Nancy Drew. In April, Pamela Sue Martin, who portrayed Nancy Drew in the 1970s, was cast to guest star as Harriet Grosset. was cast as Nancy's father Carson Drew, but in May, Scott Wolf was cast to replace him in the role.

In March, Maddison Jaizani was cast as Bess, Alex Saxon was cast as Ace, and Alvina August was cast as Detective Karen Hunt. In February, Kennedy McMann was cast as the lead Nancy Drew, Leah Lewis was cast as George, and Tunji Kasim was cast as Ned “Nick” Nickerson. On January 23, 2019, a pilot was ordered. In September 2018, The CW announced that Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage were developing a new Nancy Drew television series.

Alvina August as Detective Karen Hart, (Season 1) dating Nancy's father Carson Drewįor a list of episodes, see: Category:Episodes (2019).

Riley Smith as Ryan Hudson, the murder victim's husband and Nancy Drew's biological father.

Tunji Kasim as Ned 'Nick' Nickerson, Nancy's secret boyfriend.

Scott Wolf as Carson Drew, Nancy's widowed father.

Maddison Jaizani as Bess Marvin, a rich girl with a mysterious past.

Leah Lewis as George Fan, Nancy's nemesis from high school.

Kennedy McMann as Nancy Drew, a brilliant teenage detective.

Executive produced by Noga Landau (“The Magicians”), Melinda Hsu Taylor (“The Gifted,” “The Vampire Diaries”), Josh Schwartz (“Gossip Girl,” “Dynasty,” “Runaways”), Stephanie Savage (“Gossip Girl,” “Dynasty,” “Runaways”) and Lis Rowinski (“Dynasty,” “Runaways”), NANCY DREW is a production of CBS Television Studios in association with Fake Empire. Whether the ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both the living and the dead to solve the crimes. And, when a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing connection to the unsolved murder of a local girl. Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict with her widowed father, Carson Drew ( Scott Wolf), who is dating Detective Karen Hart ( Alvina August). The five of them must team up to clear their own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more mysteries along the way. But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene: Nancy’s nemesis from high school, George Fan ( Leah Lewis) a rich girl with a mysterious past, Bess Marvin ( Maddison Jaizani) Nancy’s secret boyfriend, Ned “Nick” Nickerson ( Tunji Kasim), and amiable burnout Ace ( Alex Saxon).

Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college. Official season 1 synopsis: Nancy Drew ( Kennedy McMann) is a brilliant teenaged detective whose sense of self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college plans.

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