The Nancy Drew pilot centers on 18-year-old Nancy Drew (McMann) and is set in the summer after her high school graduation.
Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions will executive produce alongside Aguirre-Sacasa, Grassi and Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater.
The CW has given out series orders to the Riverdale spin-off series Katy Keene, starring Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) and Ashleigh Murray; and the reboot mystery drama Nancy Drew with Kennedy McMann (Law & Order: SVU) taking on the iconic role as this generation’s newest teenage detective.
Directed by Maggie Kiley, Katy Keene is a musical dramedy that follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene and singer/songwriter Josie McCoy— as they chase their twentysomething dreams in New York City.