The CW’s Nancy Drew pilot is paying homage to one of its predecessors: Pamela Sue Martin, who played TV’s first Nancy Drew, has joined the cast of the potential series.
Martin brought Nancy Drew to the small screen in 1977, when she played the teen detective in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, the first TV adaptation of Carolyn Keene’s beloved novels.
This latest Nancy Drew adaptation will star newcomer Kennedy McMann as the titular sleuth, whose plans to go away to college are derailed by a family tragedy.
The CW’s pilot also recently cast Freddie Prinze Jr., who will co-star as Nancy’s estranged father, Carson Drew.