The Nancy Drew pilot centers on 18-year-old Nancy Drew (McMann) and is set in the summer after her high school graduation.
Deadline is reporting that The CW’s Nancy Drew pilot has cast Maddison Jaizani (Versailles, Into the Badlands, Tyrant) and Alex Saxon (The Fix, The Fosters, Finding Carter) as series regulars.
In the 2007 movie starring Emma Roberts as Nancy Drew, Bess was played by Amy Bruckner.
Jaizani will play Bess, a refined young woman whose wealthy background sets her apart from Nancy.