Nancy Drew: Last News

Nancy Drew for the 2022-23 television season, it was announced Tuesday by Mark Pedowitz, CW chairman and CEO.With the pickups, The Flash will hit season 9, while will reach season 7, season 5 and season 4. and will all return for third seasons. They join previously renewed and.News on the fates of other CW shows, including  and  will be announced at later dates.“As we prepare for the 2022-23 season, these scripted series, along with the alternative series we renewed earlier, will serve as the start of a solid foundation utilizing some of our most-watched series for us to build on for next year and beyond,” Pedowitz said.

The CW has handed early renewals to a large portion of its scripted schedule including The Flash. 

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Adam Beach, who most recently starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons in Netflix’s Academy Award-nominated film The Power of the Dog from director Jane Campion, has signed with Buchwald for representation.

Breeda Wool (Mass) is set for a key recurring role opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones in National Treasure, Disney Branded Television’s TV series for Disney+ produced by ABC Signature. The project, executive produced by the films’ producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Jon Turteltaub and writers Marianne and Cormac Wibberley, is an expansion of the National Treasure movie franchise told from the point of view of young heroine Jess (Lisette Alexis) — a DREAMer in search of answers about her family — who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about the past and save a lost Pan-American treasure. Wool will play Kacey, a sarcastic, kick-ass henchwoman and Billie’s (Zeta-Jones) second-in-command. Wool co-stars in the critically acclaimed film, Mass, directed by Fran Kranz, and also stars in the soon-to-be-released, Ultrasound, from Magnolia Pictures. She previously starred in the Stephen King series, Mr. Mercedes from David E. Kelley. Most recently she wrapped a starring role on the film, Detained, opposite Abbie Cornish. She is repped by Bold Management & Production, Innovative Artists Agency, and attorney Karl Austen.

EXCLUSIVE: Marquise Vilsón (Blindspot), April Parker Jones (Supergirl) and Albert Mwangi (Bump) round out the series regular cast for CW’s Nancy Drew spinoff Tom Swift. They join previously announced leads Tian Richards and Ashleigh Murray in the series from Nancy Drew co-creators/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, their Fake Empire banner and CBS Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Larry Teng has been tapped as director and executive producer on CBS Studios’ CW pilot Walker: Independence, executive produced by Jared Padalecki. The project fall under Teng’s overall deal with the studio.

Ashleigh Murray is hopping over to the upcoming Tom Swift series.

Selome Hailu Ashleigh Murray is set to star as Zenzi Fullington in “Tom Swift,” the CW’s upcoming spinoff of “Nancy Drew.”She stars opposite Tian Richards, who plays the titular character as previously announced. Zenzi is described as “efficient and effervescent, but nobody’s fool.

EXCLUSIVE: Riverdale and Katy Keene alumna Ashleigh Murray is returning to the CW as the female lead opposite Tian Richards in Nancy Drew spinoff Tom Swift, based on the classic book series. Tom Swift, which has a series order, comes from Nancy Drew co-creators/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, their Fake Empire banner and CBS Studios.

ABC’s drama pilot L.A. Law, a revival of the Steven Bochco legal drama, expands its cast with the addition of John Harlan Kim. He joins original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their roles as Johnathan Rollins and Arnie Becker respectively. He also joins Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff, who will play new characters in the revival.

The long-gestating Zorro TV series reboot with a female protagonist has moved a step closer to reality with an order for six additional scripts from the CW, bringing the script total to 7. As Deadline reported exclusively last month, the CW’s gender-swapped reimagining of the classic masked vigilante character hails from from filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, writer-director Rebecca Rodriguez, Sean Tretta (Mayans M.C.), Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate and CBS Studios.

«What's so cool about being able to make a show like this over a number of years is that our audience is growing up with the characters,» Hsu Taylor added. «So people who started watching the show when they were 17, they're now 20. And they've been through a lot in the past four years.

Although she grew up in the shadow of aunt Julia Roberts‘ acting career, Emma Roberts has paved a path all her own. Speaking with Tatler for the outlet’s March 2022 issue, Emma shared how she’s never actually felt the pressure to emulate her aunt’s career — despite what people may think. “I never aspired to be her. I love her so much, I love her work, but I’m just doing my own thing,” Emma, 30, told the publication.

No nightmares here! The cast of Nancy Drew’s love lives might be complicated onscreen, but off screen, many of the stars have found a forever partner.

A cold winter’s night saw a unique divide between Sharks and Smacks, as ABC’s Shark Tank and Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown tied atop the demo pool, each raising an 0.6.

Once again, everything was coming up fives in the Friday evening demo wars for the major networks. Six shows tied for the top spot in early demo numbers on the night, leaving it to total viewership to break any ties.

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Feeling a little déjà vu? Scott Speedman returned to Grey’s Anatomy — and was upped to a series regular — more than three years after he was introduced as Dr. Nick Marsh, but viewers might remember a few of his other famous roles.

As we head toward the first day of summer, the CW has set its plans for the fall. The network today revealed premiere dates for a couple of reimagined new series and a dozen returning ones including Riverdale, The Flash, All American, Walker and Nancy Drew. 

EXCLUSIVE: When Tom Swift drops in on Nancy Drew to help her solve a mystery, he will not be alone. He will be joined by a major character in the proposed spinoff based on the classic Tom Swift book series. LeVar Burton has been tapped to voice Barclay, Tom Swift’s (Tian Richards) steadfast AI companion and tough-love mentor, in the upcoming episode of the CW drama Nancy Drew, which will serve as a backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff series, now in development at the network.

EXCLUSIVE: Emma Roberts has made another date with Holidate screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen in About Fate. Paulsen will pen script with Marius Weisberg directing. Vincent Newman, Marina Bespalov and Vladimir Koshelev will produce.