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Drew is an unaired television pilot made for CBS in 2016. It is based on the Nancy Drew book series. Sarah Shahi starred as the titular character Nancy Drew.

The pilot was subsequently not picked up and never aired. The creative team later attempted to redevelop the series with some changes, but the redevelopment never made it to pilot. In December 2022, the pilot was briefly leaked online.

Overview[]

The pilot was described as a contemporary take on the character from the iconic Nancy Drew book series. Nancy was aged to a 30-something NYPD detective, where she investigates and solves crimes using her uncanny observational skills, all while navigating the complexities of life in a modern world.

The pilot revolved around Nancy investigating the death of her best friend, Bess Marvin, who died of a suicide six months earlier. However, Nancy believes Bess was murdered, and sets out to find the murderer.

CBS bought the idea of the project, and announced development on October 5, 2015. The pilot was officially ordered by the network on January 19, 2016. Filming took place in New York in March 2016. On May 14, 2016, CBS officially passed on Drew, and picked up Doubt, another series by Drew producers Tony Phelan & Joan Rater.

On October 16, 2017, NBC announced the redevelopment of the failed Drew pilot, with the same team of Phelan, Rater, and Jinks for CBS Studios. However, the plot now revolved around a middle-aged Nancy who has written her own adventures as books, and must now team up with her estranged former friends to solve a murder mystery. The redevelopment never made it to pilot at the network, and both Phelan and Rater have since left CBS Studios.

In December 2022, a completed version of the pilot leaked online. However, it was quickly taken down.

Cast[]

  • Sarah Shahi as Nancy Drew
  • Vanessa Ferlito as George Fayne
  • Anthony Edwards as Carson Drew
  • Steve Kazee as Ned Nickerson
  • Debra Monk as Hannah Gruen
  • Felix Solis as Lt. Ford, Nancy's NYPD boss

External links[]

  • IMDb favicon Drew on The Internet Movie Database

References[]

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