{"id":14590,"date":"2016-01-21T04:57:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T04:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=14590"},"modified":"2016-01-21T04:57:18","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T04:57:18","slug":"nancy-drew-tv-series-may-cast-non-white-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/21\/nancy-drew-tv-series-may-cast-non-white-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Drew TV Series May Cast Non-White Actress"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><div>Nancy Drew is coming back to television and things are going to be very different this time around. CBS has ordered the pilot for a series that will be based on the starry-eyed sleuth who was always on the lookout for the next big mystery.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rejected-Nancy-Drew-Stain1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14592\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rejected-Nancy-Drew-Stain1.jpg\" alt=\"Rejected-Nancy-Drew-Stain\" width=\"324\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rejected-Nancy-Drew-Stain1.jpg 324w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rejected-Nancy-Drew-Stain1-300x444.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>This time however, we will not be entertained by the blueprint that has guided the cult classic or even the movie that starred Emma Roberts back in 2007.<\/div>\n<div>Glenn Geller \u2013 president of CBS confirmed that major changes are in place to give audiences an updated version of the title character.<\/div>\n<div>The show will be called<em> Drew<\/em> and instead of a bubbly teen \u2013 we will be welcomed with a woman in her 30\u2019s who works as a detective for the NYPD. She will retain her keen sense of observation as she\u2019s recruited to solve crimes and give those around her reason to marvel at her innate skills.<\/div>\n<div>But the changes don\u2019t end there, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2016\/tv\/news\/cbs-nancy-drew-diverse-pilot-order-1201683223\/\">Variety<\/a> \u2013 there is every reason to believe that the new Nancy Drew will not be Caucasian. Geller divulged this while discussing the show to the publication \u2013 stating that he would be \u201copen to any ethnicity\u201d.<\/div>\n<div>This will be quite a detour when you consider that ever since Nancy Drew\u2019s introduction back in 1930 \u2013 she has always been depicted as white even though her trajectory has shifted with the times.<\/div>\n<div>Given the current need for more diversity both in television and film \u2013 this new revelation is a refreshing makeover and a much needed change towards a more progressive mode of programming.<\/div>\n<div>No word yet on when the pilot will be added to the scheduling grid \u2013 but we\u2019ll definitely keep a close eye on this one!<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy Drew is coming back to television and things are going to be very different this time around. 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