This week The CW closed out several series, such as “Riverdale” and “Nancy Drew,” ending two of the network’s few originals left from the previous regime.
The end of “Nancy Drew,” a mystery drama update of the small-town teen detective character which lasted four seasons, was announced back in October.
In the wake of the finale, executive producer Larry Teng has taken to Twitter to reveal that the production team were reportedly given very little heads-up about when the series was to end.
This resulted in the production team having to rush to craft a proper ending for the residents of Horseshoe Bay, an experience that was rather frustrating:
“From what I’ve read, the reaction to the series finale have been mostly positive. Now imagine if you watched that finale without us knowing it would be the last episode of #NancyDrew ever. Because that’s what almost happened.”
Teng goes on to explain that the creative team only learned about the show’s cancellation whilst scripting the finale – and even then it was only due to CBS Studios reaching out over an unrelated matter.
“It was then, [the president of the new CW] said to us ‘Oh, we’re not picking you up. The show is too expensive.’ Had our Studio not made that call, who knows if we would’ve ever been told.
At that point in the season there were only four episodes left to shoot and the writers were already breaking the finale. What a f—– s—- way of telling us we were getting cancelled. Thank God the Studio called. Because you all deserved the most proper ending possible.
That’s why I praise the writers for pulling it together at the end. It was so glib. No consideration for letting [us] give you a proper goodbye. No closure. No consideration for the fandom who support and watch this show.
I’ve been p—– at the upper brass of this new CW since November. They suck. They have every right to turn a profit… which means canceling shows. But to have clearly known in advance and not tell us until a random call 3/4 into our season is just plain f—- disrespect. I’m glad y’all enjoyed the finale. You deserved that.”
“Nancy Drew” survived to The CW’s 2022-23 season ahead of the network’s sale to station group Nexstar, but once installed, that company has now had several series end, and replaced with older-skewing content coming in.
