Lucy Hale meets up with the cast of Charmed in this shot from inside The CW Network 2019 Upfronts Party held at The Pool on Thursday night (May 16) in New York City.
The series will center on Nancy (McMann), a brilliant teenaged detective whose sense of self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college.
But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene: Nancy’s nemesis from high school, George Fan (Lewis); a rich girl with a mysterious past, Bess Marvin (Jaizani); Nancy’s secret boyfriend, Ned “Nick†Nickerson (Kasim), and amiable burnout Ace (Saxon).
Now, the five of them must team up to clear their own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more mysteries along the way.
The series will air on Wednesdays this fall on The CW.
Leah Lewis is getting started on her upcoming movie, The Half of It.
The 22-year-old actress, who you might recognize from CW’s Charmed, will star as Ellie Chu, a shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student, who finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love.
In the process, each teaches the other about the nature of love as they find connection in the most unlikely of places.
The upcoming movie also stars Daniel Diemer as Paul Munksy; Alexxis Lemire as Aster Flores; Becky Ann Baker as Mrs. Geselschap; Catherine Curtin as Colleen Munsky, Wolfgang Novogratz as Trig Carson and Enrique Murciano as Deacon Flores.
The CW’s new Nancy Drew series has found its star!
Kennedy McMann will take on the iconic role in the pilot, based on the mystery novels, Deadline reports.
Charmed‘s Leah Lewis will co-star in the pilot, and Supergirl‘s Larry Teng will direct. The Vampire Diaries‘ Melinda Hsu Taylor will serve as as executive producer/showrunner.
The untitled Nancy Drew project tells the story of “18-year-old Nancy Drew (McMann) and is set in the summer after her high school graduation. She thought she’d be leaving her hometown for college, but when a family tragedy holds her back another year, she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation — and along the way, uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined. When Nancy ends up a suspect in a murder, it rekindles her love for detective work, even though the clues lead her to believe that a long-dead local girl may be the killer.”
Leah will play George, “a tough, tattooed girl from the wrong side of the tracks who felt personally wronged by Nancy in high school. George now finds herself a suspect in the killing along with her former nemesis, forcing her to team up with Nancy to track the culprit and clear their names… and it just may be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
Kennedy attended Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and has appeared on NBC’s Law & Order: SVU and NBCU’s Gone.
“The 12-year-old girl in me hogging the family computer playing Nancy Drew computer games and living out fantasies in her head about solving mysteries has been crying tears of joy for the past three days,” she shared on Instagram. “An absolutely incomprehensible dream come true. Here we go, Nancy. â¤ï¸ðŸ•µðŸ¼â€â™€ï¸”
Leo Howard shows off his sword fighting skills in a brand new Free Period short, which debuted on Disney Channel’s YouTube this weekend.
In the “Arcanum” short, a young rock and roller (Howard) seeks a mystical artifact to save the world from an ancient evil, but the mysterious librarian (Louis Mandylor) who owns it has other plans.
Also starring Leah Lewis and Jason Earles, the latter teased the new short on his Instagram.
“#Arcanum supernatural kick ass action thriller. With enough views and likes maybe an Original movie or Series! Spread the word!” he wrote. We’re down for this!
Leah Lewis keeps it chic on the red carpet as she arrives at the premiere of Prom held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday evening (April 21).
The 14-year-old actress was joined on the red carpet by Katherine McNamara — the twosome star opposite Prom star Nolan Sotillo in the upcoming Disney Channel pilot, Madison High.
Leah will star as Peyton Hall, a formerly home-schooled tennis champion while Katherine tries to steal the scene as Cherry O’Keefe, Madison High’s resident queen bee and blogger.
You might recognize Luke from Minutemen – he played Charlie. The 15-year-old actor will play Devin Daniels, a motocross racer looking for a new hobby.
Leah, 14, will be playing Peyton Hall, a formerly home-schooled tennis champion. Leah actually has a 4 1/2 octave range! Can’t wait to hear her sing!
G Hannelius has also snagged a role as Wednesday Malone, a precocious starlet in the making — that, we can see!
And get excited, Ms. Darbus is back! Alyson Reed will be reprising her High School Musical role, relocating from East to Madison High.
At Madison High, the students embark on a journey of self discovery while trying to build a revolutionary theatre program under the tutelage of Ms. Darbus. She casts a diverse troupe of both seasoned and raw actors to create an original musical production based on their lives.
Production on the pilot begins in March in consideration for a Disney Channel series to premiere in early 2012. The series will also four original songs.
Stay tuned to JJJ to see who will play Cherry O’Keefe, Colby Baker and Harvey Flynn.
WHAT DO YOU THINK of the new cast of Madison High?