7 Interesting Facts About Nancy Drew

Interesting Facts (5)

#001
There is a close-up shot of a street sign reading River Heights Drive. In the books, River Heights was the name of the town where Nancy Drew lived.
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#002
Keene High School takes its name from "Carolyn Keene," the collective pseudonym used by the ghostwriters of the original Nancy Drew books.
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#003
The series' original title was "The Haunting of Nancy Drew" before it was shortened to "Nancy Drew."
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#004
The Claw was filmed at the same restaurant location as The Boathouse in the earlier CW series The Secret Circle (2011).
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#005
More than 4,000 actors read for the role of Nancy Drew.
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Production Story (1)

#006
Shortly after filming on the pilot began, Scott Wolf replaced Freddie Prinze Jr. in the role of Nancy's father, Carson.
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Easter Eggs & References (1)

#007
In the season 1 scene in the public library, an extra can be seen carrying a stack of original Nancy Drew books, recognizable by their yellow spines, as a nod to Nancy Drew's literary origins.
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