I am guessing with the success of Riverdale the CW is intent on turning comics and books that preteens used to read for fun into dark murderous nightmares and thus we have the new Nancy Drew, I have to hope that young readers who still enjoy Carolyn Keene's books don't turn to this TV series. Having the first episode with Nancy banging Ned Nickerson out of anger with her father and the death of her mother does not conjure up pleasant childhood memories. Perhaps this is the zeitgeist of 21st Century America. When we have an official of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue using Twitter to openly mock and threaten his enemies then TV programs like this will continue to tap into that ugliness and continue the bleakness that possesses our country. As for the actors, I don't find any of them providing stellar performances. They sort of walk through the stories with downcast demeanor's such that you could pluck any of them out and drop in another actor without a stir. Adam Beach, who I usually like, plays the police chief with constant scowl and what passes for menace, Scott Wolf. as Carson Drew, brings being woebegone to a new level of boring. I understand the series has been renewed for a second season as there must be some audience out there for this. Too bad.