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JamesG · 08-25-2023, 12:57 AM

"Nancy Drew" EP Slams New CW Execs for Disrespectful Cancellation: "They Suck"
by Andy Swift
August 24, 2023

"Nancy Drew" fans may have been pleased with the show’s series finale (be honest, how many times did you replay that kiss?), but one of The CW drama’s executive producers couldn’t be less pleased with its unceremonious cancellation by the network’s new regime.

According to Larry Teng, who posted a thread to X on Thursday, no one at The CW gave anyone a heads-up that "Nancy Drew" wasn’t being renewed for a fifth season, instead waiting until the studio reached out about a different matter to relay the unfortunate news.

Teng recalls that when series star Kennedy McMann was looking to film The Good Lawyer (a backdoor pilot for a The Good Doctor spinoff), her rep asked the studio about "Nancy Drew‘s" future schedule, so the studio reached out to The CW to find out when they could expect to hear about a potential pick-up.

“It was then, he said to us ‘Oh, we’re not picking you up. The show is too expensive,'” Teng writes. “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.”

He calls it “a ****ing ****** way of telling us we were getting canceled,” adding that it demonstrated “no consideration” for the show’s creators or its fandom.

“I’ve been pissed at the upper brass of this new CW since November,” he says. “They suck. They have every right to turn a profit, which means canceling shows, but to have clearly known in advance e and not tell us until a random call 3/4 into our season is just plain ****ing disrespect.”

The silver lining here is that Teng is now even more in awe of the show’s writers for managing to wrap things up at the eleventh hour:

“You all deserved the most proper ending possible,” he says. “That’s why I praise the writers for pulling it together at the end. … I’m glad y’all enjoyed the finale. You deserved that. Long live our #Drewds and the #DrewCrew.”

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08-25-2023, 12:57 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,005	"Nancy Drew" EP Slams New CW Execs for "Disrespectful" Cancellation *"Nancy Drew" EP Slams New CW Execs for Disrespectful Cancellation: "They Suck"* by Andy Swift August 24, 2023 "Nancy Drew" fans may have been pleased with the show’s series finale (be honest, how many times did you replay that kiss?), but one of The CW drama’s executive producers couldn’t be less pleased with its unceremonious cancellation by the network’s new regime. According to Larry Teng, who posted a thread to X on Thursday, no one at The CW gave anyone a heads-up that "Nancy Drew" wasn’t being renewed for a fifth season, instead waiting until the studio reached out about a different matter to relay the unfortunate news. Teng recalls that when series star Kennedy McMann was looking to film The Good Lawyer (a backdoor pilot for a The Good Doctor spinoff), her rep asked the studio about "Nancy Drew‘s" future schedule, so the studio reached out to The CW to find out when they could expect to hear about a potential pick-up. “It was then, he said to us ‘Oh, we’re not picking you up. The show is too expensive,'” Teng writes. “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.” He calls it “a *ing **** way of telling us we were getting canceled,” adding that it demonstrated “no consideration”* for the show’s creators or its fandom. “I’ve been pissed at the upper brass of this new CW since November,” he says. “They suck. They have every right to turn a profit, which means canceling shows, but to have clearly known in advance e and not tell us until a random call 3/4 into our season is just plain ***ing disrespect.” The silver lining here is that Teng is now even more in awe of the show’s writers for managing to wrap things up at the eleventh hour: “You all deserved the most proper ending possible,*” he says. “That’s why I praise the writers for pulling it together at the end. … I’m glad y’all enjoyed the finale. You deserved that. Long live our #Drewds and the #DrewCrew.” https://tvline.com/news/nancy-drew-c...sy-1235033256/