It’s not what it seems to be," Landau says.
“We actually are just working on the season finale right now,” adds Hsu Taylor.
“It’s a very, very satisfying emotional and romantic run, especially for Nancy.
‘Nancy Drew’.Colin Bentley/The CW
Below, check out what else the showrunners revealed about what fans can expect from season 3.
Plus watch an exclusive sneak peek from the premiere featuring Penn & Teller!
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was the main goal you wanted to achieve with this season’s overall arc?
Kennedy McMann on ‘Nancy Drew’.Jeff Weddell/The CW
Life breaks your heart sometimes.
Is she the main big bad?
HSU TAYLOR:She is, yeah.
So there’s going to be moments when we think maybe she’s not quite so bad.
She turns out to be a pretty intricate character that Nancy never quite gets a handle on.
Is this the kind of villain story where we’ll end up starting to empathize with her?
HSU TAYLOR:[Laughs] To an extent.
LANDAU:We’re going to learn her backstory.
[Pauses] In fiction!
Where does season 3 begin?
LANDAU:This is her season-long mission.
I’m super excited to see Nancy and Ace’s will-they-won’t-they dynamic explored this season.
HSU TAYLOR:It’s definitely a big question of the season.
This is a big season if you’re a “Nace” fan.
[Laughs] That kind of thing.
It’s very specific to the female gaze and also specific to Kennedy somewhat but definitely specific to Nancy.
Not because one of them provides something that the other doesn’t.
HSU TAYLOR:And we’ll see more about George’s relationship with her sisters also.
George’s relationship to family is a big thing for her this season.
And for Nick, he’s going to be going fully into this youth center that he’s opened.
This youth center becomes a focus for a bunch of different stories.
And it’s possible we haven’t seen exactly the last of Odette either.
So we’re going to explore that.
Nancy Drewseason 3 premieres Friday, Oct. 8 at 9 p.m.
ET on the CW.
