Although the infinitely curious teen detective is battling a supernatural spirit, Nancy will find some time for a new love interest who debuts in Season 2's premiere episode.
The newest season of Nancy Drew will see Nancy meeting "Gil Bobbsey (Praneet Akilla) — one-half of the iconic Bobbsey Twins — who appears with his twin sister, Amanda (Aadila Dosani)," as confirmed by EW. Nancy's meeting with Gil will be "full of mutual sparks."
According to the entertainment site, Gil's character description reads, "a charismatic wise-ass with street smarts from growing up poor on the wrong side of the tracks. Enterprising and irreverent, he does odd jobs and pulls off petty crimes with his sister to make ends meet. His first encounter with Nancy Drew is wryly contentious."
The Bobbsey Twins originated from a long-running novel series from 1904 about two sets of fraternal twins -- Nan and Bert and Flossie and Freddie -- solving mysteries together. The twin-oriented series sometimes involved mysteries akin to Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys and otherwise focused on their evolving friendships and young lives.
Co-showrunner Melinda Hsu Taylor previously stated that Season 2 will feature more standalone episodes, focusing on the payoff of character development. "We have more of a kind of chapter feeling," she wrote. "But you can also drop in to literally any episode this season and feel like, 'I'm getting a really compelling and enjoyable story I'm getting a really compelling and enjoyable story ... I feel like I got that story's end also in these 42 minutes, but now I want to keep watching because there's this other stuff going on in the background."
The official synopsis for Nancy Drew's Season 2 premiere, "The Search for the Midnight Wraith," reads,
THE DREW CREW IS BACK FOR SEASON TWO! – Nancy (Kennedy McMann) and the Drew Crew are still reeling from witnessing the visions of their deaths. They realize even more so now that they need to come up with a plan to stop the Aglaeca before it’s too late. Meanwhile, Detective Tamura (guest star Ryan-James Hatanaka “Nurses”) shows up at The Claw to bring Nancy in for questioning as she is now a suspect in a mysterious comatose girl’s assault. Scott Wolf, Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Riley Smith and Alvina August also star. Larry Teng directed the episode written by Noga Landau & Melinda Hsu Taylor (#201). Original airdate 1/20/2021.
Nancy Drew stars Kennedy McMann, Tunji Kasim, Maddison Jaizani, Scott Wolf, Riley Smith and Alex Saxon. The series returns for Season 2 on Jan. 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
Source: EW
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