“People will be surprised,” McMann tells EW.
The secret’s finally out onNancy Drew!
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you find out that this season would be the last?
Kennedy McMann on ‘Nancy Drew’.Colin Bentley/The CW
They made the announcement to our whole crew in person.
I was so grateful to find out in person from their lips to our ears.
That’s definitely better than finding out via email or a phone call.
Alex Saxon and Kennedy McMann on ‘Nancy Drew’.Colin Bentley/The CW
Oh my gosh, yes.
Information in this business is kind of crazy.
How did you feel about the show ending once you had some time to process the news?
It was a lot of things all at once.
It was a lot of processing that I’m going to have to find my way after this show.
And also a level of excitement of what’s to come.
But so much sentiment of what we’ve shared.
It’s really sad to say goodbye and even goodbye to Vancouver, where we filmed.
I would’ve hated to not give our fans a proper conclusion.
What can you tease about how the series ends in the finale?
And then from our primary mystery perspective, it’s really entrenched in the history of the town.
That is really heavily explored this season in a way that relates intimately to all of the characters.
There’s quite a feast ahead.
Speaking of that mystery, watching eight dead bodies reanimate and walk around town like zombies was very unsettling.
What else can fans expect to see from this season’s case?
There’s also a slew of unique creatures that they interact with in these great standalone episodes.
It’s all pretty fresh and new versions of the undead for the crew this season.
That’s definitely a new look for her.
I love exploring this very different side of Nancy.
I don’t think she’s ever felt so stuck.
She’s gone through a lot of trauma, but the pace of those things has been so fast.
How is that going to change for her throughout the final season?
She definitely is still the character that we have grown to know and love.
She still has that passion and that tenacity to work toward things.
But she seems older to me this season.
you might really see her step into her own as a confident young woman who has respect for herself.
But of course, she still does high-risk, high-reward things too.
Nancy finally told Ace that they’re cursed.
How is he going to handle that revelation moving forward?
Nancy has been sitting with this information now for five weeks.
Why does he seem to be reading their relationship wrong?
He is not ready for that.
So how will this change their relationship as he tries to fight for it?
Their dynamic is definitely the most interesting this season than any season we’ve seen before.
This season is something entirely different because we get to see them in a lot of different circumstances.
They’re definitely very involved in each other’s lives throughout the season, just in very different ways.
Where will their flirty relationship go from here?
They can’t figure out a way to make it work.
Of course I’m Team Nancy and Ace.
You have to be!
But Tristan gives a compelling case.
People will be surprised.
Nancy Drewseason 4 airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
