The CW’s ‘Nancy Drew’ Spinoff ‘Tom Swift’ To Premiere in May: Get Your First Look

Hot on the heels of Nancy Drew‘s Season 4 renewal at The CW, the network has announced the premiere date and time for the sci-fi infused spinoff Tom Swift. And not only that, we’ve got your first look at stars Tian Richards and Ashleigh Murray, ready to fly off and solve strange mysteries.

To get to the important stuff first, Tom Swift will premiere Tuesday, May 31 at 9/8c, right after a new episode of Superman & Lois. It will take the same slot as Naomi, which is currently wrapping up its Freshman season. Hooray! Now, on to a little bit about the show.

First introduced as a backdoor pilot in Season 2 of Nancy Drew, unlike the supernatural mysteries of its sister series, Tom Swift will concentrate on more science fiction style stories, including vast conspiracies that could take over the world. Not only that, but Swift is a Black, gay billionaire — making him yet another LGBTQ+ lead of a CW show. Joining Richards, who was introduced as Swift on Nancy Drew, is someone who has a fair amount of experience involving bizarre mysteries on The CW: Ashleigh Murray, who previously starred as Josie McCoy on Riverdale, as well as its spinoff, Katy Keene.

Here’s a nice, long synopsis of the series, which also stars Marquise Vilsón, April Parker Jones, Albert Mwangi, and LeVar Burton as the voice of Barclay, Tom’s AI:

As an exceptionally brilliant inventor with unlimited resources and unimaginable wealth, the devilishly charming Tom Swift (Tian Richards) is a man who many men would kill to be, or be with – a man with the world in the palm of his hand. But that world gets shaken to its core after the shocking disappearance of his father, thrusting Tom into a breathtaking adventure full of mysterious conspiracies and unexplained phenomena. On his whirlwind quest to unravel the truth, Tom finds himself fighting to stay one step ahead of an Illuminati-scale cabal hellbent on stopping him. Tackling this treacherous pursuit armed with his vast intellect, his roguish wit, and an endless supply of designer sneakers, he will also rely on his closest companions: his best friend Zenzi (Ashleigh Murray), whose unabashed and unvarnished candor keeps Tom grounded while she forges a path for herself as a business visionary; his bodyguard Isaac (Marquise Vilsón), whose fierce commitment to his chosen family is complicated by his own simmering feelings for Tom; and his AI, Barclay (voiced by LeVar Burton), whose insights and tough love have been a constant throughout Tom’s life.

At home, Tom’s relationship with his mother Lorraine (April Parker Jones) becomes conflicted as she urges him to take his father’s place in elite Black society. But unbeknownst to Tom, his mother’s request is driven by deep secrets of her own. What’s more, the mysterious and dangerous Rowan (Albert Mwangi) intersects Tom’s path with hidden motivations and undeniable mutual chemistry. While Tom navigates these emotionally charged dynamics, his missions will require his genius and his flair for innovation guided by romance, friendship and the mysteries of the universe yet unsolved.

Tom Swift, like Nancy Drew, was first introduced in a series of books from the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which also publishes the Hardy Boys and Bobbsey Twins books. Tom Swift the series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Fake Empire, and was co-created by Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau and Cameron Johnson, who also serve as EPs along with Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Lis Rowinski.

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