TORONTO – Nelvana and Lambur Productions announced today production is underway on a new live-action Canadian original series, The Hardy Boys (13 episodes x 60 minutes).
Based on Edward Stratemeyer's bestselling classic children's books, the mystery-drama features the principal characters in their teen years. Production for the teen series continues to shoot in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas until January 2020.
Slated to premiere on YTV in Canada and premium streaming platform Hulu in the U.S. next year, the hour-long serialized action-packed series stars an all-Canadian main cast including James Tupper (Big Little Lies) as Hardy boys' father Fenton Hardy, Rohan Campbell (Mech-X4) as Frank Hardy, and Alexander Elliot (Detention Adventure) as Joe Hardy. The Hardy Boys will join Hulu's established library of licensed and original book-to-television adaptations including The Handmaids Tale, Looking For Alaska, Killing Eve and Friday Night Lights, reads the press release.
"Given today's trend of reimagining classic series, we realized what a hidden gem The Hardy Boys was within Nelvana's vast catalogue." said Pam Westman, President, Nelvana.
Too bad there’s no chance of a Nancy Drew-(a new series on the CW)-and-Hardy Boys crossover episode like there was in the books.
