Every handful of years, Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys get their stories revamped for the screen. Last year, it was Nancy’s turn. She set out to solve a ghostly murder in a soapy Riverdale-style CW series that ended up with mixed reviews. This year, it was The Hardy Boys’ shot at a comeback. The brothers got a Hulu reboot in which they attempt to sleuth out the secrets that led to their mother’s murder in the mysterious fictional town of Bridgeport.
Unlike the CW’s Nancy Drew, the new Hardy Boys is not an edgy, melodramatic teen series. It aims to be a more wholesome, curious small-town drama for a general audience and not just young adults. Does this work? Well, kind ofThe Hardy Boys has a fun, classic mystery feel, but it also has a tendency to feel tedious. Read more…
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