Nancy Drew Spinoff Tom Swift Still in Development at The CW ✖ The CW made some major updates to its roster of programming on Monday, with long-awaited news about the statuses of many of its pilots and potential series. Among these is the potential Nancy Drew spinoff Tom Swift, which debuted a backdoor pilot earlier this month as part of the flagship show's second season. According to Tom Swift could still have a chance at The CW, as the potential series is reportedly still in contention with the network. This means that the pilot's fate — of either being picked up or rejected by the network — will be publicly decided at a later date.