Rebecca Drysdale Archives

Created by Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale and in development since 2018, the half-hour series would've introduced viewers to Pippa Smith, a 20-something who once played a former kid sleuth on television "as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game." The series was set to have a combination[...]

While Jimmy Fallon might be staying on with NBC's The Tonight Show past the end of his 2021 contract, current head writer of the late-night talk show Rebecca Drysdale (Key & Peele, Baskets) is leaving the show after less than seven months The move comes the same week that saw showrunner Gavin Purcell exit, replaced[...]

The project originates from creators Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale; with Whedon and Drysdale serving as executive producers, and Thompson co-executive producing (based on exclusive Variety reporting). A Big Breakfast production, Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective follows Pippa Smith follows a 20-something who played a former kid sleuth on television, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being[...]