Nancy Drew will not be white in a TV series being developed by CBS, it emerged Tuesday.

'She is diverse, that is the way she is written,' Glenn Geller, the president of CBS Entertainment, revealed to the Hollywood Reporter.

He told the publication: '[She will] not [be] Caucasian. I'd be open to any ethnicity.'

In October, it was revealed that the show would have the character be in her thirties, as opposed to a teenager.

Nancy Drew will not be white in a TV series being developed by CBS, it emerged Tuesday. Emma Roberts is seen playing the character (left and right) in the 2007 film, titled Nancy Drew

'She is diverse, that is the way she is written,' Glenn Geller, the president of CBS Entertainment, has said. Geller is seen in October 2015 at a showbiz event

Entertainment Weekly at the time quoted the show's pitch as saying: 'A contemporary take on the character from the iconic book series.

'Now in her 30s, Nancy is a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes using her uncanny observational skills, all while navigating the complexities of life in a modern world.'

The Hollywood Reporter quoted Geller as saying: 'We have a lot of new series in development, both series targeted to have full African-American or Latino casts but also many leads that are being developed [as diverse].

'We're not casting color blind, we're casting color conscious.'

Long history: Edward Stratemeyer was the character's creator. Books featuring Nancy Drew have been published for decades, starting in the 1930s

Four Nancy Drew movies had Bonita Granville as the character in the 1930s, with Emma Roberts playing Nancy Drew in a movie released in 2007, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The character was played on TV by both Pamela Sue Martin and Janet Louise Johnson on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, the website noted.

A 1995 Nancy Drew show had Tracy Ryan as Nancy Drew, and in 2002 Maggie Lawson played the gumshoe in a television movie.

Edward Stratemeyer was the character's creator.