The Hardy Boys

Two brothers, ninety nine years, a house pseudonym and six screen versions. Also the home of everything they ever shared with Nancy Drew.

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Where to start with The Hardy Boys

Nothing here is a sequel to anything else here, so pick the version you want. The one genuine decision is whether you want the brothers on their own or the 1977 show, which is half Nancy Drew.

  1. 1
    The 2020 Hulu series The Hardy Boys

    The best place to start if you want one continuous story. Thirty one episodes across three seasons, darker than any other version, and finished rather than cancelled mid-air.

  2. 2
    The 1977 series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The famous one, and the only thing either franchise genuinely shares. Start at season one, where the leads alternate a week at a time. Be warned that Nancy fades out across season two and is gone by season three.

  3. 3
    The original books, from number one The Hardy Boys

    The Tower Treasure, 1927. Fifty eight of these before the line changed publishers, and they are standalone, so any number works.

  4. 4
    The Super Mystery books, if you want both detectives Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys Super Mystery

    Forty two books where Nancy and the brothers share a story. They are the only place in either franchise where that happens in a sustained way.

Then what? Nancy Drew has her own page on this site with her nine solo screen versions on it. These two pages link to each other because the audience overlaps, not because the stories do.

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The Books

  • The Hardy Boys 1927
  • The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories (Digest) 1979
  • The Hardy Boys Casefiles 1987
  • Hardy Boys Adventures 2013

Shared with Nancy Drew

  • Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys Super Mystery 1988
  • The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977, 3 seasons, 46 episodes

The Early Screen Versions

  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure 1956, 1 season, 19 episodes
  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of Ghost Farm 1957, 1 season, 14 episodes
  • The Hardy Boys 1969, 1 season, 17 episodes

The Later Series

  • The Hardy Boys 2020, 3 seasons, 31 episodes

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