Nevada Barr’s best-selling Anna Pigeon novels are being adapted into a drama series by USA Network. The series was announced in May 2025 as part of NBCUniversal’s 2025-26 programming slate, andChicago P.D.alum Tracy Spiridakos is set to star.
USA shared the first teaser for the series in September, and ads for it have been popping up for it during the 2026 Winter Olympics. So, when does it come out?
Here’s a detailed breakdown of whatAnna Pigeon is about, the book franchise’s history, and what to expect from its new onscreen adaptation.
When doesAnna Pigeon premiere?
Catch the new series in 2026 on USA Network. An official premiere date will be announced at a later time, but with teaser trailers already out, as well as some preview press, a premiere date can’t be too far away.
What isAnna Pigeon about?
USA’sAnna Pigeon is about the titular character,a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. The series is based on the New York Times best-selling novels.
Anna Pigeon is produced by Cineflix Studios and December Films. Showrunner Morwyn Brebner, director Lea Thompson, Todd Berger, Julie Di Cresce, Brett Burlock, Peter Emerson, Sonia Hosko and Gordon Gilbertson to executive produce.
Who’s in theAnna Pigeoncast?
Spiridakos’ casting in the titular role was announced in July. Star Trek: Discovery‘sRonnie Rowe Jr. will play FBI agent and “wanderer” Frederick Stanton, as announced in August. Frederick is described as “a charismatic wanderer who chases crimes through national parks and keeps his cool,” per Deadline. Paulina Alexis is a series regular playing Zoey Bear Child, “a young ranger coming into her own, whom Anna mentors.”
Additional cast includes Tricia Helfer as Molly Pigeon, Anna’s older sister. Kim Coates plays Jeremiah Paulson, a local landowner. Cooper Levy is Jesse Garland, a bartender and Anna’s on-again-off-again love interest. Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz plays Manny López, a gentle soul and recovering addict. And Ryan Northcott plays Geoff Miller, Anna’s boss.
Is there anAnna Pigeon trailer?
There’s a teaser trailer that you can watch at the top of this page. In it, viewers meet Spiridakos’s Anna, along with the other stars of the series. Anna’s constantly having a bad day as she investigates deaths in the great outdoors.
How manyAnna Pigeon books are there?
There are 19 novels in Barr’s franchise. The first,Track of the Cat, was published in 1993. Here are theAnna Pigeon books in order:
There are still moreAnna Pigeon books to come. Barr currently lives in New Orleans, and the 20th novel in her franchise is said to be set there.
Which Nevada Barr books is theAnna Pigeon TV series based on?
Spiridakos has already confirmed that the series premiere is based on the first book, Track of the Cat.
“The pilot itself is based on Track of the Cat, which is the very first part of the Anna Pigeon book series,” Spiridakos told Deadline. “Anna is investigating after one of the Rangers, who has gone missing, and she’s trying to figure out what happened and where they are. I hope that audiences can really immerse themselves in the wilderness, which is definitely its own character. It’s so stunningly beautiful. Every day we were working, and I looked around, pinching myself and wondering, ‘How is this my life?’”
“We will be solving the crime of the week, or the mystery of the week, and all the characters are rooted in this really human, emotional journey and depth,” she continued. “On top of that, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. So there’s some levity, and some jokes, and we tease each other, and Anna makes fun of herself. Hopefully, audiences will feel that it’s this fun adventure that they’re along for the ride with us.”
Spiridakos also revealed that Anna is battling with grief. The demons she’s battling in the series are “this loss and trying to find her footing again in who she is, who she was,” she said. “Anyone who’s experienced losing somebody, it’s really hard to find your identity again after such a big loss. I definitely feel that that’s something that I identified with when I lost my father.”
“So, Anna’s trying to rediscover herself in the wilderness,” the actor continued. “There are these parts of her past that are obviously her, but so much has now changed. It’s fighting the grief and fighting where she was, then to who she’s becoming, and all her inner turmoil is what we get to see every week.”
Anna Pigeon, Series Premiere, 2026, USA Network