Netflix has revealed the first look at the live-action Scooby-Doo series titled Scooby-Doo: Origins. It features Mckenna Grace as Daphne, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, and Maxwell Jenkins as Fred, but Scooby-Doo is missing.
Filming is currently underway in Atlanta for the live-action series, which will tell the origin story of Mystery Inc. The story follows Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, and Fred on their first case during a summer camp, where a mystery will mark the beginning of their friendship. See the first-look image below.
Below, you can see the BTS image of Grace’s transformation into Daphne for the series.
Based on the characters from Hanna-Barbera, the new show is a modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog.
According to the Netflix logline, “During their final summer at Camp Ruby-Spears, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely, lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder. Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie Velma, and the strange but ever-so-handsome new kid Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.”
Scooby-Doo: Origins Cast Details:
- Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake
- Tanner Hagen as Shaggy Rogers
- Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley
- Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones
- Paul Walter Hauser as Scooby-Doo’s owner
- Frank Welker as the voice of Scooby-Doo
Created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, the Scooby-Doo! franchise launched in 1969 with the duo’s first animated series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, for Hanna-Barbera, which was later absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation.
Written by Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg, the series shows how the Mystery Inc. team first met and worked together to solve their first big mystery.
The series will be executive produced by Rosenberg and Appelbaum, as well as Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman (via Berlanti Productions), and André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner (via Midnight Radio).
Scooby-Doo: Origins will consist of eight episodes and will premiere in 2027.
