Zoinks! Netflix is releasing a live-action 'Scooby-Doo' series. What we know so far
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Netflix announced the plot for its new live-action "Scooby-Doo" series on Wednesday.
The eight-episode series will explore the origin of the Mystery Inc. gang.
A cast nor release date has yet to be announced.
Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? We've got a Netflix series to watch now.
On Wednesday, Netflix announced that it will be soon be distributing the first-ever live-action "Scooby-Doo" television series, with a story set before the Mystery Inc. gang officially got together. In over more than 50 years, the "Scooby-Doo" characters and stories have yet to be seen as a live-action series, brought to life only in animated shows and three live-action movies.
Here's what we know about Netflix's newly announced "Scooby Doo" series.
What is the new 'Scooby-Doo' series about?
The new series will serve as an origin story for the Mystery Inc. gang, all based on the original Hanna-Barbera characters. Here's what Netflix has to say about it:
"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."
Who's acting in the new 'Scooby-Doo' series?
Netflix has not announced who will be playing the main lineup of characters in the new live-action series.
When does the new live-action 'Scooby-Doo' series release?
A release date has yet to be announced for Netflix's new "Scooby-Doo" live-action series.
Who is creating the series?
The series is being spearheaded by Midnight Radio, a Los Angeles-based production company led by Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg. Midnight Radio has recently worked on the live-action remake of "Cowboy Bebop" for Netflix, the series "High Fidelity" for Hulu and the drama series "Everything Sucks" for Netflix.
Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman of Berlanti Productions, in addition to Midnight Radio's André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner are also working on the series.
What are fans saying?
First and foremost, fans are pleading for the return of the cast from the 2002 "Scooby-Doo" movie and the 2004 sequel "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed": Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne and Linda Cardellini as Velma.
TikTok user Jake Lubbehusen said Netflix's description of the series, which includes mention of a "supernatural murder," makes him think the series may be geared to an older audience.
"We might me looking at more of an adult-oriented type show, which honestly, I am here for," Lubbehusen said in a TikTok video.
But others aren't so sure.
TikTok user Miko said in a video that if the series centers around a "Great Dane puppy," he expects the Mystery Inc. gang to be kids, to follow the correct timeline.
"I hope this is what they do because I feel like it'll be kind of weird to have a puppy Scooby-Doo while the rest of Mystery Inc. are older teens," Miko said in his video.
Some fans are concerned what Netflix means by a "modern reimagining," fearful of HBO's two-season series, "Velma." The origin story of the Mystery Inc. character has been criticized by fans for skewing away from the original "Scooby-Doo" storyline.
"In a world where our most current 'Scooby-Doo' content is 'Velma' and that's just pure trash, I'm willing to to accept a live-action 'Scooby-Doo' series on Netflix," TikTok user Cris Parker, known online as C3 Films, said in a TikTok video.
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.
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