'Scooby-Doo' Live-Action Netflix Series Rounds Out Main Cast
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Netflix's live-action “Scooby-Doo” series, titled “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” is filming in Atlanta and set to premiere in 2027, featuring Maxwell Jenkins as Fred, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, and Mckenna Grace as Daphne.
- Paul Walter Hauser joins the main cast in an undisclosed role, alongside a diverse supporting cast including Rusty Schwimmer, Peter Macon, Sara Gilbert, and Sherilyn Fenn, with character details remaining confidential.
- The series is described as a modern reimagining focusing on a haunting mystery involving a lost Great Dane puppy and a supernatural murder during the characters' final summer at camp.
- Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg serve as writers, showrunners, and executive producers, with additional executive producers from Midnight Radio and Berlanti Productions; Toby Haynes will direct the first episode.
- Warner Bros. Television is producing the series, with Berlanti Productions operating under an overall deal at WBTV.