Scooby-Doo: Origins
Upcoming American supernatural mystery television series
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Scooby-Doo: Origins is an upcoming American live-action/CGI supernatural mystery television series created by Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg, based on the media franchise of the same name. It is the first live-action television series in the franchise. It focuses on four teenagers as they set out to solve a mystery involving a supernatural murder that may have been witnessed by a Great Dane puppy. Appelbaum and Rosenberg serve as showrunners, head writers, and executive producers.
- Josh Appelbaum
- Scott Rosenberg
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Network | Netflix |
The series will feature an ensemble cast including Mckenna Grace, Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Maxwell Jenkins, Paul Walter Hauser, Frank Welker, and Sara Gilbert. Development of a Scooby-Doo television series was reported in April 2024 and officially announced in March of the following year. Warner Bros. Television produced the series along with Berlanti Productions and Midnight Radio. Filming began in late April 2026.
Scooby-Doo: Origins is scheduled to be released on the streaming service Netflix in 2027, and will consist of eight episodes.
Premise
During their final summer at Camp Ruby-Spears, four teenagers—Daphne Blake, Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, and Fred Jones—become embroiled in a mystery revolving around a supernatural murder that may have been witnessed by a Great Dane puppy. Together, they set out to solve this mystery that threatens to expose all their secrets.[1]
Cast and characters
Main
- Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake[2]
- Tanner Hagen as Shaggy Rogers[3]
- Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley[3]
- Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones[4]
- Paul Walter Hauser as the owner of Scooby-Doo[5][6]
- Frank Welker as the voice of Scooby-Doo: A talking Great Dane puppy[7]
- Sara Gilbert[8]
- Maxwell Simkins[9]
Episodes
The series will consist of eight episodes.[10] Executive producer Toby Haynes will direct the first episode.[3]
Production
Development
In late April 2024, Deadline Hollywood reported that the streaming service Netflix had signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions to develop a live-action/CGI television series based on the Scooby-Doo franchise that Deadline referred to as Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series. Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions would be responsible for producing the series along with Midnight Radio, with employees from the latter two companies acting as executive producers, including Berlanti Productions co-founder and CEO Greg Berlanti, as well as Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman; and Midnight Radio's Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenberg, André Nemec, and Jeff Pinkner. In addition to being executive producers, Appelbaum and Rosenberg would also serve as head writers.[11]
The series was officially announced in March 2025, when Appelbaum and Rosenberg were confirmed as showrunners.[1] In January 2026, Production Weekly listed the series as Scooby-Doo: Origins.[12] In March, Toby Haynes was revealed to be an executive producer; he would also direct the first episode of the series.[3] The series' title was confirmed as Scooby-Doo: Origins the following month.[13]
Writing
The series is presented as a modern reimagining of Scooby-Doo that explores how the five main characters of the franchise—Scooby-Doo, Daphne Blake, Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, and Fred Jones—met while investigating a mystery involving a supernatural murder that may have been witnessed by Scooby.[1]
Casting
By August 2025, the core five were expected to be played by teenage actors aged between 14 and 17 in the series.[14] That December, Frank Welker—who has voiced both Fred and Scooby-Doo since 1969 and 2002, respectively—was reported to be reprising the latter role in the series.[7] In February 2026, Mckenna Grace was revealed to have been cast in the role of Daphne Blake.[2] She had previously voiced a young version of the character in the animated film Scoob! (2020) and its unreleased prequel Scoob! Holiday Haunt.[15] The following month, Paul Walter Hauser was being eyed to portray Scooby's owner,[6] while Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Maxwell Jenkins were cast as Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, and Fred Jones, respectively.[3][4] Hauser's casting was confirmed later that month.[5] Sara Gilbert and Maxwell Simkins joined the cast in May.[8][9]
Filming
Principal photography began on April 24, 2026 and it will be wrapped up on September 10, 2026 at Cinespace Film Studios in Atlanta.[16][13]
Release
The series is scheduled to be released on Netflix in 2027, and will consist of eight episodes.[17]