Hot on the heels of the new pup’s reveal, Netflix has announced the rest of the cast for “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” which is currently in production.
Expect “Scooby-Doo: Origins” on Netflix in 2027.
The new series is “a modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog. During their final summer at camp, 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.”
As previously revealed, Maxwell Jenkins (“Lost in Space”) will play Fred, Tanner Hagen (“The Pitt”) will play Shaggy, and Abby Ryder Fortson (Ant-Man) will play Velma, joining Mckenna Grace (Scream 7) as Daphne, and and Paul Walter Hauser.
Addional cast includes:
- Rusty Schwimmer (The Pitt, Righteous Gemstones)
- Peter Macon (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Orville)
- Maxwell Simkins (Shifting Gears, Sleepover)
- Jona Xiao (The Pitt, Eyes of Wakanda)
- Dani Deetté (The Runarounds, FBI: Most Wanted)
- Elysée Sanvillé (72 Hours)
- Alex Isles (Normal with a Capitol N)
- Avery Kristen Pohl (General Hospital, Never Have I Ever)
- Pamela Mitchell (1883, Perry Mason)
- Ross Kimball (Jury Duty, Masterminds)
- Sara Gilbert (The Connors)
- Wynn Everett (Chad Powers, She Dances)
- Sauriyan Sapkota (Midnight Club, House of Usher)
- Bruce McGill (Lioness, Reacher)
- Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks, Of Mice and Men)
Josh Appelbaum (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) and Scott Rosenberg (Venom, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) serve as showrunners and writers.
Toby Haynes (“Andor,” “Black Mirror”) will direct the first of eight episodes, in addition to serving as an executive producer.
Launched by Hanna-Barbera with the 1969 animated series “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!,” Scooby-Doo has remained one of pop culture’s most recognizable characters with more than a dozen animated series, three theatrical films, and more.
