Netflix Starts Production on Scooby-Doo Origins Series

Netflix has begun production on its live-action series Scooby-Doo Origins, a modern reimagining of the classic Hanna-Barbera franchise that explores how the Mystery Inc. gang first formed. Filming started this week in Atlanta, Georgia, with the streaming service releasing the first official cast photo alongside the announcement. The eight-episode show, set for a 2027 release, centers on the teenage friends' inaugural supernatural case during their final summer at camp.

The cast features Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy Rogers, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley and Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones. Paul Walter Hauser joins in an undisclosed recurring role. In the debut image, the young actors peer around a wooden crate, their expressions blending curiosity and caution, while a single paw print on the crate hints at the absent Great Dane. Officials confirmed that Scooby-Doo will appear via computer-generated imagery, similar to previous live-action adaptations, rather than a trained animal.

According to the official synopsis, old friends Shaggy and Daphne become entangled in a haunting mystery involving a lonely, lost Great Dane puppy that may have witnessed a...