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Matthew Lillard Backs Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Scooby-Doo’ Origin Series

He urges the reboot to honor the franchise’s friendship-first core.

Overview

  • Lillard told Entertainment Weekly he is really happy the series is returning and hopes it stays true to the spirit of the originals.
  • Netflix has ordered eight episodes of a live-action origin story set during the gang’s final summer at camp.
  • Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg are writing the series for Midnight Radio, with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television producing.
  • An official summary describes Shaggy and Daphne drawn into a case involving a lost Great Dane puppy who may have witnessed a supernatural crime.
  • Casting and a premiere date have not been announced, and a reported April 2026 filming start comes from a single outlet and remains unconfirmed.