Overview
- Netflix unveiled Scooby-Doo: El origen in early June, saying the show will arrive on the platform in 2027 with an eight-episode first season.
- The announced principal cast includes Mckenna Grace as Daphne, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, Maxwell Jenkins as Fred and Paul Walter Hauser in a recurring role.
- Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg are serving as showrunners, writers and executive producers, with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Midnight Radio and Warner Bros. Television also attached.
- The production is shooting in Atlanta and uses a live Great Dane to play Scooby‑Doo with selective CGI to augment the performance, a choice Netflix confirmed after social posts questioned the puppy's breed.
- By framing the project as a contemporary origin story for Mystery Inc., Netflix aims to refresh long-running IP for new viewers while testing a more realistic visual approach that has drawn mixed fan reaction.