Overview
- Netflix published a social-first teaser on Monday, June 8, 2026, that shows a Great Dane puppy running through woods and meeting Shaggy, confirming the streamer’s decision to cast a real dog as Scooby-Doo.
- The series, titled Scooby-Doo: Origins, is an eight-episode live-action origin reimagining that follows the gang during a final summer at Camp Ruby-Spears and is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2027.
- Principal human casting and creative leadership are in place with Mckenna Grace as Daphne, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, Maxwell Jenkins as Fred, showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg, and pilot director Toby Haynes.
- Netflix and multiple outlets say the pup on set is real but the streamer has not named the canine actor or said whether the dog will be given a speaking voice, digitally lip-synced dialogue, or remain a non-talking animal.
- Putting a real dog in the role departs from previous live-action Scooby projects that used CGI and raises practical and creative questions about animal welfare, on-set handling, and how the choice could shape the show’s darker, teen-drama tone.