The Scooby-Doo cartoon gets revamped every few years for young audiences, but there have also been attempts to bring back the characters in live-action—but they’ve never managed to get to the same high as the James Gunn movies of the 2000s.
Just in, Netflix has announced that they would be working on a live-action reimagining of Scooby-Doo, and here’s the official post:
A Scooby-Doo live-action series is coming to Netflix!
In this modern reimagining, old friends Shaggy and Daphne team up at summer camp with scientific townie Velma and the strange but handsome Fred to solve the mystery of a lonely lost Great Dane puppy — who may have witnessed a… pic.twitter.com/zNipea5gz6
— Netflix (@netflix) March 26, 2025
“In this modern reimagining, old friends Shaggy and Daphne team up at summer camp with scientific townie Velma and the strange but handsome Fred to solve the mystery of a lonely lost Great Dane puppy — who may have witnessed a supernatural murder.”
It’s worth noting that writers Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg have each been behind some hit kids’ movies over the past years. Appelbaum had written the Michael Bay TMNT reboot, and Rosenberg has worked on Venom and the new Jumanji films—which should give an idea of what tone fans can expect from the new Scooby-Doo.
Though a lot of people like to trash on Velma, I thought that it was an interesting big swing for a property that’s constantly reinventing itself. I have a feeling that this new Scooby is going to be closer to Riverdale, but maybe it could have that Stranger Things mystery tone that’s not as horny, but still full of mystery and intrigue.
So far, not release date has been announced for Netflix’s Scooby-Doo series, but hopefully it comes out later this year.
