Pull out your Scooby Snacks and gas up the Mystery Machine, because Scooby-Doo is coming to Netflix. But it will not be a new animated series. The streamer has announced the group is getting its first ever live-action TV show. And it will serve as an origin story about how the beloved group first came together.
Netflix has confirmed rumorsOpens in a new tab from last year and ordered a new live-action Scooby-Doo show. This “modern-reimagining” will explore how “everyone’s favorite mystery-solving gang, and their beloved dog, first teamed up to crack the haunting case that started it all.” The show comes from showrunners/writers/executive producers Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, André Nemec, and Jeff Pinkner will also serve as executive producers.
The eight-episode season will feature younger versions of the iconic characters. Here’s the show’s official logline from Netflix:
A modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog. During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder. Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.
Berlanti explained why he’s so exciting about the show in Netflix’s press release. “One of my first and favorite jobs in Hollywood was sitting with Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera while they signed animation cells. Josh and Scott and everyone at Midnight Radio have crafted a story that captures their amazing spirits and their genius creation. We are grateful to them and everyone at Warners and Netflix for the partnership in helping bring this iteration of Scooby-Doo to life!”
This will mark the sixth timeOpens in a new tab the legendary animated gang made the crossover to live-action. But it won’t even be the first time a live-action adaptation addressed how they met. While most fans remember the 2002 and 2004 movies starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lilliard, and Linda Cardellini, we got a live-action origin story in 2009’s Scooby-Doo! The Opens in a new tabMysteryOpens in a new tab BeginsOpens in a new tab.
Needless to say, no one is going to worry about the Netflix show breaking established live-action canon. It would be a total mystery if anyone did.
