Development In late April 2024,
Deadline Hollywood reported that the streaming service
Netflix had signed a deal with
Warner Bros. Television and
Berlanti Productions to develop a
live-action/
CGI television series based on the
Scooby-Doo franchise that
Deadline referred to as
Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series. Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions would be responsible for producing the series along with Midnight Radio, with employees from the latter two companies acting as executive producers, including Berlanti Productions co-founder and CEO
Greg Berlanti, as well as
Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman; and Midnight Radio's
Josh Appelbaum,
Scott Rosenberg,
André Nemec, and
Jeff Pinkner. In addition to being executive producers, Appelbaum and Rosenberg would also serve as
head writers. The series was officially announced in March 2025, when Appelbaum and Rosenberg were confirmed as
showrunners. In January 2026,
Production Weekly listed the series as
Scooby-Doo: Origins. In March,
Toby Haynes was revealed to be an executive producer; he would also direct the first episode of the series. The series' title was confirmed as
Scooby-Doo: Origins the following month.
Writing The series is presented as a modern reimagining of
Scooby-Doo that explores how the five main characters of the franchise—
Scooby-Doo,
Daphne Blake,
Shaggy Rogers,
Velma Dinkley, and
Fred Jones—met while investigating a mystery involving a
supernatural murder that may have been witnessed by Scooby.
Casting By August 2025, the core five were expected to be played by teenage actors aged between 14 and 17 in the series. That December,
Frank Welker—who has voiced both Fred and Scooby-Doo since 1969 and 2002, respectively—was reported to be reprising the latter role in the series. In February 2026,
Mckenna Grace was revealed to have been cast in the role of Daphne Blake. She had previously voiced a young version of the character in the animated film
Scoob! (2020) and its unreleased prequel
Scoob!: Holiday Haunt. The following month,
Paul Walter Hauser was being eyed to portray Scooby's owner, while Tanner Hagen,
Abby Ryder Fortson, and
Maxwell Jenkins were cast as Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, and Fred Jones, respectively. Hauser's casting was confirmed later that month.
Filming Principal photography began on April 24, 2026 and it will be wrapped up on September 10, 2026 at
Cinespace Film Studios in
Atlanta. == Release ==