Netflix has shown the first taste of Scooby-Doo: Origins, the new live-action series dedicated to the origins of Mystery Inc., and the focus is all on him: Scooby-Doo. It will not be a digital creature, this time, but a real puppy dog ready to take the stage next to the young protagonists. Filming is currently underway in Georgia, with an international debut on Netflix scheduled for 2027. But the first images released are very tender and have already won more than one heart.
Scooby-Doo: Origins, the Netflix teaser focuses everything on the puppy
The first teaser of Scooby-Doo: Origins, just released by Netflix, focuses everything on waiting and tenderness, showing the events from the dog’s point of view. In fact, the film opens with a “canine” perspective: quick steps, muffled sounds and barks accompany the approach of the protagonist. Shortly after, the most exciting moment arrives, when Scooby-Doo runs into the arms of his Shaggy, played by Tanner Hagen.
The novelty is not insignificant. The choice marks a curious turning point for the franchise on the characters created by Hanna-Barbera: this time Scooby will not be an animated or digital creature, but a real Great Dane inserted in the live-action story. A decision that could divide the most purist fans (or maybe not) but which aims to make the birth of the myth more immediate and sentimental. After all, before masks, fake ghosts and giant sandwiches, there has always been an unlikely and irresistible friendship, the one between the dog and the gang.
What to expect from the live-action
The story of Scooby-Doo: Origins starts from a seemingly normal summer: Shaggy and Daphne (Mckenna Grace) find themselves at summer camp before a disturbing case changes everything. The heart of the enigma is a small Great Dane without a master, linked to a dark episode that seems to have something paranormal about it.
Completing the team will be Velma, played by Abby Ryder Fortson, who will bring method, logic and the most rational gaze to the group, and Freddy, played by Maxwell Jenkins, ready to enter the scene as a new, magnetic and not exactly ordinary presence. Together they will have to investigate a story that seems destined to turn a simple summer into a nightmare full of revelations. The cast also includes Paul Walter Hauser, but his role remains shrouded in mystery for now. A choice that inevitably feeds curiosity around the young adult project, especially because the series seems to want to mix teen adventure, mystery and coming-of-age story.
The return of a franchise born in 1969
Scooby-Doo is not only one of the most beloved characters on the small screen, but a real time machine. It was born at the end of the sixties thanks to Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, with the historic animated series Scooby-Doo, where are you? produced by Hanna-Barbera. From there decades of new versions were born, films – including the 2002 one with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prince Jr. and Linda Cardellini – but also specials and reinterpretations.
The four unforgettable protagonists Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy (and Scooby) soon became one of the most recognizable detective teams on television. The creative leadership of the Netflix series is entrusted to Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg, involved in both writing and executive production. Producers also include Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Adrienne Erickson and Toby Haynes, who will direct the first episode. Warner Bros. Television produces the series.
